USVA Unit 4 Test

The homestead Act of 1862 contributed to the growth of the western part of the US by 

• paying Americans to move west of the Mississippi
• providing free public land to those that would live in western territory
• recruiting foreigners to move to the West
• expanding the railroad beyond the Rockies

During the late 1800s and early 1900s immigrants to the United States came mostly from

• Northern and Western Europe
• Southern Europe and South America
• North Africa and Eastern Europe
• Southern and Eastern Europe

A large number of workers on the Transcontinental Railroad came from

• Italy
• Germany
• China
• Japan

Immigrants arriving in the United States in teh early 1900s

• had an opportunity to earn high wages
• were welcomed by all Americans
• immediately assimilated into society
• faced prejudice based on diff

Which inventor perfected the light bulb and electricity as a source of power?

• Andrew Carnegie
• Thomas Edison
• Alexander Graham Bell
• Cornelius Vanderbilt

Which statement about new technology encouraging westward expansion of the population is true?

• the sewing machine made western states cent of the textile industry
• Electricity concentrated industry in the west
• the railroad left the best western land for farmers settling under the Homestead Act
• the reaper made farming in the West more prosperous

Henry Ford's most important innovations was the 

• telephone
• automobile
• assembly line
• steam engine

The initiative, referendum, and recall

• increased government regulations of the economy
• increased voter participation in governemtn 
• decreased voter control of goverment
• prevented the establishment of monopolies

The primary impact of the Progressive Movement on workers was

• increased factory productivity which resulted in the loss of jobs 
• free public education, which allowed workers to leave factory jobs
• increased regulations, which caused wages to decline
• increased wages and improved working conditions

Theodore Roosevelt's administration was known as the 

• Square Deal
• New Deal
• New Freedom
• New Frontier