US History Unit 2 Review Quiz

What were the causes of the Industrial Revolution in the United States?

• Availability of water to power machines

• Mechanization of agriculture

• Completion of the Erie Canal and transcontinental railroads

• All of the above

Who were the leaders of big business during the Gilded Age?

• John D. Rockefeller

• J.P. Morgan

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• All of the above

What term was used to describe the extreme differences in wealth and poverty during the late 1800s?

• Industrial Revolution

• Progressive Era

• Gilded Age

• Imperialism

What was the purpose of a tariff in the United States?

• To raise revenue for the government

• To protect domestic manufacturing

• To make foreign goods more expensive

• All of the above

What was the major goal of corporations during the Industrial Revolution?

• To generate large amounts of capital

• To consolidate the manufacture and distribution of products

• To increase efficiency in production methods

• All of the above

What theory was used to justify the formation of business monopolies?

• Social Darwinism

• Laissez-faire Capitalism

• Progressive Movement

• Populist Party

What was the main cause of urbanization during the Industrial Revolution?

• Rapid industrial growth

• Availability of jobs in urban areas

• Mechanization of agriculture

• All of the above

Why did many immigrants settle in urban areas in the North?

• Rapid industrialization created job opportunities

• Urban areas offered better living conditions

• Immigrants were discriminated against in rural areas

• All of the above

What was the purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act?

• To limit the amount of Chinese immigrants entering the U.S.

• To promote nativism and protect American jobs

• To encourage assimilation of Chinese immigrants

• All of the above

What Supreme Court case allowed the Federal Government to regulate interstate commerce?

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Munn v. Illinois

• Wabash v. Illinois

• All of the above