ssush11-14 unit 5

The late-19th century expansion of railroads impacted many industries in the United States. In what way did this MOST impact the oil industry?

• Trains needed to run on gasoline.

• Immigrant workers relied on trains for to move around the country.

• Oil found in remote areas needed to be transported to refineries located in major cities.

• Trains were the major means of transportation for people going to work in oil refineries.

Which of these would BEST describe an immediate effect of the invention and mass production of the light bulb?

• Time became standardized.

• Agriculture worked longer hours.

• Railroad companies expanded routes

• Longer factory hours for all workers

In what way was Angel Island different from Ellis Island?

• A) Angel Island was located on the East Coast.

• B) Angel Island only operated after Ellis Island was decommissioned.

• C) Angel Island processed immigrants mostly from Asia rather than from Europe.

• D) Angel Island was limited to immigrants needing to be quarantined due to the Spanish Flu.

The most important reason for the growth of labor unions in the latter half of the 19th century was

• A) the passage of the Sherman Anti-trust Act.

• B) the creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission.

• C) the forceful leadership of the newly arriving immigrants.

• D) the way the workers were treated by big business and big industry.

Which BEST describes why Chinese workers were used to construct the Transcontinental Railroad?

• to settle western territory

• to organize rr workers

• to increase national population

• to replace eastern european immigrants lured by gold mining

The building of the transcontinental railroads fueled the popular idea of

• the Gilded Age.

• Manifest Destiny.

• Go West, young man.

• the United States as the land of the free.

Chief Sitting Bull led Sioux warriors at the June 1876 conflict known as

• Sand Creek.

• Wounded Knee.

• the Fetterman Massacre.

• the Battle of the Little Big Horn.

As a result of the westward expansion of the United States,

• industrial production in the north decreased.

• agricultural production in the south increased.

• laws were passed to limit immigration from Europe.

• Native Americans were forced to relocate to new territories.

Which of the following were key objectives of muckrakers during the Progressive Era? (Choose 3)

• to advocate for the conservation of natural resources

• to push for regulatory reforms in industries

• to promote American imperialism

• to raise awareness about social injustices

• to expose corruption in business and government

Which group was founded in 1909 under the leadership of W.E.B. Dubois in an effort to combat racial discrimination, racial violence, and segregation in the United States?

• The Black Rights Coalition (BRC)

• The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

• The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

• The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)