Quiz Me! - Era: Gilded Age Test your knowledge about the Gilded Age! 1 / 10 ALL of the following were included in the Omaha Platform, EXCEPT: Direct, popular election of U.S. Senators A graduated income tax Religious tests for office-holders Secret ballot voting 2 / 10 How did the Chinese Exclusion Act affect U.S. immigration policy? It decreased exclusionary immigration policies It caused American resentment of Chinese immigrants It increased American manufacturing It marked the end of free immigration 3 / 10 Which resource made the innovations in the timeline possible? Oil Coal Steel Iron 4 / 10 Registering over 1,000 patents for his many inventions, this notable person had difficult beginnings, including being deaf in one ear and very little schooling. Henry Ford Andrew Carnegie William Jennings Bryan Thomas Edison 5 / 10 Who was responsible for the development of electric power in 1879? Henry Bessemer George Washington Carver Thomas Edison Alexander Graham Bell 6 / 10 After building a successful business in his early years, Andrew Carnegie focused his attention in his later life on philanthropy and encouraged those with wealth to give away that wealth to worthy causes. His philosophy was known as Gilded Economics Mercantilism Progressivism Gospel of Wealth 7 / 10 Which group benefited the most from the Grange Movement? Grain elevator operators Railroad owners Women Farmers 8 / 10 What was significant about the Interstate Commerce Act? It relied on Article III of the U.S. Constitution to outline commerce It prohibited competition between private companies It illustrated the government’s clear power to regulate private companies It ended “the spoils system” 9 / 10 Which group that helped build the first transcontinental railroad faced discriminatory legislation in Congress in 1887? Vietnamese Chinese Irish Italians 10 / 10 What effect did The Pendleton Act have on public service? Railroads and steamboat services gew across the country Widespread corruption became the norm Government employees left their jobs to work in the private sector Federal workers became more skilled Your score is Try another 10!
