Extra credit 1-1

In the late 1800s, which factor directly contributed to the growth of the American steel industry?

• government regulation

• employee ownership

• new production techniques

• the formation of labor unions

Which was an important benefit of the laissez-fair policies of the federal government in the late 19th century?

• American entrepreneurs were able to invest in their businesses with little government interference

• American businesses were able to avoid the ups and downs of the business cycle

• American workers found it easy to organize into labor unions

• American workers felt secure about the safety of conditions in factories

Nativists in California int he 1880s would most likely have supported the:

• creation of settlement houses to aid new immigrants

• passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act

• continuation of the contract labor system

• assimilation of Native American Indians into mainstream culture

The Homestead Act (1862) promoted the development of western lands by:

• creating a system of dams for crop irrigation

• providing free land to settlers

• removing all restrictions on immigration

• moving Native American Indians to reservations

Members of the Progressive Movement generally supported the idea that the federal government should:

• prevent unfair business practices

• restrict immigration to the US

• reduce the number of small farms

• abolish private property ownership

Progressive Era reformers sought to expand voter participation in government by adopting:

• the initiative and referendum

• additional poll taxes

• tougher literacy tests

• a civil service system

Who outlined the Progressive reforms of the American public and gave his presidential campaign the name "Square Deal?"

• William Howard Taft

• Woodrow Wilson

• William McKinley

• Theodore Roosevelt

Who was responsible for informing the public of the appalling working conditions of meat packing plants with the book "The Jungle?"

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Upton Sinclair

• Jacob Riis

• Ida Tarbell

What woman was responsible for creating many settlement houses, most notably the Hull House?

• Carrie Nation

• Susan B. Anthony

• Jane Addams

• Ida Tarbell

What name was given to the group of investigative reporters who wrote books, news articles or magazine articles to persuade public opinion about corrupt businesses or government?

• Unionists

• Muckrakers

• Suffragists

• Socialists