Industrialization and Urbanization

One major impact of increased industrialization was

• Increased reliance on foreign manufactured goods.
• The growth of urban areas.
• The development of large slave based factories.
• Return to more agriculture based economy in the North.

The growth of population in these cities is most likely due to -

• The growth of plantation systems.
• The lure of Gold, Glory, and God
• The influx of workers drawn to new factory jobs
• Free federal farms

Which term  is the name of a restriction on immigration passed by Congress?

• Melting Pot Act
• Nativism Act  of 1902
• Chinese Exclusion Act
• None of the above

Which best describes the working conditions of most immigrants?

• Most immigrants worked long hours in low-paying industrial jobs
• Most immigrants worked as farmers in rural areas
• Most immigrants worked as bookkeepers or other professional jobs
• Most immigrants worked as tailors or other skilled jobs

Most immigrants on the East Coast were processed where?

• Washington, D.C.
• Ellis Island
• Angel Island
• Baltimore

The process in which the population of urban settlements grows

• Immigration
• Economic Development
• Urbanization
• Industrial Revolution

The Standard Oil Company controlled 90 percent of the petroleum industry in the United States

• true
• false

A monopoly is when _________.

• a company makes goods with machines
• a company makes goods by hand
• a company gets total control of a product or service
• government takes over a business

Who started the Standard Oil Company?

• Andrew Carnegie
• Lloyd George
• JP Morgan
• John Rockefeller

What is a Laissez-Faire economy?

• An economy that is completely controlled by the U.S. government
• An economy that is partially controlled by the U.S. government
• An economy that works best when there is very little involvement by the U.S. government
• An economy that is controlled by another country