The Gilded Age: Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner's Novel

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What term did Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner use to describe the late nineteenth century?

The Golden Era

The Progressive Era

The Gilded Age (correct)

The Industrial Revolution

How did historians often define the late nineteenth century period?

By showcasing technological innovations and industrial growth

By highlighting political achievements and economic prosperity

By focusing on social reforms and cultural advancements

By emphasizing greed, scandals, and corruption (correct)

What significant developments occurred between 1877 and 1900 in American history?

Isolationist policies, decrease in population, technological regression, and agricultural decline

Reunification of the South and North, integration of newly freed African Americans, westward expansion, immigration, industrialization, and urbanization (correct)

Colonization of new territories, economic recession, political turmoil, and cultural stagnation

Expansion of slavery, suppression of civil rights, economic depression, and rural migration

What event resolved the disputed presidential election between Samuel Tilden and Rutherford B. Hayes in 1877?

Congressional resolution on the backs of the nation’s freed blacks Signup and view all the answers

What was a significant aspect of the late nineteenth century period according to Twain and Warner?

Outward wealth and dazzle combined with inner corruption and poverty Signup and view all the answers

What was a key focus of reform during the late nineteenth century period?

Regulation of corporations and shaping changes taking place in society Signup and view all the answers

What was the name given to the system of repression and segregation in the South that persisted for nearly a century?

Jim Crow Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following acts led to the redistribution of communal lands possessed by American Indian tribes to railroad corporations and white farmers?

Homestead Act of 1862 Signup and view all the answers

What event marked the culmination of the wars in the West since the end of the Civil War?

Battle of Little Bighorn Signup and view all the answers

Who was the Lakota civil and spiritual leader who was driven into Canada by American soldiers?

Sitting Bull Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following marked the end of the long era of Indian wars?

The surrender of Geronimo in 1886 Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the major reforms pursued by the federal government as part of a Greater Reconstruction in the West?

Land redistribution on a massive scale Signup and view all the answers

Which amendment to the Constitution promised citizenship and rights to black men?

Fourteenth Amendment Signup and view all the answers

What did the agreement that gave Hayes the presidency in return for the end of Reconstruction and removal of federal military support represent?

An acceptance of repression and segregation in the South Signup and view all the answers

What were the choices largely confined to for the freed people in the South?

Sharecropping and low-paying wage labor, especially as domestic servants. Signup and view all the answers

What event brought a major mobilization of American troops, serving as a kind of coda to the American conquest?

The slaughter of Lakota Ghost Dancers at Wounded Knee in 1890 Signup and view all the answers

According to Andrew Carnegie's 'The Gospel of Wealth', what is the problem of our age?

The proper administration of wealth Signup and view all the answers

What does Andrew Carnegie compare the dwelling of the chief to in his text?

The Sioux wigwam Signup and view all the answers

According to Andrew Carnegie, why is it essential for the progress of the race that some houses should be homes for all that is highest and best in literature and the arts?

To provide refinement and civilization Signup and view all the answers

What does Andrew Carnegie suggest is much better than universal squalor?

Great irregularity Signup and view all the answers

According to Andrew Carnegie's text, what does he welcome as highly beneficial?

The change which has come with civilization Signup and view all the answers

What does Andrew Carnegie suggest is not to be deplored but welcomed?

The good old times Signup and view all the answers

What was the inevitable result of the former mode of manufacture described in the text?

Crude articles at high prices Signup and view all the answers

Why did the landlord have more luxuries than the King in the past?

The landlord had access to better resources Signup and view all the answers

What impact did the law of competition have on the employer of thousands?

Forced into strictest economies Signup and view all the answers

How did the change in manufacturing impact the availability of goods?

Increased availability of goods at affordable prices Signup and view all the answers

What was a common consequence of the rigid castes formed in the commercial world?

Mutual ignorance and distrust Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary reason for the poor enjoying what the rich could not before afford?

Transformation of luxuries into necessities Signup and view all the answers

Why did the inevitable change in manufacturing have a significant impact on society?

'Whether for good or ill, it is upon us, beyond our power to alter' Signup and view all the answers

What was the main reason for the price paid for the salutary change being great?

'The employer of thousands is forced into the strictest economies' Signup and view all the answers

What characterized the mode of manufacture in domestic hearths or small shops in the past?

'Substantially social equality' Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest about the relationship between former apprentices who became masters and those they educated?

They educated others in the same routine practices Signup and view all the answers