WorksheetsIndustrialization & Reform
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 38mins
The laissez-faire economic policies of the United States during the nineteenth century led to
a system of protective tariffs
the creation of a national bank
a largely unregulated market for industry
a decline in immigration to western states
Many women experienced expanded economic opportunities during the nineteenth century
because
many men left to fight in a foreign war for several years
raw materials from farms were in high demand by industry
factory jobs provided many women independence and wages
a constitutional amendment recognized women’s voting rights
What effect did the development of
standardized parts and machine tools
have on factory workers?
Wages rose considerably.
Working conditions improved.
Fewer skills were required of
workers.
Fewer jobs were available to
workers.
Which statement best describes a result of industrialization in the United States during the
mid-nineteenth century?
People moved to cities in search of economic opportunity.
Farmers began to cultivate land west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Native peoples were forcibly relocated to western territories.
Government officials began to promote the idea of Manifest Destiny.
What pulled many to settle in the North during the 19th century including immigrants and those from rural areas?
demand for factory jobs
slavery
dropping prices of farm products.
religious persecution
In the 1840s, thousands of Irish immigrants came to the United States seeking to escape -
a civil war between Protestants and Catholics
a famine caused by the failure of a staple food crop
a series of violent conflicts between the British and Irish governments
a series of smallpox epidemics
Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act were created in part because
of the book, The Jungle.
suffragist were protesting the meat packing industry.
the 18th Amendment
Civil Service Act.
Main goal of most muckraking journalists?
Gain fame through articles of high popular interest
Expose social and economic problems in need of political attention
Increase public awareness of America's great potential
End corrupt relationships between politicians and big business
Nativists are against...
Corruption
African Americans
Railroads
Immigrants
Progressives focused on three areas of reform:
easing the suffering of the urban ponies, improving unfair and dangerous dragon conditions, and reforming government at the national, snake, and local levels.
easing the suffering of the rural poor, improving unfair and dangerous living conditions, and reforming government at the national, state, and international levels.
easing the suffering of the urban poor, improving unfair and dangerous working conditions, and reforming government at the national, state, and local levels.
Who coined the phrase "Muckrackers"?
Woodrow Wilson
Teddy Roosevelt
Upton Sinclair
Jacob Riis
"Be it enacted by... Congress... That no producer, manufacturer, or dealer shall ship or deliver for shipment in interstate or foreign commerce, any article or... product of any mine or quarry situated in the United States, in which... children under the age of sixteen years have been employed or permitted to work..."
This quote reflects the public's support for the -
control of the mining industry
abolition of child labor
regulation of product transportation
limitation of foreign trade
~Upton Sinclair exposed the unhealthy practices of Chicago's meat-packing plants
~Ida Tarbell revealed the dishonest business tactics of Rockefeller's Standard Oil
Company
~Jacob Riis wrote How the Other Half Lives, showing the conditions of the residents of
New York City tenements
What was the impact of these muckraking activities during the early 1900s?
Society changed in response to their promotion of Social Darwinism
Voters agreed to let big business owner create more profitable monopolies
Reports of their works in publications abroad caused a decline in immigration
Public reaction to their books led to new laws addressing the abuses of industrialization
"I hold that a corporation does ill if it seeks profit in restricting production... or seeking to achieve monopoly by illegal... treatment of its competitors... If, on the other hand, a corporation seeks profit sole by... treating the public... and its rivals fairly: then such a corporation is behaving well. It is an instrumentality of civilization operating to promote abundance by cheapening the cost of living so as to improve conditions everywhere throughout the whole community." ~ Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography, 1913
The main strategy that President Roosevelt's administration used to stop the type of business practices criticized in the excerpt was to ~
establish the Federal Reserve System to regulate the money supply
urge the Interstate Commerce Commission to decrease corporate regulations
use the Sherman Antitrust Act to ensure competition in industry
lobby Congress to loosen restrictions of foreign exports
Progressivism was a direct result of:
The Great Depression
The Civil War
The Industrial Revolution
Imperialism
Progressives wanted to do all of the following EXCEPT:
encourage environmental conservation and preservation
decrease the power of the federal government
improve working conditions
limit the power of big business
protect the health and safety of the public
Muckrakers contributed to the Progressive Era by:
working for federal agencies to expose corruption in big businesses.
investigating possible Socialists within the labor movement.
exposing the various problems through literary and photographic works.
supporting Progressive political parties.
How the Other Half Lives exposed the plight of the urban working class. Who is responsible for this work?
Upton Sinclair
Ida Tarbell
Jacob Riis
Frank Norris
Nativists believed reform could be achieved by:
restraining businesses.
limiting immigration.
passing environmental legislation
enfranchising women and promoting civil rights.
What is it called when people move from rural farms to urban cities?
Urbanization
Mechanization
Immigration
Nativism
How did advancements in industrial technologies affect businesses during the late nineteenth century?
By making handcrafted goods more affordable
By improving production methods and increasing competition
By forcing producers to manufacture multiple products
By causing an increase in wages for factory workers
The introduction of interchangeable parts led directly to the -?
Formation of the patent system
Creation of labor unions
Use of mass-production techniques
Eight-hour workday
