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- 1. Multiple Choice
What was a useful function of political machines in the late 1800s?They prevented corruption in local governmentThey helped provide a supply of cheap and skilled labor for industry.They served as role models for future city governments by acting as city managers.They assisted in the social and political assimilation of immigrants into the community. - 2. Multiple Choice
Based on this poster, which is an accurate statement?
Immigrants and Natives were encouraged to learn and to speak English
Granite City had laws prohibiting immigrants from moving there
The people in the poster were native-born Americans
Granite City encourged diversity in its immigrant population
- 3. Multiple ChoiceTechnological development most revolutionized US steel industry.ElectrificationVulcanizationSteam powerBessemer Process
- 4. Multiple ChoiceDuring the Gilded age, workers came together to work for better pay, working conditions, and less hours.PhilanthropyLabor UnionsPolitical BossesCredit Unions
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe innovation of ________ helped open up the national market in the 1800s.boatsrailroadsautomobileshorse drawn carriages
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a Laissez-Faire economy?An economy that is completely controlled by the U.S. governmentAn economy that is partially controlled by the U.S. governmentAn economy where there is very little involvement by the U.S. governmentAn economy that is controlled by another country
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act were efforts by Congress to –regulate aspects of businessexpand the positive features of the trustsfavor big businesses over small companiesmove toward government ownership of key industries
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which immigrant is credited for inventing the light bulb?
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
- 9. Multiple Choice
How did passage of the Dawes Act affect Native American Indians?
It supported their existing cultural traditions
It started a series of Indian Wars on the Great Plains
It attempted to assimilate them into mainstream American culture
It forced their removal from areas east of the Mississippi River
- 10. Multiple ChoiceIndustry caused urbanization because...people moved out of cities in order to find jobspeople moved to cities because that's where jobs werecities were very appealing to people who grew up in rural areasthe railroad allowed people to move East easier
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a strategy used by unions to force employers to meet labor demands?InjunctionsLock outsScabsStrikes
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhy were strikes not as effective in industries with unskilled workers?Unskilled workers were paid high wages.Unskilled workers could be replaced more easily than skilled workers.Unskilled workers were not allowed to join unions.Many unskilled workers were deported for supporting unions.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhy were immigrants in the late 19th century welcomed by industrialists (factory owners)?The immigrants found it difficult to learn English and assimilateThe immigrants voted for candidates from the local political machineThe immigrants lived in ghettos with other people from the same background.The immigrants were willing to work for lower wages than most other workers.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich group had a racial hatred of immigrants, since they took jobs from Americans for lower wages.NativistsPolitical bossesMinersLabor leaders
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which law gave land to citizens in order to encourage settlement in the Great Plains?
Sherman Antitrust Act
Stamp Act
Great Plains Act
Homestead Act
- 16. Multiple Choice
What was the economic impact of the Transcontinental railroad?
It made shipping farmer's goods and traveling across the country cheaper
Conflicts with the Native Americans increased
The US government made millions from the Homestead Act
It caused a decrease in taxes on big business
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