Industrialization Quiz Review

During the second half of the 19th century, government commitment to the principles of laissez-faire capitalism contributed to

• healthy and positive competition between businesses

• the growth of small business firms

• friendly working relationships between labor and management

• economic domination by business trusts

The purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862, which provided free federal land, was to

• encourage settlement of the West

• set up reservations for Native American Indians

• establish land-grant agricultural colleges

• assist in the construction of transcontinental railroads

During the late 19th century, Samuel Gompers, Terence Powderly, and Eugene Debs were leaders in the movement to

• stop racial segregation of Native American Indians

• limit illegal immigration

• gain fair treatment of Native American Indians

• improve working conditions

Between 1870 and 1920, the federal government placed few restrictions on immigration primarily because it wanted to

• sell land in the West

• recruit men for the military

• ensure that there would be workers for the factories

• avoid offending foreign governments

The term business monopoly can best be described as

• the most common form of business in the United States

• government control of the means of production

• an agreement between partners to manage a corporation

• a company that controls or dominates an industry

During the late 1800s, business leaders formed trusts mainly to

• reduce prices

• eliminate competition

• improve worker productivity

• establish overseas factories

The term robber baron was used to criticize the

• tactics of big-business leaders

• corruption of government officials

• dishonesty of carpetbaggers

• unskilled labor of illegal immigrants

During the Progressive Era, muckrakers published articles and novels primarily to

• advance their own political careers

• make Americans aware of problems in society

• help the federal government become more efficient

• provide entertainment for readers

The initiative, the referendum, and the recall were adopted by several states during the Progressive Era as ways to

• limit immigration

• promote the formation of trusts

• restrict the use of presidential vetoes

• make government more democratic

A goal of the Progressive movement was to

• reduce the government’s involvement in social issues

• correct the problems caused by industrialization

• promote laissez-faire policies

• promote settlement of land west of the Mississippi River