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WorksheetsUnit 7-Industrial America (1877-1914)
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 27mins
What did the 1862 and 1864 Pacific Railway Acts do?
It provided federal money to build more coal burning locomotives
It required all railroad tracks to be of a standard gauge in track width
It gave subsidies in land and loans for the building of a transcontinental railroad
Who help build the transcontinental railroad?
Freed men
Canadian immigrants
Jewish-Americans from the East
How did the emergence of the railroad change America?
It made Americans buy more wood products
It reduced western expansion and population
It led to four standard American time zones
What effect did the railroad have on the cattle industry?
It increased the need for cattle trails
It created greater demand for beef in eastern markets
It reduced the number of cattle breeds sold for beef cattle
What was NOT impacted by the expansion and growth of railroads?
A rapid population increase in eastern coastal cities
The emergence of steel factories and steel production
A boom in beef cattle sales to eastern restaurants
What did the 1862 Homestead Act do?
It was a government program to help place freed men with good paying jobs
It gave 160 acres of western lands to anyone who would stay there and farm it for a minimum of five years
It ended sharecropping in the South
What did the Grange movement do?
It assisted farmers with high shipping and supply costs and high interest rates on loans
It was group that fought for better labor conditions for eastern factory workers
It provide free dental and medical care for western farmers
Why did the U.S. government and Native-American tribes clash in the Dakotas?
The U.S. government needed the land for new homesteaders
Gold discovery in the Black Hills
The native tribes opposed fencing open range
What is correct about the Battle of Little Bighorn?
It was the last of the Indian wars
It was a battle of thousands of American soldiers and a few hundred Native-Americans
Custer and his men were soundly defeated with all 268 U.S. cavalry men dying
Which of the following is NOT correct about the closing of the frontier?
The frontier was officially closed in 1900
Early land rush arrivals to Oklahoma were called "Sooners"
The last area opened for settlement was Indian Territory
Why did the "Gold Bugs" support the Gold Standard?
Gold is limited so this may limit economic growth
Many could convert cash to gold easily
It limits money in circulation, lowers prices, is stable, and protects the wealthy
Who would most likely be a supporter for the Silver Standard?
A New York banker
A wealthy industrialist
A western farmer
Why would someone support using silver as the standard for currency?
It would provide less money for circulation
Loans would be repaid with less stable money
Debtors, like farmers, could make more profit because items could be sold at higher prices
Which allegory from the Wonderful Wizard of Oz below is NOT correct?
The Emerald City represents Kansas
Toto represents the temperance movement; teetotalers
The Tin Man illustrates the factory worker
Which of the following was a belief of the Populist Party?
The free unlimited coinage of gold
Protection for farmer, factory reforms, and railroad regulation
An end to buffalo hunting on the plains
What best describes the Second Industrial Revolution?
Excessive profits for business tycoons and Robber Barons
Fewer labor unions
Improved working conditions for factory workers (e.g.-8 hour day)
How did John D. Rockefeller become America's first billionaire?
Through the production of kerosene to illuminate homes
Combining the economic theories of Horizontal and Vertical Integration
Through buying out competing railroad companies
Which of the following applies to John D. Rockefeller?
His business tactics resulted in higher consumer costs
He founded Standard Oil
He controlled over 90% of the U.S. steel industry
How did Andrew Carnegie utilize Vertical Integration?
By using all his financial resources on one specific industry
Owning every step of the lines of production; thus eliminating the middle man
Controlling just one part of the production process completely
Which "Captain of Industry" is NOT matched correctly?
Cornelius Vanderbilt: Oil
Andrew Carnegie: Steel
J.P. Morgan: Finance and Banking
Which statement about the rise of modern inventions is correct?
The railroad industry led to new technology and each innovation led to others
Only the rising steel industry brought new technology
Industrial growth played a limited role in new inventions starting
Which inventor and invention below is NOT matched correctly?
George Eastman: Railway air brake and electrical grid system
Thomas Edison: Menlo Park lab and incandescent light bulb
Nikola Tesla: A/C electricity, X-ray, and electric motor
What characterizes a corporation?
A limited number of investors in a business
Shareholders who are paid a dividend from company earnings
A system where all investors have the same financial risk
What demonstrates laissez-faire capitalism?
Free-market competition determines quantity of production and cost
The government is involved in setting prices and controlling production
Entrepreneurs work with government leaders to determine product supply
What company is an example of holding company or LLC?
Amazon
Apple
Berkshire-Hathaway
Why was the period from 1870-1900 called the Gilded Age?
It was a period of great wealth as everyone was enjoying prosperity
Only a few had great wealth while most suffered greatly
America prospered from using the gold standard
Which of the following best describes working conditions during the Gilded Age?
Long hours, unsafe factories, low pay, and much child labor
The 8-hour work day, safer factories, better pay, and the elimination of child labor
More jobs available for women, fewer labor strikes, and generally happy workers
What is correct about immigration and urbanization in late 19th and early 20th century America?
More immigration to areas outside the inner cities
Large immigration from Eastern Europe to crowded inner city tenements (slums)
High number of African immigrants to inner city San Francisco
Which Gilded Age item below is NOT matched correctly?
Elisha Otis: invented the elevator
Subway: a major transportation method in eastern cities like NYC
San Francisco: location for nation's first skyscraper and trolleys
What is consumerism?
People receiving higher wages resulting in greater purchasing power
Wealth is redistributed to everyone which increases consumption
When people spend more than they earn
Why did America move towards progressivism?
To stress more individual rights and freedoms to end societal problems
To end societal corruption through government intervention and regulation
To redistribute America's wealth from the rich to the poor
Who were the muckrakers?
Economists who supported the 16th amendment to add a federal tax on citizens work earnings
Citizens who began city government reforms; recall elections
Investigative journalists that exposed societal abuses
What is extending a nations culture and influence beyond its' borders called?
Fascism
Imperialism
Nationalism
What country did the U.S. begin an "Open-Door" policy with in 1899?
China
Japan
Russia
What country clashed with Spain and sought its' freedom?
Cuba
Mexico
Portugal
Which of the following is an example of "yellow journalism?"
"Spanish soldiers are feeding Cuban babies to sharks"
"Spain will break its' trade agreement with the United States"
"The U.S. navy is sending a fleet of ships to patrol waters near Cuba"
Why did the Newspaper Boys' of New York City go on strike in 1899?
To protest excessive yellow journalism
To stop working daily so they could attend public school
They were charged more per hundred papers sold resulting in less profit
What event most influenced the U.S. going to war with Spain?
Yellow Journalism
The explosion of the U.S.S. Maine
1899 Newspaper Boys' Strike
What was a major result of the Spanish-American War?
Better relations between the U.S. and Spain
The end of Spanish colonial rule in the Americas
It reduced the economic importance of Caribbean sugar plantations
What is a correct outcome from the Spanish-American War?
The U.S. never lost a battle
The U.S. acquires Cuba
The U.S. purchases Hawaii
Which of the following is correct about the political philosophy of Theodore Roosevelt?
He believed in conservatism and limited government intervention
He favored big business
He believed in progressivism and eliminating trusts and regulating business
What was an extension of the Monroe Doctrine stating no colonization in the Americas?
The Roosevelt Corollary
Roosevelt's "Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick" Policy
Roosevelt's "Trust Buster" Policy
What is an example of Roosevelt's Square Deal?
Starting the U.S. Forest Service
Ending the Coal Strike
Building the Panama Canal
What would be the most likely belief of a progressive?
The goverment should intervene and eliminate unfair business practices
The government should own and run all businesses
All trade should have protective tariffs
What amendment allowed citizens to elect U.S. Senators not state legislatures?
16th
17th
18th
Why did Teddy Roosevelt run as a third party candidate for President in 1912?
He was still popular
He opposed anti-trust legislation from Congress
His successor, President Taft, was not progressive enough
Who was the "Father of Modern Progressivism?"
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Which statement below does NOT belong to President Wilson?
"We people tell the government what to do, it doesn't tell us"
"Don't regulate trusts, break them up"
"Don't expand government, shrink business"
What would be an example of a Wilson "New Freedom?"
High tariffs
Opposition to the Federal Reserve and Anti-trust laws
The Federal Trade Commission
What would be an example of a progressive idea?
Cutting taxes for major corporations
Holding a recall election to remove a corrupt politician from office
Laissez-faire capitalism
Which Gilded Age founder would you most associate with landscape architecture?
George Eastman
Frederick Law Olmsted
Elisha Otis
What political leader continued his campaign speech even after being shot?
William Jennings Bryan
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
What item below is NOT associated with George Westinghouse?
The invention of the trolley car
The electric grid system
Use of Tesla's AC current system
Which item below is a result of the emergence of the railroad in America?
Growth of eastern cities
Daylight savings time
Greater demand for beef in eastern markets
Which item below is NOT correct about the Grange Movement?
Provided 160 acres of land for new farmers
Provided a social club for western farmers
Assisted farmers with various costs
Which is NOT true about "Gold Bugs?"
Believed in excessive money in circulation
Believed gold was more stable than silver
Believed gold protected their assets
Who in the list would support the Silver Standard?
Bankers
Industrialists
Miners
Which of the following would NOT be a reform the Populist Party would support?
Less use of silver
Factory safety improvement
Regulation of the railroad
Which is NOT true of the characteristics of a corporation?
Shareholders are paid dividends from corporate earnings
Financial risk of shareholders is proportional to the amount invested
Stockholders come together to increase their personal liability
What do entrepreneurs do?
Determine how much something should cost
Determine what should be produced
Determine the quantity produced
What owns investments in other companies but doesn't produce the good or service?
Conglomerate
Corporation
Limited Liability Company
What would you most likely see in a Gilded Age factory?
Clean and safe work environment
Children working on machines
Workers spent only eight hours on shift
Which item below is correct about American urbanization and immigration in the late 19th century?
Migration of European Jews to the West
Eventual migration of Americans from the inner city to the outlining suburbs
Living in clean and vast urban settlements called tenements
What would a muckraker likely do?
Speak out supporting temperance and the evils of liquor
Campaign for a federal income tax law
Write an article about life in a New York City tenement
What would be a municipal reform?
A recall and referendum election
Opening up trade with a closed nation
Ensuring that food products are safe to eat
What is an example of American imperialism?
Annexation of Hawaii
Cuban independence
1889 Oklahoma Land Rush
Who was captured and sentenced to the Refugee in the Newsies?
Crutchie
Delancey Brothers
Spot Conlon
What borough did Spot Conlon occupy and rule over in Newsies?
The Bronx
Brooklyn
Queens
What favor does Jack often do for Medda, the theatre owner in Newsies?
He brings her and her cast food he steals from the Refuge
He paints backdrops for her theater
He serves as a bouncer removing unruly guests
What song is performed when the Newsies decide to do a full scale strike?
Watch What Happens
Santa Fe
Seize the Day
What song do the newsies awaken to each day as they prepare for another day on the job?
Carrying the Banner
The Bottom Line
That's Rich
What is NOT correct about the Second Industrial Revolution?
More labor unions
More factories and more production
Less profits for business tycoons
What is true about the rise of modern inventions and railroads?
The railroad industry played a limited role
The railroad industry was the primary reason for the rise of modern inventions
The railroad industry had a supporting role in developing modern inventions
What is NOT laissez-faire capitalism?
The federal government determines the price of your product
An entrepreneur invests his life savings into starting a restaurant
Consumers determine how much of a product is produced
Which of the following would NOT be an example of a progressive reform?
Having elections to recall corrupt city officials
The Senate confirming the President's appointment to a foreign embassy
Hiring inspectors to make sure water is clean to drink
What was the profession of Henry McCarty?
Old West Gunslinger better known as Billy the Kid
Inventor of the adding machine
Last 7th Cavalry soldier to die at the Battle of Little Bighorn
What does NOT apply to Thomas A. Edison?
Fluorescent light bulb invention
The phonograph
DC electric current
Why was the practice of mass production so important to business?
Mass production creates more surplus which allows for more sales
Mass production allows businesses to make many products faster and cheaper
Mass production allows you to make products of cheap quality; thus saving you money
Which of the following would be a goal of progressive reformers?
To make America more like Europe
To make the government act for the good of the people
To promote a more capitalism in America
Which of the following does NOT belong to the Gilded Age?
Immigration
Industrialization
Rise of more rural living
