Industrialization, Labor Unions, Immigration & Western Migration

How did inventions such as the mechanical reaper, steel plow, and windmill change farming on the Great Plains?

• new technology made farming easier

• the number of large farms increased

• an increase in farm laborers to harvest crops

• smaller crop surpluses for urban dwellers

Why did many Americans oppose trusts and monopolies during the Gilded Age?

• They were inefficient and wasteful

• They increased competition among businesses

• They allowed for foreign investments

• They could destroy small companies

What is the movement of people from farms to cities?

• Utilitarianism

• Urbanization

• Proletariat

• Enclosure Movement

The United States government’s use of laissez faire principles during the late 19th century resulted in the

• commitment of aid to small American businesses
• decline in the number of factory jobs
• opposition of American businesses to protective tariffs
• growth of trusts and monopolies

A major cause of antagonism toward the “new immigrants” who came to the United States after 1880 was the belief that they

• were better educated than native-born Americans
• had a higher standard of living than most Americans
• adapted easily to American culture
• competed with Americans for jobs as unskilled laborers

The term muckraker was used during the Progressive Era to describe

• dissatisfied workers who went on strike
• Northerners who went South following the Civil War
• investigative journalists who exposed societal problems
• women who supported the Prohibition movement

How does the government break up and prevent monopolies?

• Increased Taxes

• Antitrust legislation and regulation

• Deregulation

• Laissez-faire

Railroads were important to the growth of industry because they

• were owned by the government.

• offered fair shipping rates.

• gave special rates to small business owners.

• carried raw materials and manufactured goods to locations across the country.

Which statement DOES NOT describe the effects of the Industrial Revolution in the United States?

• labor unions grew

• monopolies formed

• people lived in harsh conditions

• the workforce decreased

How did industrial growth affect the distribution of wealth?

• wealth was concentrated or held in the hands of a few industrialists

• all Americans enjoyed a high standard of living

• the income gap between the rich and poor became smaller

• the income gap between farmers and factory workers widened