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Industrialization & Progressivism Review

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This was the time period of great technological advancements in Europe and America between 1750 and 1850

a)

Sector Advancement

b)

The Enlightenment

c)

French Revolution

d)

Industrial Revolution

2.

The industrial revolution shifted production from

a)

steam to charcoal

b)

hands to machinery

c)

horses to trolleys

d)

women to men

3.
How did the Agricultural Revolution impact farmers?
a)
New farming methods required more workers on the farm.
b)
New farming methods produced bigger harvests with less farmers.
4.
Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?
a)
Low wages
b)
Safe working conditions
c)
Dangerous working conditions
d)
Widespread pollution
5.
A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.
a)
Cartel
b)
Corporation
c)
Factory
d)
Urbanization
6.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
7.
How did the development of the factory system encourage urbanization?
a)
A. Manufacturers produced goods to export overseas.
b)
B. Labor unions were formed to protect mill workers.
c)
C. Workers moved closer to manufacturing centers.
d)
D. Industrialists invested in cotton plantations.
8.
What was the purpose of labor unions?
a)
Negotiate as a group for bigger factories
b)
Negotiate as a group for better working conditions
c)
Negotiate as a group for a political revolution
d)
Negotiate as a group for a social revolution
9.
When workers in a union refuse to work until conditions improve
a)
Urbanization
b)
Labor Union
c)
Factory System
d)
Strike
10.
Why were railroads so important during this time?
a)
they moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances
b)
they were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states
c)
people could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city
11.
Which statement is true?
a)
Children were not allowed to work in the mines during the Industrial Revolution
b)
Work conditions were closely regulated
c)
There were no labor laws that prevented children from working
d)
Children were allowed to work but they were treated fairly. 
12.
What were living conditions in the city like during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Very extravagant
b)
Strict housing regulations
c)
Spacious and luxurious
d)
Crowded and unsanitary
13.

What were the housing conditions like in the Industrial Revolution? Select all of the correct answers.

a)

Every family had their own home. There was plenty of space as the houses were big and lots of space.

b)

Families were squashed together in small houses with little space.

c)

The living conditions caused diseases like pneumonia and tuberculosis.

d)

The living conditions were good and didn't cause any problems.

14.

What best describes the working conditions during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Workers were paid lots of money and treated well by their employers. They only had to work for 8 hours per day. If they got hurt at work, they would be paid money so they can get better.

b)

Workers were paid little money and were treated terribly by their employers. They worked more than 12 hours per day. If they got hurt at work, they didn't receive any support for their injuries.

15.

As industrialization grew

a)

urbanization decreased

b)

urbanization increased

c)

urbanization was not impacted

16.
What impact did the expansion of railroads in the West have on the American Indians who lived there?
a)
They were displaced from their tribal lands
b)
They moved into towns and lived among new settlers
c)
They stopped farming and took jobs in factories
d)
They were forced to move to Mexico
17.
Which of the following statements best describes environmental changes caused by westward railroad expansion?
a)
Western forests were cut down for lumber for railroad and bridge construction
b)
Western factories were built in what had been wooded rural areas
c)
Changes occurred only in the Western plains, where animal populations decreased
d)
The railroad expansion caused no environmental changes in the West
18.
Many people who immigrated to the United States during the Gilded Age moved to
a)
farming communities, where they established their own farms
b)
rural Southern areas, where they opened businesses
c)
Western areas, where they managed cattle ranches
d)
urban areas, where they worked in factories
19.
Industrialization resulted in what changes to American society?
a)
economic growth and increased urbanization
b)
immigration and an increase in workers' benefits
c)
the growth of public education and urbanization
d)
increased opportunities for skilled workers and women's equality
20.
Most of the jobs that were created as a result of the Industrial Revolution were located in which region?
a)
Southeast
b)
Midwest
c)
Northwest
d)
Northeast
21.
What factor led many farmers, families, and young women to move to cities during the nineteenth century?
a)
the growing availability of factory jobs
b)
the constant fear of an influenza outbreak
c)
the declining interest in westward expansion
d)
the educational opportunities at free universities
22.
Why did increasing feelings of nativism accompany the growth of urbanization and industrialization in nineteenth century America?
a)
Immigrants were crowding U.S. cities in search of jobs.
b)
American Indians were moving to rural areas in for farm lands.
c)
Pioneers were traveling to U.S. territories in pursuit of cheap land.
d)
African Americans were moving to northern states for factory work.
23.
What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?
a)
Moving
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
24.
Why was steel so important? What was it used for?
a)
Used to make artillery and weapons
b)
Cheap to import from China
c)
It came from Minnesota
d)
Strong. Used for bridges, railways, nails, & skyscrapers 
25.
The theory or policy that the government will not interfere with business
a)
Entreprenuer
b)
National Market
c)
Laissez Faire
d)
Philanthropy
26.
The total or complete control of a service, product or industry that prevents competition
a)
Union
b)
Robber Barron
c)
Monopoly
d)
Captain of Industry
27.
All of the following were the goals of early labor unions EXCEPT?
a)
Shorter hours
b)
Ending job discrimination
c)
Better working conditions
d)
Higher wages
28.
"New Immigrants" that came to the United States in the early 1900s were from which part of Europe?
a)
All of Europe
b)
North/East Europe
c)
South/West Europe
d)
South/East Europe
29.
Many Immigrants faced issues once they arrived such as language barriers, but this group of people mostly wanted to prevent new immigrants from entering the country.
a)
Democrats
b)
Republicans
c)
Industrialists
d)
Nativists
30.
What was the name given to the group of people who thought immigrants could not assimilate, took away jobs, and promoted violence?
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
Nativists
d)
Radicals
31.
Which one of these are false? The labor movement wanted...
a)
8 hour work days and 5 day workweek
b)
limit or end child labor
c)
safe and clean work environments
d)
more machines and less workers
32.
Define labor union
a)
relating to the city
b)
an organization that fights for better wages and working conditions for workers
c)
people who work for hourly wages
d)
growth spurts
33.
Define strike
a)
when workers refuse to work until demands are met
b)
a group of workers who come together to fight for a better working environment
c)
people who work for hourly wages
d)
growth spurts
34.
in 1882, the Government passed this legislation that restricted immigration for 10 years from a certain group into the United States.
a)
Nativist Act
b)
Mexican Reparition Act
c)
Dawes Act
d)
Chinese Exclusion Act
35.
Laws and government policies mostly favored the ______________ during disagreements between workers and industry owners. 
a)
workers' unions
b)
industry owners and their managers
c)
the interests of women and children
d)
whoever had the most people on their side
36.

These organizations tried to improve working conditions for workers-

a)

Political Bosses

b)

Labor Unions

c)

Political Machines

d)

Farmers

37.

Negotiations between representatives of labor and management to reach an agreement.

a)

black lists

b)

collective bargaining

c)

lockouts

d)

strikes

38.
The United States government's use of laissez-faire principles during the late 19th century resulted in the...
a)
commitment of aid to small American businesses
b)
decline in the number of factory jobs
c)
opposition of American businesses to protective tariffs
d)
growth of trusts and monopolies
39.
When was the Progressive Era?
a)
Antebellum
b)
1865-1877
c)
1900-1920
d)
1933-1945
40.
 The actions of muckrakers in the late 19th century and early 20th century resulted in
a)
Supreme Court decisions that expanded the right to vote
b)
government regulation of unfair business practices
c)
increases in the power of monopolies
d)
reduction of the president’s power to manage the economy
41.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
42.
The founder of the NAACP who encouraged African Americans to fight to end segregation
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
WEB Dubois
d)
Upton Sinclair
43.
To preserve water, trees, plants, and other natural resources
a)
Precipitation
b)
Confurion
c)
Conservation
d)
Infusion
44.
Made it illegal to create trusts and monopolies
a)
Sherman Antitrust Act
b)
Sherman Antimonopoly Act
c)
Sherman Shortly Act
d)
Sherman No Business Act
45.
The founder of the Tuskegee Institute and head of the African Americans community
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
W.E.B Dubois
d)
Upton Sinclair
46.
Which act was rushed to Congress and passed shortly after the publication of Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle in 1906? 
a)
Federal Reserve Act
b)
Clayton Antitrust Act
c)
Australian Ballot Act
d)
Meat Inspection Act
47.
The banning of alcohol.
a)
Institution
b)
Referendum
c)
Principal
d)
Prohibition
48.
Southern states restricted the voting rights of blacks by enacting
a)
literacy tests
b)
grandfather clause
c)
poll taxes
d)
all of the above
49.
What was the Supreme Court case that said that facilities could be separate but equal?
a)
Worcester v. Georgia
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson
c)
Brown v. Board of Education
d)
Marbury v. Madison
50.
A change for the better
a)
Strike
b)
Arbitration
c)
Reform
d)
Primary
51.
The right to vote
a)
Strike
b)
Suffrage
c)
Arbitration
d)
19th Amendment
52.

Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act (1887) and the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) in response to

a)

foreign influences on the United States economy

b)

public demand for better roads

c)

monopolistic practices that were harmful to small businesses

d)

the failure of federal banks to provide loans to individuals

53.

In 1906, the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act were passed in an attempt to

a)

ensure the safety of American consumers

b)

establish price controls on the cattle industry

c)

limit the power of Congress

d)

give big business greater control over the economy

54.

“…We therefore formulate, and for ourselves adopt the following pledge, asking our sisters and brothers of a common danger and a common hope, to make common cause with us, in working its reasonable and helpful precepts [principles] into the practice of everyday life. I hereby solemnly promise, God helping me, to abstain from all distilled, fermented and malt liquors, including wine, beer and cider, and to employ all proper means to discourage the use of and traffic in the same.…” — National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, 1908 (adapted)


According to this passage, those who adopted this pledge believed that

a)

religion had no place in national politics

b)

Congress should repeal Prohibition

c)

alcohol consumption was damaging to society

d)

only the government can solve social problems

55.

Primaries, the secret ballot, and the use of referendum and recall were efforts made during the Progressive Era to

a)

preserve the power of political machines

b)

provide equal political rights for Native American Indians

c)

protect States rights against federal power

d)

increase citizen participation in government

56.

One major goal of the Progressive movement was to

a)

balance the federal budget by decreasing spending

b)

provide unemployment insurance to workers

c)

limit direct citizen control over government

d)

pass laws to help solve economic and social problems

57.
The 13th amendment to the Constitution was the first of the "Reconstruction Amendments," What was the purpose of this amendment?
a)
to give women the right to vote
b)
to allow the Confederate States to re-enter the Union
c)
to give African Americans the right to vote
d)
to abolish slavery
58.
In 1866, a group formed in the South to fight against the rising influence of African Americans in the South. Members of this group often turned to violence and intimidation, What was the name of this controversial group?
a)
Sons of the Confederacy
b)
Neo-Nazis
c)
Ku Klux Klan
d)
Black Separatists
59.
Legal separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences.
a)
Integration
b)
Conflagration
c)
Confederation
d)
Segregation
60.
Jim Crow laws were mainly directed at this group 
a)
Latinos
b)
African-Americans 
c)
Native Americans
d)
Asians
61.
Jim Crow laws included
a)
literacy tests, poll taxes and a grandfather clause
b)
grandfather clause, physical exam, court cases
c)
english requirements, photo id, citizenship
d)
all blacks in voting, women could vote, food tax
62.
What was Jim Crow?
a)
A system of oppression and segregation in the South during the late 18- early 1900s
b)
The person who created the concept of "separate but equal" facilities
c)
The Supreme Court justice who wrote the holding of Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
A means of killing people without having to go through a court system
63.
adopted in 1870, that prohibits the denial of voting rights to people because of their race or color or because they have previously been slaves
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
64.
 adopted in 1868, that makes all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including former slaves— citizens of the country and guarantees equal protection of the laws. 
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
65.

Select all of the reasons people immigrated to the United States

a)

escape discrimination

b)

better jobs and opportunities

c)

escape poverty

d)

escape war

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