U.S. History EOC/STAAR

Which group’s goals included regular work hours (for ex. 8 hours / week)?

• labor union members
• business owners
• Native American Indians

In the late 1800s, which factor directly contributed to the growth of the American steel industry?

• government regulation
• new production techniques   
• the formation of labor unions

Which was a benefit of the laissez-faire policies of the government in the late 19th century?

• American entrepreneurs were able to invest in their businesses with little government interference.
• American workers found it easy to organize into labor unions.
• American workers felt secure about the safety of conditions in factories.

The statement “God gave me my money. I believe the power to make money is a gift from God to be developed and used for the good of mankind,” was probably said by ____.

• John D. Rockefeller
• Thomas Edison
• Terrence Powderly

Nativists in California in the 1880s would most likely have supported the ____.

• passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act
• continuation of the contract labor system
• creation of settlement houses to aid new immigrants

What major trend occurred to the population of the United States during the industrial expansion of the late nineteenth century?

• farm population increased
• immigration decreased
• urbanization increased

The Homestead Act (1862) promoted the development of western lands by ____.

• providing free land to settlers
• removing all restrictions on immigration
• creating a system of dams for crop irrigation

Between 1880 and 1900, most immigrants coming to the United States settled in cities because ____.

• factory and workshop jobs were available there
• little available farmland remained in the Midwest
• most immigrants come from large cities in Europe   

In the second half of the 1800s, which development led to the other three?

• growth of American cities
• expansion of political machines
• increase in crime
• development of tenement housing

In the late 1800s, the term robber baron was used to describe some owners of big businesses primarily because they

• favored free trade
• eliminated competition using ruthless methods