Trade & Economy

New York City grew to more than double its size between 1860 and 1900. Which of the following list of reasons explains the rapid growth during this time period? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

• Increased job opportunities in the city

• Increased immigration from Europe

• A shift from economic reliance on farming to industry and manufacturing

• The offer of free apartments to new residents.

What term means to add a territory to an already existing larger territory?

• annexation

• nationalism

• urbanization

• industrialization

What discovery in the 1890s changed American minds about “Seward’s Folly?”

• Drillers found deposits of petroleum and natural gas.

• Miners found large deposits of copper.

• Loggers found rich stands of timber.

• Prospectors found gold.

Why did Americans and Europeans want to build a canal through Central America?

• to protect Panama and its citizens from Colombia

• to maintain order in Latin America

• to develop effective control measures against mosquitos and eliminate disease

• to prevent ships from having to make long journeys around South America

Urban housing during the Industrial Revolution could best be described as

• Significantly improved by new electrical inventions

• Infused with modern technology

• Crowded and filled with disease

• Spacious and inexpensive

What was the most important effect of using the assembly line for automobile production?

• Manufacturers could produce more luxury cars for the wealthy.

• Millions of Americans could afford automobiles.

• Female workers were hired for factory work for the first time.

• Manufacturers produced cars with more mechanical defects.

An example of a market economy is

• A product is provided in the store and no one wants to buy it.

• The high demand for a product drives down the price.

• The high demand for a product drives up the price.

• A product is produced in such large quantities that the price rises.

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire is an example of the dangerous and unhealthy working conditions that were common in American factories during the time of the Industrial Revolution.

• True

• False

Railroads stimulated other industries such as coal and steel.

• True

• False

Child labor was illegal in the United States during the Industrial Revolution.

• True

• False