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Worksheets1.3 U.S. Industrialization
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 49mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
“robber baron” of steel
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
J.P. Morgan
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
2.
leader of the American Federation of Labor
a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)
Progressives
c)
Muckrakers
d)
Samuel Gompers
3.
group mostly from Northern & Western Europe
a)
Old Immigrants
b)
New immigrants
c)
Muckrakers
d)
Progressives
4.
authors who wrote about bad working conditions
a)
Progressives
b)
Cowboys
c)
Muckrakers
d)
Old Immigrants
5.
“robber baron” of oil
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
J.P. Morgan
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
6.
“robber baron” of oil
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
J.P. Morgan
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
7.
invented a new way to make steel
a)
Cyrus McCormick
b)
Ida Tarbell
c)
Henry Bessemer
d)
Thomas Edison
8.
used the assembly line to make cars quickly
a)
Cyrus McCormick
b)
Henry Ford
c)
Wright Brothers
d)
Thomas Edison
9.
group that wanted government to reform
a)
Progressives
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Cowboys
d)
New immigrants
10.
An organization of workers dedicated to protecting members' interests and improving wages, hours and working conditions for all.
a)
Labor Union
b)
Workers Rights
c)
Worker Strikes
d)
Collective Bargaining
11.
Workers in Chicago after the Civil War were most concerned about what 2 issues?
a)
Working conditions and the length of the workday
b)
Pay and health benefits
c)
The length of the workday and holiday pay
d)
Working conditions and retirement benefits
12.
This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for it's rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.
a)
World War I
b)
Progressive Era
c)
Gilded age
d)
Roaring Twenties
13.
During the Gilded age, workers came together to work for better pay, working conditions, and less hours. Leaders such as Samuel Gompers help led many of this workers in....
a)
Philanthropy
b)
Labor Unions
c)
Political Bosses
d)
Credit Unions
14.
Under this policy in 1887, the Government gave Native Americans land in order to farm land, just like European farmers.
a)
Dawes Act
b)
Ghost Dance
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Laws Act
15.
The innovation of this transportation help open up the national market?
a)
boats
b)
railroads
c)
autombils
d)
horse drawn carriages
16.
During the 19th and early 20th century, These men helped immigrants with jobs and housing in order to control votes during election?
a)
political parties
b)
El Chapo
c)
political bosses
d)
republican party
17.
Men such as Andrew Carnegie believed in giving money to libraries, musuems and schools to help benefit people who wanted to move up in the social ladder.
a)
geopolitical
b)
political bosses
c)
anthropolgy
d)
philanthropy
18.
Due to the corruption of the railroads companies, the U.S. government created this act to regulate railroad companies to be reasonable in prices.
a)
Interstate Commerece Act
b)
Dawes Act
c)
Transcontiental Act
d)
Laizzez Faire Act
19.
Because of the rapid growth of Industrilization in the North people moved out of rural towns to?
a)
Rural farms
b)
Urbanzied cities
c)
Subrebs cities
d)
El rancho
20.
Congressional action taken in 1887, during the Gilded Age, to stop the unfair and abusive practices of railroad companies. That is, to stop railroad companies from giving low prices to large shippers (Corporations) and high prices to farmers who had no other shupping options.
a)
Sherman Antitrust Act
b)
Celler-Kefauver Act
c)
Clayton Antitrust Act
d)
Interstate Commerce Act
21.
What was a city government marked by corruption, bribery, and Kickbacks (common during the Gilded Age) called?
a)
credit mobilier
b)
political machine
c)
corrected democracy
d)
electoral politics
22.
believed in giving his money back under his 'Gospel of Welath" policy
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
John Rockefeller
c)
Eugene Debs
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
23.
Between 1860 and 1910, the U.S. population tripled due to:
a)
The Baby Boom
b)
Immigration
c)
The Homestead Act
d)
Better Healthcare
24.
Fact most significant in development of labor unions during nineteenth century?
a)
Working conditions
b)
Racial segregation
c)
Class discrimination
d)
Growing prosperity
25.
Who was the "captain of industry" who created the Standard Oil Trust?
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
John D. Rockefeller
c)
Henry Ford
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
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