Unit 5 Quiz 3 (3/1)

Which is NOT a conclusion that can be made about the transcontinental railroad?

• Goods were transported across country
• Travel across the country was possible
• Populations in the west increased
• Railroad reduced the size of the US

During the late 19th century, most immigrants to the US found work as-

• Educated professionals
• skilled workers
• Factory/sweatshop workers
• Scientists

Which island did European immigrants register to live in the U.S?

• Galveston
• Long
• Ellis
• Angel

Which one of these men was not a robber baron with a monopoly and ruthless business tactics?

• Andrew Carnegie
• JP Morgan
• John D. Rockefeller
• Thomas Edison

Which of the following was NOT a problem labor unions fought for?

• shorter hours
• lower pay
• no child labor
• safer working conditions

Which law expanded competition and eliminated trusts and monopolies?

• Interstate Commerce Act 
• Homestead Act
• Sherman AntiTrust Act
• Dawes Act

Which is not a characteristic of a business monopoly?

• Control all of a product's production
• business competition
• rise prices
• put all competition out of business

Identify the very first president of the American Federal Labor union?

• Peter McGuire

• Donald Trump

• George Washinton

• Samuel Gompers

Which answer choice best describes a Labor Union?

• A group formed to protect the rights of workers under harsh conditions

• A group that wanted more money.

• A clique of weird adolescents.

• A group created for the rights of the people in society.

How did Cornelius Vanderbilt contribute to the nation after the Civil War？

• By investing in the shipping industry
• By investing in the railroads
• By investing in oil refinerys
• By investing in the steel industry