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WorksheetsThe Expansion of American Industry (1850-1900)
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Transcontinental Railroad linked America's two coasts. Technically, however, the railroad started and ended in what two cities?
a)
Lincoln, NE and San Francisco, CA
b)
Omaha, NE and Sacremento, CA
c)
Wichita, KS and Ogden, UT
d)
Boulder, CO and Los Angeles, CA
2.
The Technological Revolution greatly increased America's _____________________.
a)
relationship with other nations
b)
emphasis on sports entertainment
c)
appreciation for human rights
d)
productivity
3.
What radical new insight led to a boom in construction capabilities in the United States and abroad?
a)
The Townsend Acts
b)
Habeas Corpus
c)
The production of direct current electricity
d)
The Bessemer Process
4.
What project became a symbol of American success throughout the world during this time period?
a)
The Chicago Tower
b)
Big Ben
c)
The Brooklyn Bridge
d)
The Leaning Tower of Piza
5.
What sociological theory helped shape governments relationship with big business?
a)
Fight or Flight
b)
Social Darwinism
c)
Creationism
d)
Schrodinger's Cat
6.
What legislation would soon help break up monopolies hiding as trusts?
a)
Haplig Anti Trust Act
b)
Truman Anti Trust Act
c)
Gary Anti Trust Act
d)
Sherman Anti Trust Act
7.
What type of consolidation seeks to own all companies selling similar products to consumers?
a)
Hostile Takeover
b)
Vertical Consolidation
c)
Burning Bridges
d)
Horizontal Consolidation
8.
What type of consolidation seeks to own all aspects of the product you provide from acquiring, to creating, to delivering?
a)
Burning Bridges
b)
Vertical Consolidation
c)
Horizontal Consolidation
d)
Hostile Takeover
9.
Which Industrialist made most of his money in the oil industry?
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
JP Morgan
c)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
d)
Andrew Carnegie
10.
Which Industrialist made most of his money in the steel industry?
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
JP Morgan
c)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
d)
Andrew Carnegie
11.
Which Industrialist made most of his money in corporate finance?
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
JP Morgan
c)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
d)
Andrew Carnegie
12.
Which Industrialist made most of his money in the railroads and shipping industry?
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
JP Morgan
c)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
d)
Andrew Carnegie
13.
What is the term used for paying a person based on what they produce, not how long they work?
a)
Salary
b)
Hourly wage
c)
Piecework
d)
Credit
14.
What is the the name of a place where employees work long hours at low wages in poor working conditions?
a)
Telemarketing Center
b)
Sweatshop
c)
Customer Service
d)
School Principal
15.
Why did the American workforce grow in the late 1800's?
a)
People believed being lazy was bad
b)
America experienced an immigration boom
c)
It was against the law to be unemployed
d)
Mama needed a new pair of shoes
16.
Which reason was NOT why children started working
a)
Payment favored the young and strong
b)
Families needed several sources of income
c)
Some jobs favored smaller, quicker, and more agile workers
d)
Grandpa Joe wanted to visit the chocolate factory
17.
What social/political idea helped spur the Great Strikes in the late 1800's and early 1900's?
a)
Division of Labor
b)
Right to Work Act
c)
Socialism
d)
Libertarianism
18.
What tactic was used by some unions to force businesses to compromise on on workers wages, hours and working conditions?
a)
Collective bargaining
b)
Seances
c)
Gridlock
d)
Anarchy
19.
What is the negative nickname given to a person who is called in by an employer to replace a person striking?
a)
Anarchist
b)
Knights of Labor
c)
Scab
d)
Wobblies
20.
Which of the following was NOT a strike in the late 1800's and early 1900's?
a)
Haymarket Strike
b)
Homestead Strike
c)
U.S. Postal Strike
d)
Pullman Strike
21.
How did much of America eventually perceive labor unions and their methods?
a)
They felt they were righteous warriors
b)
They wanted more strikes
c)
They came to associate unions in general with violence and radical ideas
d)
They had no idea what was going on
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