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WorksheetsIndustry and Immigration
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
What type of industry did Andrew Carnegie run?
Railroad Industry
Steel Industry
Electric Industry
Oil Industry
Who invented the method of making steel?
Mr. Powell
Rockefeller
William Hearst
Bessemer
Which of the following describes how railroads helped the United States?
They used many tons of steel
They helped end the shipping industry
They charged high rates to farmers
They helped businesses reach distant markets across the country
Which of the following describes a free enterprise system?
Business owners can decide what to produce and how much to charge for their goods and services
The government decides what business owners can produce and charge for services
There is no competition
Consumers have few choices about where they can buy their goods and services
Which of the following is one of the MAIN reasons immigrants came to the United States?
They wanted to continue living a hard life
They faced lack of prejudice
They did not want religious freedom
They hoped for economic opportunity (jobs)
Angel Island...
Held people there for only a few hours
did not exist
Was the main immigration station for European Immigrants
Was the main immigrant station for Asian immigrants
Immigrants often lived in communities with others from their home country because
Housing was not available in other areas
It was illegal for them to live elsewhere
They had no interest in building new lives in the United States
It was a way to help make the adjustment to the United States easier
Which of the following did NOT lead to the rise of labor unions?
Many workers labored in hot, cramped workshops
Many business owners were going on strike
Working conditions were often unhealthy and dangerous
Many workers earned low wages and worked long hours
__ Henry Ford’s new method of building cars had two advantages: speed and reduced cost. What was this method called?
Single unit production
Assembly train
Assembly line
Moving work bench
__ Which of the following was NOT a main goal of the American Federation of Labor (AFL)?
Safer working conditions
End child labor
a 12-hour workday
Better wages
The growth of big business led to all EXCEPT which of the following?
People moved by millions to rural areas
By 1900, more Americans worked in factories than on farms
Big business created millions of jobs
The United States became the world’s leading producer of manufactured goods
Capital, Natural, and Economics are the three types of resources.
True
False
What are the words below used to describe?
unhealthy
one bathroom on each floor
no windows
crowded
dangerous
The AFL
tenements
The Homestead Strike
The Triangle Shirtwaist Company
Who was the photographer that took pictures of children working in factories?
Madame C.J. Walker
Lewis Hine
Edwin Drake
Lewis Latimer
Which of the following groups of people came through Ellis Island?
Irish Immigrants
African-American Immigrants
European Immigrants
Asian Immigrants
The United States is known as a Melting Pot.
True
False
A Monopoly is a company that has control of an entire industry.
True
False
A strike is when workers go to work everyday and try to force business owners to meet their demands.
True
False
A labor union is a group of workers who join together to fight for improved working conditions and better wages.
True
False
