Social Studies Unit 3 Review

Why was steel an important innovation in city life in the late 1800s?

• Because steel was light and strong, it could support the weight of tall buildings and suspension bridges.

• Because steel was cheap and heavy, it was used to build factories and bridges.

• Because steel required many workers, it was a bad building material for skyscrapers and bridges.

• Because steel was cheap and easily produced, it was available for all types of building projects.

What was the main purpose of the first labor unions?

• eliminate anarchists from the workplace

• provide labor when workers went out on strike

• allow business owners to share information with each other

• get better conditions and better pay for workers

Why did the public fear early unions?

• The unions were organized by agents working for foreign governments.

• The public believed that the unions were in favor of radical ideas.

• Workers made unreasonable demands.

• The public did not want workers to have decent wages.

Why did Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton think about women's suffrage and citizenship?

• They thought women needed to be able to vote to be full citizens.

• They thought well-educated women were the only citizens who should vote.

• They thought it was more important for women to be full citizens than to vote.

• They thought voting kept some women from becoming full citizens.

Why is Andrew Carnegie famous?

• He was accused of creating a monopoly in the oil industry.

• He was a financier who owned large banks in several major American cities.

• He was a ruthless steel tycoon who donated millions to charitable organizations.

• He was a founding member of the New York Stock Exchange.

Why is John D. Rockefeller famous?

• He turned his small company, Standard Oil, into a giant that monopolized the oil industry.

• He borrowed $50 to buy stock in the Union Pacific railroad and ended up owning the company.

• He started as a low-paid iron worker in a mill and eventually became the founder of the U.S. Steel Corporation.

• He owned several large banks and on one occasion loaned the U.S. government $62 million.

Which statement correctly describes a strength in American society in the late 1800s?

• The government was quick to respond to change.

• Entrepreneurs and innovators had many ideas for new businesses and new ways of doing things.

• Eastern settlers and new industries protected natural resources from the damage caused by industrialism.

• People spread more equally throughout society than had ever been accomplished before.

There are more than 1,000 people per square mile in New York City. Which term correctly classifies this statistic?

• Population density

• Population distribution

• Population ranking

• Population growht

Plessy v. Ferguson was one of the most important Supreme Court cases in American history. What impact did this decision have on race relations in the U.S.?

• "Whites only" restaurants and hotels in the South were declared illegal.

• People who had been enslaved were resettled in the North at government expense.

• Jim Crow laws in the South were upheld as constitutional.

• It denied the "separate but equal" idea because facilities for Black people were worse than those for white people.

Which term describes a person who believe that nations should expand by taking over foreign lands?

• imperialist

• philanthropist

• pacifist

• populist