US HISTORY: Unit 5 Review Quick Quiz

What does the Sherman Antitrust Act prohibit?

• The use of barbed wire

• The assimilation of Native Americans

• Business practices that hurt competition

• The construction of railroads

Who was Sitting Bull?

• A labor union leader

• An industrial magnate

• A philanthropist

• A Sioux leader involved in resistance against U.S. policies

What was the purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862?

• To create monopolies

• To establish labor unions

• To restrict Chinese immigration

• To grant land for settlement in the West

What was the main function of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• To promote nativism and deny immigrants citizenship

• To eliminate competition in the market place

• To process Asian immigrants to the United States

• To connect East and West coasts to create a National Market

What is the Bessemer Process known for?

• Processing European immigrants

• Negotiating labor rights

• Creating monopolies

• Mass-producing steel efficiently

What was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?

• A labor union strategy

• A type of fencing used to contain cattle

• A method for mass-producing steel

• A law restricting Chinese immigration to the U.S.

Who founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL) in 1886?

• Sitting Bull

• Samuel Gompers

• John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

What is a 'Scab' in labor terms?

• A temporary worker who crosses the picket line during a strike

• A type of fencing used in agriculture

• A leader of a labor union

• A method of mass production

What was the primary goal of labor unions?

• To create monopolies

• To restrict immigration

• To advocate for workers' rights

• To promote nativism

How were immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe viewed by industrialists/factory owners?

• Negatively because they hated all foreigners

• Positively because they would work for lower pay/wages

• Negatively because they were worried they would run off their current workers

• Positively because they brought new ideas to North America