Chapter 8 U.S. History Vocab Practice

Who invented the telegraph?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• Samuel Morse

• Andrew Carnegie

What process is used to produce steel?

• Bessemer process

• Edison process

• Morse process

• Bell process

Who is known for his work with the telephone?

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Samuel Morse

• John D. Rockefeller

Which term refers to a business practice where one company controls an entire market?

• Trust

• Monopoly

• Labor Union

• Strike

Who was a famous entrepreneur and philanthropist in the steel industry?

• John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• Samuel Gompers

• Thomas Edison

What is the term for the act of negotiating as a group for better working conditions?

• Monopoly

• Trust

• Collective Bargaining

• Strike

Which act was designed to prevent anti-competitive practices?

• Sherman Antitrust Act

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Immigration Act

• American Federation of Labor Act

What is the term for a person who starts and runs a business?

• Labor Union

• Entrepreneur

• Strike-Breaker

• Ghetto

Which term refers to the forced assimilation of immigrants into American culture?

• Nativism

• Americanization

• Immigration

• Ghetto

What is the name of the act that restricted Chinese immigration to the United States?

• Sherman Antitrust Act

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Immigration Act

• Ellis Island Act