Industrialization

The laissez-faire economic policies of the United States during the nineteenth century led to

• a system of protective tariffs

• the creation of a national bank

• a largely unregulated market for industry

• a decline in immigration to western states

How did the growth of the railway system during the 19th century affect the U.S. economy?

• by helping expand the commercial markets of U.S. businesses

• by making it easier for people in rural areas to work in urban factories

• by helping strengthen the economic ties between U.S. and British companies

• by permitting faster communication between corporate leaders and their employees

• Urban
• Rural

• Urban
• Rural

Which of the following is the reason people moved to cities?

• for the job opportunities

• to catch a smelly pole cat

• that is where the transcontinental railroad stopped

• to get away from the free farmland out west

A monopoly does this to its competitors to control an industry

• Wipes out its competitors

• Splits into many smaller companies

• Gives money to many charities

• Cooperates with other companies to have competition

John D. Rockefeller made his fortune in the ________ industry.

• steel
• oil
• banking
• railroad

Andrew Carnegie used the ____________________ to make ___________ stronger and cheaper.

• refinery process - oil
• Bessemer process - steel
• Carnegie process - iron ore
• pipeline - steel

_______ is when workers refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet their demands.

• labor unions
• party
• strike
• sweatshop

Formation of national labor unions in the late 1800's was mainly because of

• passage of laws that supported workers
• laws restricting immigration
• poor working conditions and low wages
• economic depression that led to high unemployment