Industry and Immigration

Which of the following describes how railroads helped the United States?

• They used many tons of steel

• They helped end the shipping industry

• They charged high rates to farmers

• They helped businesses reach distant markets across the country

Which of the following describes a free enterprise system?

• Business owners can decide what to produce and how much to charge for their goods and services

• The government decides what business owners can produce and charge for services

• There is no competition

• Consumers have few choices about where they can buy their goods and services

Which of the following is one of the MAIN reasons immigrants came to the United States?

• They wanted to continue living a hard life

• They faced lack of prejudice

• They did not want religious freedom

• They hoped for economic opportunity (jobs)

Which of the following did NOT lead to the rise of labor unions?

• Many workers labored in hot, cramped workshops

• Many business owners were going on strike

• Working conditions were often unhealthy and dangerous

• Many workers earned low wages and worked long hours

A Monopoly is a company that has control of an entire industry.

• True

• False

A strike is when workers go to work everyday and try to force business owners to meet their demands.

• True

• False

A labor union is a group of workers who join together to fight for improved working conditions and better wages.

• True

• False

The growth of industries after the Civil War was fueled, in part, by

• a decrease in immigration

• a vast supply of natural resources

• strict government regulation of businesses

• the success of labor unions

The Bessemer process created strong, lightweight

• steel

• oil

• iron

• coal

The South was unable to industrialize after the Civil War because

• the South lacked an educated workforce and capital to invest in new businesses

• the victorious North would not allow the South to develop industry

• railroads were not built to connect urban centers with rural areas

• high wages kept southern factory workers from making profits