Hart - 1 & 2: Early America & Gilded Age Test

What did Thomas Edison do to help modern industry?

• He was a political boss.

• He created the Bessemer Process.

• He ran an oil monopoly.

• He invented the lightbulb.

Which amendment protects our Freedoms of Religion, Assembly, Petition, Press and Speech?

• 1st Amendment
• 2nd Amendment
• 5th Amendment
• 10th Amendment

What law was the passed to keep people from one particular country out of the United States?

• Chinese Exclusion Act
• Homestead Act

• Dawes Act

• Interstate Commerce Act

What law was passed to help encourage Americans to settle the American Frontier?

• Interstate Commerce Act

• Sherman Antitrust Act

• Dawes Act

• The Homestead Act

What is the name of the area shaded red?

• Northeast

• Southwest

• Great Plains

• Mountains and Basins

The Transcontinental Railroad connected the _______ and the _______.

• North, South

• East, West

• South, West

• North, East

What document was written to let Britain know that the colonies wanted to become their own nation?

• The Magna Carta
• The Bill of Rights
• The Declaration of Independence
• The Constitution

Growth of the cities is called __________________.

• Urbanization
• Industrialization
• Immigration

• Assimilation

Which of the following is an example of a civic responsibility?

• Watching television
• Eating healthy
• Playing sports
• Voting in elections

What is usually the main goal of labor unions?

• To increase the number of employees
• To decrease the number of employees
• To fight for better working conditions and better pay

• To increase the profits of the company