Define citizenship in the United States

Voting rights for newly freed Africans

Outlawed slavery in the United States

Vertical and horizontal integration were strategies designed to

eliminate competition and control every step of the production process.

end unsafe working conditions and promote cooperatively run corporations.

involve the government in protecting workers and fair wages.

give stockholders control over corporations.

Andrew Carnegie managed to keep costs for his steel low by

owning the businesses involved in each step of the manufacturing of steel.

using government loans and corporate tax breaks.

giving away most of his money to charity

moving all of his steel plants to foreign countries

How is a corporation different from other types of businesses?

They sell stock shares to attract investment and share risk

They share profits equally with all workers.

They were illegal in the late 1800s.

They are privately owned by one person or family.

Of which of these actions would business leader John D. Rockefeller support?

buying all of the businesses in a single field to control production

preventing one company from getting a monopoly in one industry

letting the government monitor and manage business deals

setting a minimum wage for workers and requiring safe work conditions

What was the transcontinental railroad meant to connect?

the eastern United States to the West

the southern United States to the North

Canada to the southern United States

Canada to Mexico and Central America

How did Thomas Edison affect life in America?

Edison created a successful lightbulb and a system for supplying electricity in big cities.

Edison studied science to help Americans better understand the world.

Edison developed alternating current to send electricity over miles of wires.

Edison designed a trolley car that could run without a cable.

How did the expansion of railroads affect the United States?

It made it easier and cheaper to move products

It increased in the price of steel

It slowed trade between the states

It helped Native Americans keep their land

When one company has total control of an entire supply of goods.

Everyone gets a fair share of the business

The government controls business

How did many strikes end during the Industrial Revolution?

There was a lot of violence and the workers lost

The workers got what they wanted

The businesses had to shut down

Vertical and horizontal integration were strategies designed to

eliminate competition and control every step of the production process.

end unsafe working conditions and promote cooperatively run corporations.

involve the government in protecting workers and fair wages.

give stockholders control over corporations.

What is a labor union?

A group of workers who join together to ask for better payment, working hours, and working conditions.

A historical movement that ended in the late 1800s.

A company that hires workers to operate machines and factories.

A government organization that regulates working hours and conditions.

When did modern labor unions start to appear in the United States?

From about 1860 until about 1920.

What conditions did workers face in many industries during the Industrial Revolution?

They faced inhumane conditions such as long hours and unhealthy environments.

They had the weekends off and fair pay for their work.

They were treated with kindness and respect by factory owners.

They had flexible working hours and clean working environments.

What does the word "inhumane" mean as used in the text?

Not kind or gentle to people or animals.

Related to the Industrial Revolution.

What was the first strategy used by labor unions to protect workers?

Giving benefits to union members

What would happen if a factory owner did not agree to the contract proposed in collective bargaining?

The workers would strike or stop working until they got what they wanted

The workers would immediately get a raise

The workers would continue working without changes

Which of the following was NOT a strategy used by labor unions to protect workers?

Increasing the salaries of all workers

Giving benefits to union members

Working with the government to pass more laws

How did labor unions work with the government as part of their third strategy?

By making deals with politicians to pass laws that helped workers

By paying for workers' health insurance

By providing education to workers

Why would factory owners what to hire kids to work?

Can pay the kids less thus saving money.

Can easily get to places that adults cant when fixing a machine?

What would kids spend the money they got from the factories?

Rent, Water, and anything else that helped the family.

Mbuy's 8th Grade Final Exam review

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A law that required blacks to work or face being arrested or forced to work as a servant

Compromise of 1877

Sharecropping

Black Codes

Freedmen Bureau

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A terrorist group that prevented blacks from voting

Ku Klux Klan

Civil Rights Act of 1866

Jim Crow Laws

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The Constitution Amendment that gave blacks the right to vote

14th

13th

15th

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A federal law that outlawed Black Codes

Civil Rights Act of 1867

Civil Rights Act of 1866

Civil Rights Act of 1865

Civil Rights Act of 1868

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the Military Reconstruction Act

To outlaw Black Codes

To provide assistance to former slaves after the Civil War

To oversee and enforce Reconstruction Legislation

To allow ex-Confederate officials to hold political office

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A law that pardoned Confederate officials and allowed them to vote and hold political office

Civil Rights Act of 1866

Enforcement Act

Compromise of 1877

Amnesty Act of 1872

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20 sec • 1 pt

A farming system that kept blacks poor and uneducated

Poll tax

Sharecropping

14th Amendment

Black code

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Mbuy's 8th Grade Final Exam review

100 questions

A law that required blacks to work or face being arrested or forced to work as a servant

A terrorist group that prevented blacks from voting

The Constitution Amendment that gave blacks the right to vote

A federal law that outlawed Black Codes

What was the purpose of the Military Reconstruction Act

A law that pardoned Confederate officials and allowed them to vote and hold political office

A farming system that kept blacks poor and uneducated

The 14th Amendment

A government agency that helped freedmen during Reconstruction

A law that prevented groups such as the Ku Klux Klan from interfering with equal rights given to African Americans

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