Unit 2 Industrial Revolution Test Your Understanding

Identify ways that industrialization altered the American economy in the latter part of the 1800s.

• America went from an agricultural economy to an industrial economy

• the price of goods went down

• more people lived in rural areas

• more people worked in factories

How did immigrants in the early 1900s change American life?

• They made America more diverse.

• They bought up farm land, making it unabailable to Americans.

• They caused riots and disturbances in cities around the coutnry.

• They assimilated into American culture and made no changes.

Which population shift occurred in the late 1800s as a result of industrialization?

• northerners moved to the Sun Belt

• rural residents moved to urban areas

• working class people moved from the cities to the suburbs

• African Americans moved from teh North to the cities in the South

One advantage that corporations of the late 1800s had over individually owned businesses is that corporations

• needed fewer employees for production

• hired only highly skilled workers

• received the support of labor unions

• were able to raise large sums of money

In the late 1800s, which factor directly contributed to the growth of heavy industry in the United States?

• increased government regulation of industries

• employee ownership of heavy industries

• new production techniques that increased efficiency

• court decisions that allowed unions in heavy industries

What was the principle reason for the rapid economic growth in the United States in the late 1800s?

• decline in U.S. agriculture

• development of cheap sources of energy

• increase of American imports

• greater spending on defense

The Supreme Court decion in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) helped to institutionalize segregation against African Americans by

• safeguarding African Americans' voting rights

• expanding the rights of African Americans

• upholding "separate but equal" facilities for African Americans

• guaranteeing equal wages for African American workers

In the late 1800s, rapid urbanization in the nation was mainly the result of

• a shortage of land for new farms

• impact of industrialization

• federally funded city redevelopment projects

• migration of formerly enslaved persons to the West

What generalization can be made about labor unions during the late 1800s?

• The federal government supported union strikes.

• State government sought to settle all labor disputes

• Labor union membership was limited to only mine workers

• Strikes by labor unions were often put down by violent government actions.

Which statment best describes the status of African Americans in the Post-Reconstruction era after 1877?

• Most African Americans held factory jobs in urban areas throughout the South.

• Most African Americns were able to take advantage of educational opportunities open to them in the Southern colleges.

• Despite the passage of several constitutional amendments, African Americans faced institutionalized racism throughout the South

• Political rights for African Americans were guaranteed in the South but restrictions and descrimination increased in the North