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Chapter 6 Industrial Rev

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What industry was John D. Rockefeller involved in

a)

coal

b)

finance

c)

railroad

d)

oil

2.

Munn vs Illinois was a court case that

a)

permitted States to regulate the oil industry

b)

permitted States to regulate the finance industry

c)

permitted States to regulate the railroad industry

d)

permitted States to regulate child labor

3.

Which person was NOT the President of the United States between 1870 and 1900?

a)

Rutherford B, Hayes

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Benjamin Harrison

d)

Grover Cleveland

4.

Which President was elected TWICE between 1870 and 1900?

a)

Benjamin Harrison

b)

Grover Cleveland

c)

Chester Arthur

d)

Warren G. Harding

5.

The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in what State?

a)

Wyoming

b)

California

c)

Colorado

d)

Utah

6.

When a company purchases suppliers, distributors, and other aspects of an industry to gain complete control of the market, the company is using

a)

Horizontal integration

b)

Vertical integration

c)

monopoly

7.

What industry was the first to use large quantities of steel?

a)

Mining

b)

ship building

c)

construction

d)

railroad

8.

What law was created to stop the creation of monopolies?

a)

Interstate Commerce Act

b)

Sherman Anti Trust Act

c)

15th Amendment

d)

Anti Trust Act of 1903

9.

By 1890, How many miles of railroad track did the United States have?

a)

30,000

b)

50,000

c)

180,000

d)

100,000

10.

J. P. Morgan worked in what industry?

a)

Railroad

b)

Steel

c)

shipping

d)

Finance

11.

A political system in which the government controls business and property and distributes wealth equally is called

a)

Capitalism

b)

Communism

c)

Monarchy

d)

Socialism

12.

Which industrialist first witnessed the Bessemer Process in England in 1873?

a)

George Pullman

b)

John D. Rockefeller

c)

Jay Gould

d)

Andrew Carnegie

13.

In what 20th century decade did the United States become the world's leading manufacturer

a)

1910s

b)

1920s

c)

1930s

d)

1950s

14.

The first successful oil drilling operation in the United States was in what State?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Texas

c)

Ohio

d)

Virginia

15.

In what year was the concept of time zones proposed?

a)

1860

b)

1863

c)

1901

d)

1869

16.

What immigrant group built the western portion of the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

Irish

b)

Japanese

c)

Russian

d)

Chinese

17.

Buying out the competition in order to dominate a market is called

a)

monopoly

b)

vertical integration

c)

horizontal integration

d)

standard business practices

18.

What invention used injected air to remove carbon and other impurities from molten iron ore?

a)

petroleum refining

b)

dynamite

c)

underground coal mining

d)

steel making

19.

Which zone is NOT a time zone used on the mainland of the United States?

a)

Eastern

b)

Pacific

c)

Atlantic

d)

Mountain

20.

The United States government officially adopted railroad time when it was initially proposed

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The employees of the Pullman sleeper car company went on strike due to

a)

dangerous work conditions

b)

to support another railroad union strike

c)

high rent and layoffs

d)

reduced wages and high rent

22.

The construction company, Credit Mobilier, was a scheme developed by stock holders of which company?

a)

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

b)

Union Pacific Railroad

c)

Southern Pacific Railroad

d)

Illinois Central Railroad

23.

Munn vs Illinois upheld what type laws?

a)

anti trust laws

b)

anti monopoly laws

c)

child labor laws

d)

granger laws

24.

When did Congress pass the Interstate Commerce Act?

a)

1868

b)

1887

c)

1877

d)

1900

25.

When did Andrew Carnegie sell Carnegie steel?

a)

1901

b)

1899

c)

1885

d)

1905

26.

What industrialist established Standard Oil Company?

a)

Jay Gould

b)

George Pullman

c)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

d)

John D. Rockefeller

27.

Who led a children's march to President Roosevelt's home to protest child labor?

a)

Eugene V. Debs

b)

Samuel Gompers

c)

Mary Harris Jones

d)

Edwin L. Drake

28.

Which industrialist made his fortune in shipping and railroads?

a)

J.P. Morgan

b)

John D. Rockefeller

c)

Jay Gould

d)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

29.

Which labor leader ran for President five times as a socialist?

a)

Samuel Gompers

b)

Mary Harris Jones

c)

Chester Arthur

d)

Eugene V. Debs

30.

Which labor strike involved a Carnegie Steel plant?

a)

Haymarket Affair

b)

Great strike of 1877

c)

Homestead strike

d)

Wobblies strike

31.

Which labor strike involved The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad?

a)

Haymarket Affair

b)

Great Strike of 1877

c)

Homestead Strike

d)

Pullman Strike

32.

Who was the last President of the nineteenth century?

a)

Benjamin Harrison

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

James Garfield

d)

William McKinley

33.

Which President, from 1870-1900, served the shortest time in office?

a)

James Garfield

b)

William McKinley

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

James Carter