Industrial Revolution

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, many changes occurred in U.S. agriculture as result of industrialization.

What is one way industrialization affected agriculture?

• It delayed the transportation of crops to market.

• It decreased opportunities to grow a variety of crops.

• It reduced the amount of labor needed to grow crops

• It decreased the amount of land available for cultivation.

Throughout American history, the government has constantly gotten more and more involved in business dealings and the economy. The true essence of American government involvement in the economy though, can be traced back to Adam Smith's enlightenment writings. What major philosophical idea deals with governments keeping their hands off of business.

• A Federalism

• Laissez-Faire

• Capitalism

• Patents

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, improvements in steel technology allowed architects to design buildings taller than had previously been possible. As a result, skyscrapers began to be built in cities such as New York and Chicago.

What was the result of this new technology on population patterns in the United States in the first half of the 20th century?

• A greater population density in urban areas

• migration from the West to the Midwest

• increased migration from urban to rural areas

• decreased growth of suburban areas

What strategy did workers use to change these conditions?

• organizing labor unions

• lobbying for laissez-faire policies

• supporting corporate monopolies

• Boycotting consumer goods

One effect of industrialization in the United States in the late 1800s was the organization of labor unions as a way for workers to gain bargaining power in the workplace. Why did this development often lead to violence?

• Union leaders would not negotiate with factory owners.

• Union leaders required U.S. workers to join worldwide strikes

• Government officials used force to bring about better working conditions.

• Business owners used force to protect their workplaces from unionization.

The Chinese Exclusion Act

• allowed the development of specific neighborhoods for immigrants.

• was the first law to prevent immigrants from practicing their religion.

• excluded a national group from working in certain parts of the United States

• was the first law to prevent a national group from entering the United States.

From 1910 to 1930, approximately 1.6 million migrants left rural areas in Southern states and moved to Northern cities. This population shift was known as the Great Migration.

Which group relocated from the South to the North in the largest numbers during this period?

• Asian Americans

• Native Americans

• African Americans

• Mexican Americans

How did the removal of federal troops after Reconstruction change the South?

• It permitted Radical Republicans to gain increased influence in state governments.

• It allowed racial discrimination to be institutionalized with the passage of Jim Crow Laws.

• It had little effect on southern states because Reconstruction had been generally successful.

• It ensured that African Americans would continue to vote and have a say in local and state governments.

Why were grandfather clauses able to exclude African Americans from voting while protecting the voting rights of poor white people?

• Many African Americans had moved to the South after the Civil War in search of political jobs.

• Before Reconstruction, most African Americans were enslaved and unable to vote in the South.

• The Fifteenth Amendment allowed states to set voter registration requirements that varied by race.

• Following the withdrawal of federal troops, republicans were elected across the south and created protection for white voters.

Which description characterizes Progressivism?

• Progressivism was a religious movement that sought to revive the role of religion in America.

• Progressivism was an economic system in which central government planners made most economic decisions

• Progressivism was an economic and political philosophy that promoted the public ownership of property and wealth.

• Progressivism was a reform movement that emerged in response to political corruption, the practices of big business, and problems associated with poverty.