WorksheetsIndustrialization & Gilded Age STAAR Questions
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which application of a new technology can be attributed to an invention of Thomas Edison?
Refrigerated railroad cars allowed food to be transported long distances.
Light bulbs made it efficient for factory workers to work at night.
Diesel engines were used in the production of airplanes.
Sonar technology was used to track submarines
This excerpt is from a book written by a Norwegian man who immigrated to the United States in the late 1800s.
These immigrants were relieved when they saw the type of land they were expecting because they —
(Hint: When immigrants came to America in the 1800s, they wanted something they can call their own.)
hoped to establish farms
wanted to build factories
planned to mine for gold
wanted to work for the railroad
The Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor developed in response to the —
increased need to protect worker interests
decreased power of political machines
increased demand for skilled workers
decreased profitability of the agricultural sector
Which factor facilitated statehood for the darker–shaded areas?
(Hint: Deals with something popular during the late 1800s.)
The introduction of barbed wire throughout the Great Plains
The expansion of railway lines throughout the West
The acceptance of Mormons by other religious sects in the East
The peaceful integration of settlers with American Indian populations
What was the main reason given for the creation of these restrictions?
Preventing the depletion of natural resources
Discouraging anti-American activism
Reducing competition for U.S. jobs
Addressing a lack of urban housing
Which benefit resulted from the introduction of the Bessemer steel process?
Mechanical reapers to replace horse-drawn reapers
Stronger and cheaper material for railroads and bridges
Transistors for radios
Electric lightbulb
Which result completes this diagram?
Ratification of a suffrage amendment
Building of the transcontinental railroad
Passage of prohibition legislation
Expansion of labor unions
In 1895 the Department of Street Cleaning in New York City created a permanent group of sanitation workers known as the White Wings. This image shows the White Wings at work in 1896.
Which issue contributed most to the need for this permanent sanitation group?
Increased urban population
The passage of labor laws
Decreased regulation of urban rail systems
The establishment of immigration quotas
How did Andrew Carnegie contribute to civic and social life in the United States?
By promoting spiritual and moral values in public schools
By supporting conservative ideals in federal legislation and foreign policy
By establishing philanthropic organizations dedicated to education and the arts
By creating a charitable foundation to end hunger
These photographs are of the same student at Carlisle Indian School during the late nineteenth century.
Which word best explains the changes shown in these photographs? (Hint: Think of the Dawes Act of 1887)
Immigration
Assimilation
Nullification
Nativism
