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Unit 5 Review - Industrialization

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Another word for describing a big city is what?

a)

rural

b)

suburban

c)

urban

d)

super-politan

2.

Which of the following is the reason people moved to cities?

a)

for the job opportunities

b)

to catch a smelly pole cat

c)

that is where the transcontinental railroad stopped

d)

to get away from the free farmland out west

3.

What industry did Pittsburgh become the center of?

a)

Cotton

b)

Steel

c)

Automoblies

d)

Airplanes

4.

Why did Pittsburgh become a steel mill center?

a)

It was close to resources and waterways

b)

It had a football team named the Steelers

c)

It mined a lot of steel out of the ground

d)

It used all the steel to make cars there

5.

What does a patent give to a person?

a)

The right to open a new factory

b)

The right to farm an area of land

c)

The right to drive a car

d)

Exclusive right to sell an invention

6.

Which of these is a coproration?

a)

McDonald's

b)

The Marines

c)

The Fire Department

d)

The Little Oven

7.

A corporation is owned by

a)

Just one person who runs it

b)

many people who have invested

8.

What does a philanthropist do?

a)

Works to get more people to move to Philadephia

b)

Wipes out their competitors and control and industry

c)

Donates money to charities

d)

Tries to get people to like them by increasing wages

9.

This led to faster production and lower prices

a)

Patent

b)

Assembly Line

c)

Dawes Act

d)

Automoblie

10.

A monopoly does this to its competitors to control an industry

a)

Wipes out its competitors

b)

Splits into many smaller companies

c)

Gives money to many charities

d)

Cooperates with other companies to have competition

11.

Monopolies hurt customers by lowering prices and decreasing competition.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What was NOT a way that the growth of industry affected society?

a)

Caused the growth of cities

b)

Helped the environment and led to much less pollution

c)

Led to new inventions

d)

Allowed some people to become extremely wealthy

13.

All the people and activities involved in making a product or providing a service

a)

Corporation

b)

Trust

c)

Industry

d)

Patent

14.

Expanding the railroads changed the U.S. in the following ways EXCEPT..

a)

led to discrimination of Chinese people

b)

helped the population of Western towns to increase

c)

gave settlers more free land out East

d)

allowed businesses to sell more supplies to the West

15.

What was the main motive for universal education?

a)

to give people more opportunities

b)

to introduce new ideas to a wider audience

c)

to develop well-rounded individuals

d)

to create better-educated voters

16.

"the right to vote"

a)

feminism

b)

leisure

c)

suffrage

d)

universal education

17.

production in large quantities, usually by machinery

a)

mass production

b)

assembly line

c)

Bessemer process

18.

Which of the following is true of working conditions in the Second Industrial Revolution?

a)

factories competed with one another to offer the highest wages

b)

factories were often crowded, poorly ventilated, and prone to accidents

c)

all factories used Assembly Lines to make production more efficient

d)

management made sure workers were so well-trained and educated they were irreplaceable

19.

Collective bargaining was when all union members acted together to increase their chance of negotiating with management. What strategy was often used by workers during collective bargaining?

a)

a work slow-down

b)

a strike (everyone stops working)

c)

a petition with all union members signing

d)

marching on the mayor's office and state house to change the law.

20.

What inventor first implemented the Assembly Line on a large scale?

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Orville Wright

c)

George Westinghouse

d)

Andrew Carnegie

21.

What contribution did Wilbur and Orville Wright make to transportation?

a)

invented the Model T, the first affordable car

b)

created a type of steel that could be used on railroad tracks

c)

invented a lightweight airplane, pioneering air travel

d)

invented a type of engine that made ships go faster.

22.

What were 2 advances in communication during this period?

a)

the television and the telephone

b)

the intercom and Morse Code

c)

the telegraph and the telephone

d)

the telegraph and the Pony Express

23.

How did an expansion in railroads contribute to the growth of America?

a)

new cities sprung up along the roads, and people moved West

b)

it made cities more crowded because railroads were constructed over people's farms

c)

the agriculture industry became more powerful

d)

it made the environment cleaner thus the country was more attractive to immigrants

24.

What was the effect of the Bessemer Process on American industry and manufacturing?

a)

increased steel production, made steel cheaper

b)

led to the development of the light bulb

c)

advanced refrigeration techniques, allowing people to preserve food longer

d)

allowed Americans to harness nuclear power

25.

To move to a new place ?

a)

Relocate

b)

Adapt

c)

Assmilate

d)

Homestead

26.

To change in order to meet the demands of a certain environment or circumstance?

a)

Adapt

b)

Ensure

c)

Extract

d)

Assimilate

27.

A piece of U.S. public land acquired by living on it and cultivating it

a)

Homestead

b)

Hacienda

c)

Open Range

d)

Great Plains

28.

A new idea or method?

a)

Innovation

b)

Adapt

c)

Ensure

d)

Prospective

29.

A huge ranch?

a)

Hacienda

b)

Barrios

c)

Relocate

d)

Homestead

30.

A person who continually moves from place to place, usually in search of food?

a)

Nomad

b)

Hacienda

c)

Barrios

d)

Vigilance Committee

31.

To absorb a group into the culture of another population?

a)

Assimilate

b)

Approximately

c)

Annuity

d)

Innovation

32.

What was built to connect the West to the East?

a)

Transcontinental Railroad

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Eerie Canal

d)

Panama Canal

33.

Where did longhorn cattle graze in the Great Plains?

a)

Open Range

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Homesteads

d)

Barrios

34.

This group of people originally inhabited the western territories and had conflicts with settlers over land rights?

a)

Hispanics

b)

Asian

c)

Miners

d)

Cowboys

35.

The expansion of railroads west made this profitable for cowboys?

a)

Cattle Drive

b)

Wheat farming

c)

Mining

d)

Buffalo Hunting

36.

What was the purpose of Indian boarding schools?

a)

Assimilating Native American Children

b)

Teaching children of settlers

c)

Teaching Americans about Native American culture

d)

Teach children of Railroad workers

37.

What was the main source of food for the Native Americans on the plains?

a)

Buffalo

b)

Wheat

c)

Cattle

d)

Farming

38.

What crop were plains farmers able to grow?

a)

Wheat

b)

Cotton

c)

Sugar

d)

Corn

39.

What act allowed people to reserve up to 160 Acres of land on the western frontier?

a)

Homestead Act

b)

Dawes Act

c)

Settlers Act

d)

Territories Act

40.

What did farmers on the Great Plains make their houses out of?

a)

Sod

b)

Lumber

c)

Cement

d)

Wheat

41.

What mode of transportation helped expansion to the west?

a)

Railroads

b)

Steamboats

c)

Cars

d)

Wagon Trains

42.

What was the name of towns created after the finding of gold?

a)

Boomtowns

b)

Haciendas

c)

Homesteads

d)

Reservations

43.

What is the mining process that removed large quantities of earth?

a)

Hydraulic Mining

b)

Placer Mining

c)

Cattle Ranching

d)

Dry Farming

44.

What is the area of the U.S. between the Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains called?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Desert

c)

Homesteads

d)

Reservations

45.

When was the Progressive Era?

a)

Antebellum

b)

1865-1877

c)

1900-1920

d)

1933-1945

46.

What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

47.
Who wrote the expose piece of literature that revealed the extensive corrupt monopolistic business practices of Standard Oil?
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Lewis Hines 
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Upton Sinclair
48.
Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Upton Sinclair
49.
What anti monopoly law made all"combinations, contracts, and conspiracies" that restrained free trade illegal (1890)?
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Sherman Antitrust Act
c)
Clayton Antitrust Act
d)
Keller-Cefauver Act
50.
Who advocated for African Americans to take on menial jobs and earn the respect of white America with hard work ?
a)
WEB Du Bois
b)
Marcus Garvey
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
Nat Turner
51.
This person helped to found the NAACP
a)
Ida B Wells
b)
Booker T Washington
c)
W E B DuBois
d)
Martin Luther King Jr.
52.
 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
53.
Key Reforms of the Progressive Era
·  Initiative
 ·  Referendum
·  Recall
·  Direct Primary
·  17th Amendment

 How did the reforms listed above impact America?
a)
A system of separate schools for new immigrants
b)
They gave citizens a greater voice in the democratic process of government
c)
More sources of revenue and taxes in state governments.
d)
They successfully brought economic relief to the urban working class
54.
Which of the following is the most significant impact of the Progressive parties?
a)
   restoration of the nation’s cities
b)
   stagnation of opportunities for immigrants
c)
   improvement in the status of Native Americans
d)
   increased control of government by the people
55.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
56.
To preserve water, trees, plants, and other natural resources
a)
Precipitation
b)
Confurion
c)
Conservation
d)
Infusion
57.
Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
58.
Who was the photographer who revealed to the world how the lower class lived?
a)
Alexander Bell
b)
Jacob Riis
c)
Upton Sinclair
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
59.
A bill that originates from the people rather than legislators is known as what? Example of these is like the bills on the White House website:
a)
A Recall
b)
An Initiative
c)
A Referendum
d)
An Amendment
60.
The primary goal of the NAACP was:
a)
Voting rights for women
b)
Better working conditions
c)
Regulation of banks
d)
Equality among the races
61.
What was the primary motivation for the passage of the 16th Amendment?
a)
To reduce the power of big business
b)
To create an income tax to raise money for the government
c)
To reduce the gap between rich and poor
d)
To create a war chest to pay for future wars
62.
Which of the following is a Recall?
a)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
b)
People have the right to remove an elected official from office
c)
People have the right to propose a new law
d)
People have the right to vote on any law passed by their government for approval/veto
63.
What was the effect of the shirtwaist fire? 
a)
Supreme Court ruled you cannot work on Saturdays
b)
Decreased the use of tall buildings
c)
Weakened the power of labor unions
d)
led to improved safety conditions at work
64.
What is the major theme of the Progressive Era?
a)
Equality
b)
Change
c)
Economics
d)
Civil Rights
65.
The work done by Jacob Riis was designed to tackle which Progressive Era problem?
a)
Government corruption
b)
Social welfare
c)
Environmental concerns
66.
Recall, referendum, and initiative was designed to accomplish which goal of the Progressive Era?
a)
Return control of gov't to the people
b)
Restore economic opportunities
c)
Correct injustices
67.
A group that controls the activities of a political party is called...?
a)
Oppressive
b)
A Political Machine
c)
A Captain of Industry
d)
Thor
68.
Between 1860 and 1910, the U.S. population tripled due to:
a)
The Baby Boom
b)
Immigration
c)
The Homestead Act
d)
Better Healthcare
69.
Why did it take so long to abolish child labor?
a)
Child labor was cheap.
b)
Companies profited from child labor.
c)
Hard work was expected of all family members.
d)
All of these.
70.
Who was the founder of Hull House, a settlement house?
a)
Elixabeth Cady Stanton
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Belle Starr
71.
The Sherman anti-trust act was passed to
a)
break up monopolies
b)
give equal rights to women
c)
help people living in poverty
d)
end racism
72.
The famous immigration center in NYC is
a)
Angel Island
b)
Ellis Island
c)
Coney Island
d)
Long Island
73.
The major immigration center on the west coast known as Angel Island is located closest to what major city
a)
San Francisco, CA
b)
Los Angeles, CA
c)
San Diego, CA
d)
Sacramento, CA
74.
Who wrote "The Declaration of Sentiments?"
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Sojourner Truth
c)
Carrie Nation
d)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
75.

What is the area of the U.S. between the Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains called?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Desert

c)

Homesteads

d)

Reservations

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