US History Semester 1 Review

The formation of labor unions in the late 1800s was a response to what?

• the passage of federal laws benefitting workers

• poor working conditions and low wages

• economic depressions that led to high unemployment

• new laws restricting immigration

During the Gilded Age, where did most "New Immigrants" come from?

• Northern and Western Europe

• Canada and Latin America

• Southern and Eastern Europe

• China and Southeast Asia

How did business leaders unfairly reduce competition in the market?

• by paying low wages and hiring unskilled workers

• by investing in machinery and fighting unions

• by creating trusts and monopolies

• by lobbying politicians and donating to their campaigns

How did political machines gain power in the Gilded Age?

• by receiving financial support from big business

• by providing services to immigrants and the poor in return for votes

• by obtaining authority by state legislative policies

• by operating without most of the public's knowledge

What was the purpose of anti-trust laws passed by Congress?

• to promote corporate consolidation

• to protect competition between businesses

• to restrict foreign access to American products

• to improve the working conditions of laborers

How did the Homestead Act promote western development?

• by providing free land to settlers

• by removing restrictions on immigration

• by relocating Native Americans onto reservations

• by authorizing large-scale buffalo hunting

How were the Interstate Commerce and Sherman Anti-Trust Acts alike?

• they put Carnegie and Rockefeller out of business

• they reinforced the concept of laissez-faire

• they authorized the breakup of unions

• the government began to regulate business

What was the purpose of the Dawes Act of 1887?

• grant immediate citizenship to all Native Americans born in the US

• Americanize the Indians by giving them land and making them become farmers

• regulate the mining and cattle industries

• provide free land for white settlers

How did technological innovations like the telephone and railroads contribute to economic development?

• they helped create a national market

• they reinforced the theory of laissez-faire

• they attracted more immigrants to the United States

• they led to the rise of labor unions

Why is the Chinese Exclusion Act important?

• it was the first time government regulated business

• it was the first federal law to restrict immigration to the US

• it stated that children of Chinese immigrants could not be denied citizenship

• it caused Native Americans to lose even more land