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WorksheetsAEF 2025 US Chapter 3 LT Quiz
Total questions: 90
Worksheet time: 2hrs 25mins
Which of the following was an illegal action under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?
organizing a widespread labor strike
hiring laborers for long hours and low wages
selling shares of a business with little financial security
creating a large business that aims to eliminate market competition
Most immigrants who entered the United States through Angel Island were from
Britain
China
Mexico
Russia
The Bessemer process was crucial in the development of
airplanes.
skyscrapers.
the telegraph system.
refrigerated railroad cars.
What can you infer from the fact that 1 in 5 children worked in a factory in the late 1800s?
Women were no longer required to work long hours.
Immigrants were no longer a crucial part of the workforce.
New industries were created to promote the skills of young laborers.
Children who worked often received little education.
The men standing on a dock facing the man coming onshore represent
nativists.
immigrants.
business interests.
immigrant officials.
Most new immigrants lived in cities
to be close to industrial jobs.
to meet many Americans.
to abandon their traditions.
because cities were so welcoming.
The Knights of Labor was formed with the goal of
broad social reform for laborers.
helping immigrant workers find jobs.
raising money to overthrow large factories.
promoting capitalism among skilled workers.
One major reason for the growth in urbanization between 1860 and 1900 was that
politicians in cities demanded fair working conditions for all laborers.
the upper-middle class was prosperous and able to afford city dwellings.
many new immigrants were unable to find work on Midwestern farms.
many factory jobs were located in cities near transportation routes.
According to this map, if a train station in Cheyenne, WY reads 10:00, it would be noon in
Fargo, ND
Las Vegan, NV
Memphis, TN
Richmond, VA
How did the U.S. government encourage American industry in the late nineteenth century?
by enforcing the 14th amendment
by enacting protective tariffs
by subsidizing the steel industry
by passing laws to protect workers
How did the Haymarket Riot hurt the labor movement?
Key labor leaders were injured in the riot.
Many Americans came to believe that union members were violent anarchists.
Union members became afraid to strike following the violence.
the fires started in the riot destroyed much of Chicago's industrial base.
Which of the following would be considered pull factors?
economic opportunities
famine
desire for freedom
reuniting with families
Which of the following are push factors for immigrants coming to the United States?
violence
job opportunities
religious persecution
religious freedom
In which state did the Chinese Exclusion Act have the greatest effect on the economy?
California, where they were a large part of the single crop labor force.
New York, where they were instrumental in factory work
South Carolina, where they had replaced slave labor on plantations
Wyoming, where many worked in coal mines
What type of industry did Andrew Carnegie run?
Railroad Industry
Steel Industry
Electric Industry
Oil Industry
Which of the following describes a free enterprise system?
Business owners can decide what to produce and how much to charge for their goods and services
The government decides what business owners can produce and charge for services
There is no competition
Consumers have few choices about where they can buy their goods and services
Which of the following is one of the MAIN reasons immigrants came to the United States?
They wanted to continue living a hard life
They faced lack of prejudice
They did not want religious freedom
They hoped for economic opportunity (jobs)
Immigrants often lived in communities with others from their home country because
Housing was not available in other areas
It was illegal for them to live elsewhere
They had no interest in building new lives in the United States
It was a way to help make the adjustment to the United States easier
Which of the following did NOT lead to the rise of labor unions?
Many workers labored in hot, cramped workshops
Many business owners were going on strike
Working conditions were often unhealthy and dangerous
Many workers earned low wages and worked long hours
__ Which of the following was NOT a main goal of the American Federation of Labor (AFL)?
Safer working conditions
End child labor
a 12-hour workday
Better wages
How did the light bulb change america?
allows people to work longer hours
sends electricity over long distances
more jobs for women (operators)
purifies iron to steel-lightweight skyscrapers
What is the function of a telegraph?
Let Americans send messages instantly using Morse Code.
Allowed movement of people and goods over long distances using a steam engine.
Lit homes and streets by using electricity.
Let Americans play back audio.
Allowed people to talk over long distances.
The main goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to
decrease Chinese immigration.
settle a disagreement between China and the United States.
stop Chinese Americans from attending school in the United States.
create segregated classrooms.
The main goal of the Americanization movement was to
encourage people to move from the country to the city.
assimilate people of various cultures into the dominant culture.
limit the number of immigrants entering the country.
improve the living conditions in America's largest cities.
Which statement describe the impact of the management innovation shown in this illustration?
The use of horizontal integration enabled Standard Oil to control price of oil.
The use of horizontal integration enabled Standard Oil to control labor costs.
The use of monopoly trusts enabled Standard Oil to control the supply chain.
The use of monopoly cartels enabled Standard Oil to control production costs.
Which of the following represents a benefit of the United States government’s laissez-faire policies toward business during the late 1800s?
Strong government regulation spurred the rise of entrepreneurship.
Minimal government regulation encouraged investment and growth.
Strong government regulation increased wages for unskilled workers.
Minimal government regulation encouraged Congress to ban protective tariffs.
In the nineteenth century, tenements such as this were examples of
demographic shifts from urban to rural areas.
how foreign policies affected economic issues in cities.
the social issues affecting rural development.
the social issues affecting urbanization.
To which industry in the late 1800s does this political cartoon allude?
agriculture
journalism
music
steel
Which was NOT a cause of westward expansion?
The Homestead Act of 1862
mining gold and other natural resources
assimilation of American Indians
the transcontinental railroad
The growth of cities is called:
assimilation
ruralization
mechanization
urbanization
Workers stick together to fight for better pay and working conditions. This is known as a:
trust
union
monopoly
industry
During the Gilded Age, immigrants often lived in parts of cities that were:
crowded, run down, and filthy
beautiful and new
spacious
the most expensive
What were the apartment style houses that many immigrants lived in called?
Tenements
Condos
Shack
Hotel
Most people that immigrated from Western European countries entered the U.S. through which immigration station?
Angle Island
Ellis Island
New Mexico
St. Lawrence Seaway
Which of the following best describes the main idea of Andrew Carnegie’s Gospel of Wealth?
Privately held wealth should be handed over to the government to be redistributed.
Wealthy individuals should use their wealth for social betterment.
Using wealth to help others is wrong, since it undermines their self-reliance.
Accumulating large amounts of wealth violates Christian principles.
Who owned Standard Oil and is considered the wealthiest American of all time?
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Samuel Gompers
JP Morgan
Which innovation put an end to the Open Range?
Bessemer Process
Transcontinental Railroad
Steel Plow
Barbed Wire
Which Captain of Industry is known for leading the Steel Monopoly?
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
J.P. Morgan
Which historical figure is known for leading the banking industry during the Gilded Age?
J.P. Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie used this business strategy, where a company owns or controls every part in the creation of it's product (resources, factories, transportation)
Vertical Integration
Horizontal Integration
Supply-Side Economics
Laissez-Faire Economics
Americans who were anti-immigration due to the fear of losing jobs to immigrants were called-
Bootlegger
Monopolies
Communists
Nativists
Someone who follows the "laissez-faire" approach to economics would agree most with which of the following statements?
Government regulations on business should focus on protecting the environment
Workers should be paid equally despite the industry they work in
Government needs to increase rules and regulations on large businesses
Government should only play a small role in the economy and limit the rules and regulations it puts on businesses
How can American society best be described during the Gilded Age?
The large majority of Americans are involved in business ownership and are very wealthy
There is a small number of very wealthy millionaires, however many citizens also live in poverty
Huge numbers of American citizens are immigrating to Europe to seek new opportunities
There is an equal number of wealthy and poor citizens
Who would most likely support William J. Bryan (Cross of Gold Speech)
Slaves
Railroad Owners
Populist Part (Farmers)
Republicans
Which of the following strikes involved a ruckus between strikers and police officers, and led to a bomb being thrown, as well as anarchists sent to trial with the sole blame?
Haymarket Riot
Pullman Strike
Homestead Strike
Railroad Strike
Which of the following strikes included a shootout between strikers and private security guards?
Homestead Strike
Haymarket Riot
Pullman Strike
Populist Campaign
Why was it called the "Gilded Age"?
America had many organizations for immigrants to join.
America looked bright and shiny from the outside, but had problems, like corruption.
It was beginning to build many large cities, with skyscrapers.
The process of blending American Indians into the rest of American culture was called:
expansionism
gilding
mechanization
assimilation
What is the item in the image?
Bessemer Process
used for making oil.
Bessemer Process used for making Iron.
Bessemer Process used for making Steel.
Bessemer Process used for making Aluminum.
A temporary work stoppage aimed at forcing management to accept union demands
Boycott
Injunction
Strike
Which of the following describes how railroads helped the United States?
They used many tons of steel
They helped end the shipping industry
They charged high rates to farmers
They helped businesses reach distant markets across the country
Which of the following describes a free enterprise system?
Business owners can decide what to produce and how much to charge for their goods and services
The government decides what business owners can produce and charge for services
There is no competition
Consumers have few choices about where they can buy their goods and services
Which of the following is one of the MAIN reasons immigrants came to the United States?
They wanted to continue living a hard life
They faced lack of prejudice
They did not want religious freedom
They hoped for economic opportunity (jobs)
Which of the following did NOT lead to the rise of labor unions?
Many workers labored in hot, cramped workshops
Many business owners were going on strike
Working conditions were often unhealthy and dangerous
Many workers earned low wages and worked long hours
A Monopoly is a company that has control of an entire industry.
True
False
A strike is when workers go to work everyday and try to force business owners to meet their demands.
True
False
A labor union is a group of workers who join together to fight for improved working conditions and better wages.
True
False
The growth of industries after the Civil War was fueled, in part, by
a decrease in immigration
a vast supply of natural resources
strict government regulation of businesses
the success of labor unions
The Bessemer process created strong, lightweight
steel
oil
iron
coal
The South was unable to industrialize after the Civil War because
the South lacked an educated workforce and capital to invest in new businesses
the victorious North would not allow the South to develop industry
railroads were not built to connect urban centers with rural areas
high wages kept southern factory workers from making profits
Gaining control of the many different businesses that make up all phases of a product's development is known as
horizontal integration
a monopoly
vertical integration
a trust
How did business owners try to keep unions from being effective?
business owners would not cut wages to keep unions from using low wages as a complaint against them
business owners allowed unions to strike, hoping that the public would turn against the unions
business owners hired socialists to infiltrate the unions to report on union plans
business owners used the Sherman Antitrust Act to claim in court orders that unions disrupted free trade
Which of the following was an illegal action under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?
organizing a widespread labor strike
hiring laborers for long hours and low wages
selling shares of a business with little financial security
creating a large business that aims to eliminate market competition
What did Alexander Graham Bell's most famous invention contribute to life in the late 1800s?
opened up a new entertainment industry
among first products advertised in catalogs
created a better way to communicate with transatlantic ocean liners
helped make communication between households and businesses more efficient
One major reason for the growth in urbanization between 1860 and 1900 was that
politicians in cities demanded fair working conditions for all laborers.
the upper-middle class was prosperous and able to afford city dwellings.
many new immigrants were unable to find work on Midwestern farms.
many factory jobs were located in cities near transportation routes.
What message is the cartoonist sending by portraying the monopolists as larger in size than the senators?
The monopolists work harder.
The monopolists voice the concerns of the people more effectively.
The monopolists represent the majority of the population.
The monopolists have more power to influence the government.
Examine the clothing of the monopolists. How is each depicted?
as a short person
as a strong man
as a bag of money
as a cruel man
Why was Pullman, Illinois, an unusual town?
It had one main industry.
It specialized in a regional product.
It owed its prosperity to the railroads.
It was built by a company to house its workers.
What made it possible to construct skyscrapers in the 1800s?
fire safety standards
cheap electric power
new methods of making steel
the invention of the elevator
According to the information on this map, if a train station in Cheyenne’s clock reads 10:00, it would be 12:00 at a train station in
Fargo.
Las Vegas.
Memphis.
Richmond.
“When Rockefeller founded Standard Oil, kerosene was 30 cents a gallon. Twenty years later, Rockefeller had almost a 90 percent market share and kerosene was only eight cents a gallon. Customers were the real winners here, because Rockefeller’s size allowed him to cut costs. . . .”
—Historian Burton W. Folsom, Jr.
Folsom would be most likely to call John D. Rockefeller a
carpetbagger.
robber baron.
philanthropist.
captain of industry.
A monopoly is
creating your own business
an exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service
living in your home state for more than ten years
inventing a new product and naming it after you
A trust is
a bond between friends
when you bury money under your home
marking money with a signature to keep track
arrangements between companies that allowed powerful individuals to control entire industries
John D. Rockefeller controlled what industry?
oil
railroad
steel
water
Andrew Carnegie controlled what industry?
water
railroad
oil
steel
Cornelius Vanderbilt controlled what industry?
steel
railroad
water
oil
Monopolies caused the prices
to fall for consumers
to stay constant
to rise for consumers
to become irrelevant
How was wealth divided with the workers?
wealth was not shared with the workers
workers were placed on a dental plan
workers often robbed the owners
there was no money made from business
Which industry was the first to become a trust?
Carnegie Steel
Vanderbilt Towers
Standard Oil Trust
Morgan Insurance
What was the nickname given to Rockefeller, Carnegie, Morgan, and Vanderbilt?
Genius
Robber Barons
Sheriffs
Monsters
He invented the light bulb and helped "electrify America."
Alexander Graham Bell
George Westinghouse
Cyrus McCormick
Thomas Edison
Which was NOT a cause of westward expansion?
The Homestead Act of 1862
mining gold and other natural resources
assimilation of American Indians
the transcontinental railroad
Andrew Carnegie and John D Rockefeller were know as robber barons because:
they were like nobility, but they trampled on people to get rich.
they robbed trains to get rich.
they made their fortune by working through the night.
During the late 19th century, most immigrants to the U.S. found work as ?
Educated professionals
Factory workers
Scientists
Lawyers
Study the image. (Remember, to best understand a visual prompt, you need to consider ALL the information presented: dates, characters/individuals represented, setting, descriptions, source, etc.)
Which idea of the late 1800s is MOST closely associated with the cartoon above?
Regulated Capitalism
Social Darwinism
Gospel of Wealth
Graduated income taxes
Which of the following BEST describes horizontal integration?
The economic development of flatlands in the American west.
A company owns all the businesses that supply it with raw goods and necessary services.
When the government lets businesses operate without restrictions.
A company acquires similar competing businesses and merges them into a single entity.
What impact did U.S. governmental policies have on business and industry during the late 1800s?
The U.S. government tried to control public and private utilities and transportation.
The U.S. government tried to limit and regulate industrial and business growth.
The U.S. government regulated industry for the public good.
The U.S. government provided little or no enforcement of regulations on industry.
