Review for Growth of American Business

Which of the following is NOT a reason the United States rapidly industrialized?

• Slavery

• Immigration

• Abundance of Natural Resources

• Inventions

Between the end of the Civil War and the turn of the Century in 1900 what replaced agriculture as the main source of the U.S. economy?

• farming/ranching

• manufacturing/factories

• stock market/bond market

• social media/technology

These 3 products allow other businesses to develop and grow.

• Oil, Steel, Electricity

• Oil, Gold, Timber

• Steel, Silver, Iron

• Iron, Coal, Electricity

The role of the government in during the growth of American industry was "hands off" and let business do what they please. It was called

• Communism

• Imperialism

• Laissez-faire

• Capitalism

The growth of this major business in the late 1800's allowed other businesses to grow and become national instead of local businesses.

• Highways

• Airports

• Railroads

• Satellites

This group of immigrants was especially discriminated against with an Exclusion Act made in 1882.

• Chinese
• Irish
• Italian
• German

Americans who were anti-immigration due to the fear of losing jobs to immigrants were called-

• Bootlegger

• Monopolies

• Communists

• Nativists

What is another name for a Big Business that controls an entire market?

• Nativist

• Political Machine

• Monopoly

• Boss Tweed

The U.S. is a mixture of many immigrants and immigrant descendants who are Americans but retain parts of their culture. It can be referred to as a

• Cereal Bowl

• Soup Bowl

• Salad Bowl

• Chili Bowl

Which is NOT a contribution of immigrants to the U.S.?

• Built railroads

• Started the Civil War

• Created Inventions

• Contributed to arts and foods