8th - CBA Study Guide - Unit 8 Industrialization and Reform

The American women’s suffrage movement started with a gathering of women and men in —

• Washington, D.C.

• Seneca Falls, New York

• Concord, Massachusetts

• Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania

What region on the map was most closely associated with this growth of the steel industry?

• Northeast

• Midwest

• South

• West

One impact of the early expansion of the system of railroads on the physical environment of the United States was —

• the movement of tons of rock and debris for construction through mountains

• a decline in the price of agricultural products from farms in western territories

• the construction of dams and reservoirs for the water to power steam engines

• an ability of citizens to travel faster between major cities in northeastern states

Which of the following is a factor affecting cotton production?

• Establishment of cotton monopolies

• Emergence of new cotton-resistant pests

• Labor-intensive nature of cotton farming

• Impact of regional droughts on cotton production

Many immigrants from Ireland to the urban centers of the northeastern United States during the mid-nineteenth century often found work in —

• farming and cattle ranching

• factories and municipal services

• retail sales at new department stores

• professional services such as medicine and law

Which of the following best completes the diagram?

• the movement of tons of rock and debris for construction through mountains

• a decline in the price of agricultural products from farms in western territories

• the construction of dams and reservoirs for the water to power steam engines

• an ability of citizens to travel faster between major cities in northeastern states

Many entrepreneurs attempted new businesses in the early nineteenth century because of a confidence that the U.S. government would —

• A) protect property rights

• B) increase tariffs and taxes

• C) establish safety standards

At the end of the nineteenth century American businesses were rapidly growing. How did the free enterprise system help this to happen?

• A) Workers were getting very wealthy in America’s free enterprise system.

• B) In the free enterprise system the government gave money to businesses.

• C) America’s free enterprise system allowed businesses to form corporations.

• D) Government regulation became important for America’s free enterprise system.

According to the excerpt, Thoreau defended the practice of civil disobedience by arguing that

• to ensure that humans pursue justice, laws are a necessity

• in a democracy, laws are by necessity both moral and just

• people must do what they believe is moral, even if it is against the law

• in a time of war, citizens must put law and safety before their own moral beliefs

Which statement best expresses the central idea of the text?

• to ensure that humans pursue justice, laws are a necessity

• in a democracy, laws are by necessity both moral and just

• people must do what they believe is moral, even if it is against the law

• in a time of war, citizens must put law and safety before their own moral beliefs