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WorksheetsUnit 5
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
How did the growth of railroads impact American society after the Civil War?
A population shift toward rural areas of the country led to labor shortages in major cities.
The nation's economy began to shift away from manufacturing toward agriculture.
Businesses began to decrease in size due to increased competition and declining profits.
The oil and steel industries gained considerable political and economic power.
In the late 1800s, the production of long-lasting, commercially viable electric lighting led to
a rapid decline in dependence on oil.
an increase in factory operation hours.
the first instant communication over distance.
the distribution of free electricity to homes.
Why was telephone communication an improvement over telegraph communication for businesses?
Telephones allowed businesses to purchase goods from foreign countries and telegraphs did not.
Telephones allowed businesses to receive updates from stock exchanges and telegraphs did not.
Telephones allowed businesses to communicate over longer distances than telegraphs.
Telephones allowed businesses to communicate more efficiently than telegraphs.
How did the growth of the railroad industry in the late 1800s impact the US economy?
It led to a significant decline in government involvement in economic affairs.
It increased competition in major industries and forced businesses to lower prices.
It enabled industries to gain access to new sources of raw materials and new markets.
It led to increased reliance on foreign trade for materials necessary for industrial expansion.
How did immigration processing at Angel Island and Ellis Island differ?
Immigrants arriving at Ellis Island were more likely to be turned away than immigrants arriving at Angel Island.
Immigrants were more rigorously vetted at Angel Island than they were at Ellis Island.
Wealthy immigrants were processed at Ellis Island and poor immigrants were processed at Angel Island.
More immigrants were processed at Angel Island than were processed at Ellis Island.
What led to new inventions that enabled people to rapidly communicate over long distances and allowed factories to operate after dark in the nineteenth century?
the development of steam engines
the development of labor specialization
the discovery of nuclear energy
the discovery of electric current
Why was the expansion of railroads important to the US oil industry in the late 1800s?
Oil production was tightly controlled by the government until the growth of railroads led to increased demand and the relaxation of regulations.
Oil drilling often occurred in remote areas of the country and railroads enabled producers to ship their products to major markets in the East.
Railroads enabled oil drillers to travel to previously unreachable regions of the country to take advantage of available oil resources.
Railroad companies were the primary consumers of oil in the United States and their growth led to a boom in profits for oil producers.
John D Rockefeller is most closely associated with
Oil
Electricity
Railroads
Steel
Andrew Carnegie is most closely associated with
Oil
Railroads
Steel
Electricity
Cornelius Vanderbilt is most closely associated with
Oil
Railroads
Steel
Electricity
Thomas Edison is most closely associated with
Oil
Railroads
Steel
Electricity
Term used to describe a belief opposing immigration
Nativism
Nationalism
Cultural Pluralism
Populists
Asian immigrants went through
Ellis Island
Angel Island
European immigrants went through
Ellis Island
Angel Island
Leader of the American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
John D Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
George Pullman
