Industrialization, Immigration, and Urbanization

During the late 1800s, major improvements to a nationwide system of trade were made with the

• construction of a network of canals

• use of steamboats on rivers

• completion of transcontinental railroads

• construction of toll roads

In the second half of the 19th century, agriculture in

the United States was transformed most by the

• increase in prices paid for farm products

• decline in the population growth rate of the United States

• decline in demand for agricultural products

• increase in the use of farm machinery

Which industrialist is best known for his work in the steel industry?

• Charles Lindberg
• Andrew Carnegie
• John Rockefeller

Andrew Carnegie controlled the steel industry by owning not only the steel mills, but also the iron ore and coal mines; as well as the railroads which transported his goods. This is an example of which business strategy?

• Gospel of Wealth

• Social Darwinism

• horizontal integration

• vertical integration

The Gospel of Wealth said that the purpose of money was to 

• Roll around tobacco and smoke
• Spend on yourself because you can't take it with you when you die
• Help your fellow man

He was known as a major entrepreneur in the Oil Industry

• John Rockefeller
• Andrew Carnegie
• Cornelius Vanderbelt 
• Gustavus Swift

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act sought to outlaw 

• Nativists
• Bootleggers
• Monopolies

In passing the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890), Congress intended to

• prevent large corporations from having total control of their industry

• distinguish good trusts from bad trusts

• regulate rates charged by railroads

• force large trusts to bargain with labor unions

From 1870 to 1900, business leaders in the United States often attempted to increase productivity, maximize profits, and decrease costs by 

• reducing competition through the formation of trusts
• increasing benefits for industrial workers
• supporting the passage of strict antitrust laws
• preventing foreign investment in the United States

Because of the rapid growth of Industrilization in the North people moved out of rural towns to?

• Rural areas

• Urban areas

• Suburbs

• El rancho