Industrial Revolution in America, Progressive Movement, and Women Suffrage

During the period from 1865 to 1900, disputes between labor and business owners were sometimes marked by?   

• the use of violence by both sides 
• cooperative efforts to resolve differences 
• government support for striking workers 
• negotiations by the federal government 

The Standard Oil Company controlled 90% of the petroleum industry in the United States.

• True
• False

Which of the following is not something unions fought for?

• 8-hour work days
• End of child labor
• Higher wages
• Expanded child labor

This man created a monopoly of the oil industry while serving as head of the Standard Oil Company.

• John D. Rockefeller
• Cornelius Vanderbilt
• Andrew Carnegie
• J. P. Morgan

An arrangement of machines and workers in which work passes from one to another until the finished product is made.

• Assembly Line

• Raw Materials

• Interchangeable Parts

The transformation from rural to city is called

• urbanization
• industrialization
• Manifest Destiny
• factory system

Which statement best defines the Industrial Revolution?

• time period during which many people began using machines to manufacture goods rather them making them by hand.

• time period during which many workers revolted against their employers , starting many riots

• time period during which many people rebelled against working in factories and moved to rural areas to start farms

What was one major effect of the influx of European immigrants on the United States in the 1800s?

• It caused an economic depression among American citizens.
• It provided sufficient labor for the Industrial Revolution.
• It created an influenza epidemic within cities.
• It created an increase in the crime rate within cities.

By the mid 1800s, New York City had become the largest city in the United States.However, the sewer system was poorly planned, forcing many city dwellers to use ditches or outhouses. This primitive sewage system would lead to the —

• installation of public restrooms throughout the city.
• outbreak of disease throughout the city.
• relocation of poor workers to towns outside city limits.
• advancement of medical technology.

 How did Railroads impact the economy during this time?

• Moved raw materials (steel, lumber, coal) to factories 
• Used to make artillery and weapons
• Provided money for other industries
• Materials were more expensive and quicker to ship