Industrialization & Gilded Age STAAR Questions

Which application of a new technology can be attributed to an invention of Thomas Edison?

• Refrigerated railroad cars allowed food to be transported long distances.

• Light bulbs made it efficient for factory workers to work at night.

• Diesel engines were used in the production of airplanes.

• Sonar technology was used to track submarines

This excerpt is from a book written by a Norwegian man who immigrated to the United States in the late 1800s.

These immigrants were relieved when they saw the type of land they were expecting because they —

(Hint: When immigrants came to America in the 1800s, they wanted something they can call their own.)

• hoped to establish farms

• wanted to build factories

• planned to mine for gold

• wanted to work for the railroad

The Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor developed in response to the —

• increased need to protect worker interests

• decreased power of political machines

• increased demand for skilled workers

• decreased profitability of the agricultural sector

Which factor facilitated statehood for the darker–shaded areas?

(Hint: Deals with something popular during the late 1800s.)

• The introduction of barbed wire throughout the Great Plains

• The expansion of railway lines throughout the West

• The acceptance of Mormons by other religious sects in the East

• The peaceful integration of settlers with American Indian populations

What was the main reason given for the creation of these restrictions?

• Preventing the depletion of natural resources

• Discouraging anti-American activism

• Reducing competition for U.S. jobs

• Addressing a lack of urban housing

Which benefit resulted from the introduction of the Bessemer steel process?

• Mechanical reapers to replace horse-drawn reapers

• Stronger and cheaper material for railroads and bridges

• Transistors for radios

• Electric lightbulb

Which result completes this diagram?

• Ratification of a suffrage amendment

• Building of the transcontinental railroad

• Passage of prohibition legislation

• Expansion of labor unions

In 1895 the Department of Street Cleaning in New York City created a permanent group of sanitation workers known as the White Wings. This image shows the White Wings at work in 1896.

Which issue contributed most to the need for this permanent sanitation group?

• Increased urban population

• The passage of labor laws

• Decreased regulation of urban rail systems

• The establishment of immigration quotas

How did Andrew Carnegie contribute to civic and social life in the United States?

• By promoting spiritual and moral values in public schools

• By supporting conservative ideals in federal legislation and foreign policy

• By establishing philanthropic organizations dedicated to education and the arts

• By creating a charitable foundation to end hunger

These photographs are of the same student at Carlisle Indian School during the late nineteenth century.

Which word best explains the changes shown in these photographs? (Hint: Think of the Dawes Act of 1887)

• Immigration

• Assimilation

• Nullification

• Nativism