About the Gilded Age
What does "gilded" mean?
a. made of gold
b. covered in a thin coat of gold
c. poor
b. covered in a thin coat of gold
What is corruption? root word= corrupt (adjective)
corruption (noun)
a. dishonest or illegal behavior
b. a criminal's record or list of illegal activity
a. dishonest or illegal behavior, especially by people in power (ex: politicians, police officers)
What are industrialists?
a. people who own and run a large area of land (like farms)
b. people who own and run a large business (like factories)
b. people who own and run a large business (like factories)
What is "reform?"
a. a change to improve something wrong or unfair
b. a change to include all people to vote
c. a change to help others be more educated
a. a change to improve something wrong or unfair
for example: improve working conditions, fight corruption, or help the poor
Who is the god of light?
a. Hyperion
b. Hercules
c. Titus
a. Hyperion
What years are called "The Gilded Age?"
a. 1865-1898
b. 1725-1748
c. 2000-2010
a. 1865-1898
If a person is greedy (adjective), they want...
a. less of something, especially to get rid of something
b. equal parts or amounts of something
c. more of something, especially money and power
d. they don't want anything
c. more of something, especially money and power
Ellis Island is an island in New York harbor where immigrants came to.....
Build a new life
Arrive in America
Become a US citizen
Jim Crow laws made it illegal for African Americans to use the same schools, restaurants, and other public places as white people.
Jim Crow Laws are:
a. A set of rules created by a man named Jim Crow that did not allow Black people on buses
b. unfair list of rules created by the government against Black people
c. unfair laws that treated Black people differently, kept them from having the same rights as white people
c. unfair laws that treated Black people differently, kept them from having the same rights as white people
Who won the Super Bowl last year in 2024?
a. The 49ers
b. The Ravens
c. The Giants
d. The Chiefs
d. The Chiefs
Which event ended The Gilded Age?
a. The Spanish-American War
b. World War II
c. The Civil War
a. The Spanish-American War
What part of speech is a "riot?"
Definition: Violent protests or disturbances by a crowd of people.
Example: The city was in chaos after the riots broke out.
a. adjective
b. noun
c. verb
b. noun
Who were the Ku Klux Klan? The Ku Klux Klan is a group of ______ who used ____ and ___?
a. money and banking
b. violence and intimidation
c. games and distraction
d. weapons and war
A secret group of people who used VIOLENCE and INTIMIDATION to SCARE African Americans and other groups in the South
What is "discrimination?" (noun) Example: It's not fair to discriminate against someone because of the color of their skin.
a. treating someone as better than other people because they are more educated
b. treating someone unfairly because of their race, religion, or other differences
c. treating someone equally
b. treating someone unfairly because of their race, religion, or other differences
How many days are in a year?
a. 360
b. 365
c. 270
b. 365
Which inventor created electricity?
a. Samuel Morse
b. John Rockefeller
c. Thomas Edison
c. Thomas Edison
What part of speech is greedy?
Definition: Wanting more of something, especially money or power, than is needed or fair.
Example: The greedy king wanted to take over all the neighboring kingdoms.
a. adjective
b. noun
c. verb
a. adjective (describing word)
What is a philanthropist? (noun)
a. a person who gives ideas to companies
b. a person who buys real estate
c. a person who donates (gives) money to charities
d. a person who writes books about the world
c. a person who donates (gives) money and time to help others, especially charities
*lots of celebrities do this
"Separate but Equal" was the legal case of...
a. Plessy vs. Ferguson
b. Pleffield vs. Frederickson
c. Dred Scott vs. Sandford
d. There was no case like this
a. Plessy vs. Ferguson
Who has the highest-selling album (group) of all time?
a. Elvis
b. The Beatles
c. Michael Jackson
B. The Beatles
The Gilded Age in the late 1800s described the difference between:
a. the educated and the uneducated
b. the poor and the wealthy
c. the beginning and the end of slavery
b. the poor and the wealthy
What does "segregation" mean?
Example: Segregation was a major problem in the South after the Civil War, as African Americans were denied equal rights.
Separating people of different races or groups, especially in public places.
What is urbanization? ( noun )
Example: Urbanization has led to the construction of many new buildings and apartments in the city.
Urbanization is the process of more and more _____ moving to ________ and ______, making them grow bigger.
PEOPLE moving to CITIES and TOWNS
Who owns the record for most rushing yards in a season?
a. Saquon Barkley
b. Adrian Peterson
c. Tom Brady
d. Eric Dickerson
d. Eric Dickerson