Unit 1: Industrialization & Immigration

Why was steel so important? What was it used for?

• Used to make artillery and weapons
• Cheap to import from China
• It came from Minnesota
• Strong. Used for bridges, railways, nails, & skyscrapers 

Define a monopoly.

• A card game
• businesses that are owned by investors
• A company controls all or most of businesses in an industry.
• Poor families

What were some problems that the people in factories encountered?

• long hours, good pay
• Low wages, long hours, dangerous
• dangerous, long hours, good pay
• low wages, good hours. dangerous

Which of the following occurred as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act?

• Workers secured a greater share of company profits
• The influence of labor unions on factory owners was reduced
• The federal government could dissolve business monopolies
• Businesses were required to pay fees to open overseas locations

How did the invention shown in this patent illustration affect industry?

• Machines needed to be repaired less frequently
• Products could be manufactured on an assembly line.
• Businesses needed to hire skilled workers.
• Factories could extend working hours.

Which of the following occurred between 1865 and 1900 as a result of the rapid industrialization of the US?

• Social and economic class divisions began to disappear.
• Concerns about air pollution led to stricter environmental regulations.
• Union membership increased as workers sought better pay and conditions.
• Factory owners introduced wage-equality policies for women in the workplace.

The Interstate Commerce Act (1887) and the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) were efforts by the federal government to

• regulate aspects of business
• expand the positive features of the trusts
• favor big businesses over small companies.
• move toward government ownership of key industries

Why did increasing feelings of nativism accompany the growth of urbanization and industrialization in nineteenth century America?

• Immigrants were crowding U.S. cities in search of jobs.
• American Indians were moving to rural areas in for farm lands.
• Pioneers were traveling to U.S. territories in pursuit of cheap land.
• African Americans were moving to northern states for factory work.

Which of the following was responsible for the increased production of steel from iron?

• Lowell system
• Bessemer process
• steam engine
• Steel Gin

Immigration push factors are…

• reasons people come to a new place
• reasons people leave their homelands
• reasons people begin working
• reasons people stop working

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