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Industrial Era Recap

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Robber barons were best known for

a)

Stealing from other people

b)

Taking control of specific industries

c)

Being poor

d)

Bribing people

2.

The Reconstruction Amendments to the Constitution sought to do all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

Ban slavery

b)

Give all men the right to vote

c)

Give women the right to vote

d)

Protect people's citizenship

3.

Before the Civil War, the American economy relied largely on:

a)

Agriculture and farming

b)

Steel mills

c)

Coal mining

d)

Oil production

4.

Following Reconstruction, a number of states introduced poll taxes, which required people to:

a)

Pay to respond to opinion surveys

b)

Provide proof of citizenship to vote

c)

Provide proof of education in order to vote

d)

Pay to vote in elections

5.

The first place most immigrants from Europe came to the United States was

a)

Chicago

b)

Washington, DC

c)

New York City

d)

Boston

6.

Immigrants processed at Ellis Island could be denied entry to the United States if:

a)

They didn't have enough money

b)

Couldn't pass health examinations

c)

Prove they knew someone already living in the United States

d)

All of the above

7.

Immigrants to the United States often travelled in which section of ships?

a)

Steerage

b)

First class

c)

The upper deck

d)

Second class

8.

Which definition best describes the term tenement?

a)

An apartment

b)

A small hut

c)

A large home

d)

A cramped, dirty space

9.

As a result of urbanization cities were plagued by all of the following problems EXCEPT

a)

Civil war

b)

Crime

c)

Raw sewage

d)

Dirty water

10.

People immigrated to America during the Industrial Era largely in search of:

a)

Democracy

b)

Jobs

c)

Crime organizations

d)

Citizenship

11.

In his book, How the Other Half Lives (1890), Jacob Riis sought to expose people to:

a)

Poor working conditions in American factories

b)

A lack of voting rights

c)

Food quality violations

d)

Poor living conditions in cities