Building a Union Week 21 Test

Which of the following was an effect of the Transcontinental Railroad? Select all that apply.

• A. Bison herds were killed.

• B. People could more easily travel.

• C. American Indian territory was preserved.

• D. Interactions with American Indians were peaceful

What challenges did many American Indian groups face as a result of the Transcontinental Railroad being built?

An individual who dominates a business area and controls prices and wages is known as a _______________________.

• Profit

• Leader

• Mogul

• Entrepreneur

Nativists were most interested in keeping opportunities and equality from _____________________.

• Women

• Soldiers

• Children

• Immigrants

5. How did monopolies threaten the free enterprise system in the United States?

In a free enterprise system, individuals and business owners are free to answer three fundamental questions. Which of the following is NOT one of those questions?

• who will consume goods and services

• what should the goods and services cost

• what goods and services will be produced

• how will goods and services be produced

Who developed a process to prevent milk from going bad called pasteurization?

• Thomas Edison

• George Washington Carver

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Louis Pasteur

8. What is one way the influx of immigrants impacted the economy of the United States?

Andrew Carnegie was a business tycoon in which industry?

• steel

• oil refining

• real Estate

• transportation

Which factors contributed to the building of the Transcontinental Railroad being difficult to build? Select all that apply.

• Every mile of track required the labor of men.

• The railroad ties used were eight feet long and weighed 100 to 200 pounds.

• No machines were used.

• Native Americans were unhappy about losing their land.