Topic 2: Industry and Immigration

Most immigrants who entered the United States through Angel Island were from

• Britain

• China

• Mexico

• Russia

The Bessemer process was crucial in the development of

• airplanes.

• skyscrapers.

• the telegraph system.

• refrigerated railroad cars.

What can you infer from the fact that 1 in 5 children worked in a factory in the late 1800s?

• Women were no longer required to work long hours.

• Immigrants were no longer a crucial part of the workforce.

• New industries were created to promote the skills of young laborers.

• Children who worked often received little education.

This political cartoon implies that the American "captains of industry" are

• cunning

• generous

• ignorant

• undeserving

Most new immigrants lived in cities

• to be close to industrial jobs.

• to meet many Americans.

• to abandon their traditions.

• because cities were so welcoming.

What did Alexander Graham Bell's most famous invention contribute to life in the late 1800s?

• opened up a new entertainment industry

• among first products advertised in catalogs

• created a better way to communicate with transatlantic ocean liners

• helped make communication between households and businesses more efficient

The Knights of Labor was formed with the goal of

• broad social reform for laborers.

• helping immigrant workers find jobs.

• raising money to overthrow large factories.

• promoting capitalism among skilled workers.

One major reason for the growth in urbanization between 1860 and 1900 was that

• politicians in cities demanded fair working conditions for all laborers.

• the upper-middle class was prosperous and able to afford city dwellings.

• many new immigrants were unable to find work on Midwestern farms.

• many factory jobs were located in cities near transportation routes.

How did the U.S. government encourage American industry in the late nineteenth century?

• by enforcing the 14th amendment

• by enacting protective tariffs

• by subsidizing the steel industry

• by passing laws to protect workers

How did the Haymarket Riot hurt the labor movement?

• Key labor leaders were injured in the riot.

• Many Americans came to believe that union members were violent anarchists.

• Union members became afraid to strike following the violence.

• the fires started in the riot destroyed much of Chicago's industrial base.