Industrialization Practice DCA

Government land grants helped railroads expand by

• Enabling the RR companies to sell the land to others and use the money to build new RR’s
• Allowing the RR’s to purchase land cheaply from the government and build new railroads.
• The fact that the government gave the railroads money to build new railroads.
• Creating new routes on which the railroad companies would build new railroads.

The main reason why railroads helped the economy grow was because they

• employed thousands of people, especially immigrants
• did not use much in the way of natural resources, such as timber and coal
• were owned by the Captains of Industry and were extremely profitable.
• made transportation of goods much more efficient, and created new markets for product

Immigrants from China were used to work on the railroads because

• they were willing to work cheaply
• there was no other work available
• there was a shortage of labor in California
• immigrants from Europe were not skilled enough to work on the railroads

In the 1800’s women’s main goal was to

• become leaders in the economy
• earn equal rights to men in regards to pay and working conditions
• ensure they never had to work
• make sure their husbands were treated fairly at work

During the 1900’s a major reason for Americas industrial growth was the

• small, yet skilled workforce
• abundance of raw materials
• lack of competition in the world
• increase in government control

Laissez-faire economics means

• the government controls much of what a company can produce and how much they charge
• a company can sell what they want as long as everything is reported to the government.
• American companies copied the French system of supply and demand
• the government has no control over business and should not interfere in the economy

During the 1800’s it was believed that the best way a gov’t can help an economy grow was by

• keeping taxes low and supporting free enterprise
• using tariffs to make American products more expensive so companies make bigger profits
• regulating business and telling companies how much they should sell product for.
• using regulation to make sure products are safe and affordable

Which phrase best describes an entrepreneur?

• A businessman who breaks the law so that their companies are the most profitable
• A Captain of Industry who controls all the market for a specific product
• A person who starts their own business, using free enterprise, in order to make a profit.
• A person who uses false business practices to force other companies out of business

‘Big Business’ was

• a large corporation that dominated a particular industry
• a group of small companies working together
• a name given to companies that sold large products such as cars
• a large company run by the government

Which phrase best describes a ‘Robber Baron’?

• A businessman who used possibly illegal tactics to force other companies out of business
• An entrepreneur who sold their product for high prices in order to make a large profit.
• Regular people who would try to force companies out of business they did not like.
• Someone who would force companies to sell product cheaply so that regular people could afford new things.