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Industrial Rev/Immigration / Urbanization

Authored by Portia Worthy

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11th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"Every contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations, is hereby declared to be illegal. Every person who shall make any such contract or engage in any such combination or conspiracy, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by both said punishments, at the discretion of the court.—Sherman Anti-Trust Act, 1890
Which of the following best represents an illegal action under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?

organizing a widespread labor strike
hiring laborers for long hours and low wages
selling shares of a business with little financial security
creating a large business that aims to eliminate market competition

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Complete control over an industry's production, wages, & prices

monopoly

capitalism

socialism

concentration of wealth

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

He created the company known as Standard Oil

Andrew Carnegie
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John D. Rockefeller
Thomas Edison

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The law created to prevent monopolies, and break up large companies like Standard Oil

Interstate Commerce Act
Homestead Act
Dawes Act
Sherman Anti-Trust Act

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

 Images such as this illustrate the position that many US companies were — 

requiring vocational training programs for children
employing children as a source of cheap labor
seeking government regulation of child labor
providing safe working conditions for child laborers

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During the Gilded age, workers came together to work for better pay, working conditions, and less hours. Leaders such as Samuel Gompers help led many of this workers in....

Philanthropy
Labor Unions
Political Bosses
Credit Unions

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The US Government kept its hands out of private business during the Gilded Age, this practice is also known as ______________.

Bureaucracy
Laissez-faire
Big-Big-Big Fresno Fair
Dictatorship

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