American Pageant Chapter 24

What was NOT a contributing fact to US industrialization?

• abundant natural resources

• a growing urban population

• rampant political and economic corruption

• a flourishing of new inventions and manufacturing techniques

Why was the Bessemer Process important to industrialization?

• it made coal mining more profitable

• it made low cost steel production possible

• it made track laying faster and more reliable

• it provided a means to harness electricity as a power source

Which immigrants often suffered the lowest pay and worst working conditions?

• Irish

• German

• Italians

• Mexicans

Why were farmers upset with railroad companies?

• RR's often overcharged farmers to ship produce

• RR's refused to do business with farmers

• RR's refused to build new tracks closer to farming areas

• RR's built their rail lines through farmland

Before the creation of an electric power grid, most factories had to be constructed near:

• ports

• lakes

• power plants

• rivers

Which of the following would probably not be a demand of a labor union?

• safer working conditions

• shorter work days

• the option to own stock in the company

• more hourly pay

What was the purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act?

• have the federal government regulate interstate commerce

• have the federal government regulate intrastate commerce

• force railroad companies to do business with farmers

• force farmers to do business with railroad companies

This caused the need to establish time zones across the US:

• the light bulb

• the Bessember Process

• an increase in urban populations

• railroads

Which was not a way businesses reacted to attempt of workers to form unions?

• strike breakers

• yellow dog contracts

• scabs

• collective bargaining

Which of the following Supreme Court cases nullified the Granger Laws

• Plessy

• Munn

• Wabash

• Brown