Industry and Immigration

What type of industry did Andrew Carnegie run?

• Railroad Industry

• Steel Industry

• Electric Industry

• Oil Industry

Who invented the method of making steel?

• Mr. Powell

• Rockefeller

• William Hearst

• Bessemer

Which of the following describes how railroads helped the United States?

• They used many tons of steel

• They helped end the shipping industry

• They charged high rates to farmers

• They helped businesses reach distant markets across the country

Which of the following describes a free enterprise system?

• Business owners can decide what to produce and how much to charge for their goods and services

• The government decides what business owners can produce and charge for services

• There is no competition

• Consumers have few choices about where they can buy their goods and services

Which of the following is one of the MAIN reasons immigrants came to the United States?

• They wanted to continue living a hard life

• They faced lack of prejudice

• They did not want religious freedom

• They hoped for economic opportunity (jobs)

Angel Island...

• Held people there for only a few hours

• did not exist

• Was the main immigration station for European Immigrants

• Was the main immigrant station for Asian immigrants

Immigrants often lived in communities with others from their home country because

• Housing was not available in other areas

• It was illegal for them to live elsewhere

• They had no interest in building new lives in the United States

• It was a way to help make the adjustment to the United States easier

Which of the following did NOT lead to the rise of labor unions?

• Many workers labored in hot, cramped workshops

• Many business owners were going on strike

• Working conditions were often unhealthy and dangerous

• Many workers earned low wages and worked long hours

__ Henry Ford’s new method of building cars had two advantages: speed and reduced cost. What was this method called?

• Single unit production

• Assembly train

• Assembly line

• Moving work bench

__ Which of the following was NOT a main goal of the American Federation of Labor (AFL)?

• Safer working conditions

• End child labor

• a 12-hour workday

• Better wages