The West/Industrialization/Immigration

From 1800 to the present, a major change in the US has been from

• an agricultural to a manufacturing nation

• a capitalist to a socialist economy

• internationalism to isolationist

Social Darwinism promoted the idea that

• new immigrants were equal to native born Americans

• the poor should be protected by government action

• stronger businesses would succeed at the expense of weaker businesses

Businesses formed trusts and monopolies mainly to

• increase profits by eliminating competition

• protect the interests of workers

• offer a wide range of goods and services to consumers

According to the theory of laissez-faire, the economy functions best when the government

• owns major industries

• regulates businesses for the good of the majority

• does not interfere in business

From 1860-1890, which experience was shared by most Native Americans living in western states?

• They maintained control of their traditional lands.

• The were forced to live on reservations.

• They became farmers and small business owners.

The American Federation of Labor became the first long-lasting, successful labor union in the United States mainly because it

• concentrated on organizing workers in industries in the South

• fought for the rights of skilled workers

• formed its own political party and elected many pro-labor public officials

The passage of the Homestead Act and the completion of the transcontinental railroad helped to fulfill the US commitment to

• racial equality.

• Manifest Destiny.

• conservation of natural resources.

One reason John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and J.P. Morgan were sometimes called robber barons was because they

• robbed from the rich to give to the poor.

• used ruthless business tactics against their competitors.

• stole money from the federal government.

One way in which Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller are similar is that they both

• made fortunes in the automobile industry

• gave large sums of money to charitable causes

• served in the US Congress

What was the primary goal of the Dawes Act of 1887 regarding Native Americans?

• assimilating Native Americans into mainstream American life

• promoting Native American languages and cultures

• increasing the size of Native American reservations