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Chapter 3

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Push factors are....
a)
good things that draw a person to another country
b)
reasons that drive a person out of their country
c)
reasons people migrate to a new area
2.
Pull factors are....
a)
good things that draw a person to another country.
b)
reasons people leave an area
c)
reasons that drive a person out of their country
3.

Crime increased in the cities due to urbanization

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The poorly built, overcrowded apartments many immigrants lived in were called

a)

steerage

b)

sweatshops

c)

tenements

d)

benevolent societies

5.

Which of the following would be a correct description of what life was like urban areas during the height of immigration?

a)

majority of the people were wealthy

b)

most people in urban areas lived in nice houses

c)

tenement buildings were built to house the overflowing population

d)

city streets were well maintained, and the unemployment rate was low

6.

Capitalism

a)

a company that is legally separate from its owners

b)

an economic system where individuals and businesses can own and operated their own business for profit

c)

a person who takes the risk to organize resources to produce a new or better good or service in hopes of gaining a profit

d)

an economy based on supply and demand, with little government intervention; also known as a market economy

7.

Co-founder of Standard Oil who became one of the wealthiest individuals in history; he practiced aggressive business practices and vertical integration within his business.

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

John D Rockefeller

c)

J.P. Morgan

d)

Madam J. Walker

8.

Pioneered the use of the Bessemer Process for steel production; developed one of the largest steel companies in the world, Standard Oil

a)

Cornelius Vanderbild

b)

J.P. Morgan

c)

Andrew Carnegie

d)

Madam J. Walker

9.

Individual who played a crucial role in the development of the American transportation system

a)

John D. Rockefeller

b)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

c)

Andrew Carnegie

d)

Madam C. J. Walker

10.

Prominent financier and banker; involved in several significant mergers and acquisitions of businesses

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

J. P. Morgan

c)

Madam C.J. Walker

d)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

11.

built a successful business empire through the development and marketing of hair care products for Black women

a)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

b)

John D. Rockefeller

c)

Andrew Carnegie

d)

Madam C.J. Walker

12.

Impacts of Mass Production

(Choose 3)

a)

Created more jobs

b)

Products became less expensive

c)
Producing a lot of an item at the same time. 
d)
Producing custom made items. 
13.

Match the agricultural advancement to its description

a)

replaced labor and people for cotton gin and mills

1.

steam technology

b)

faster and more efficient seed drilling

2.

McCormick Reaper

c)

allowed trucks and tractors to haul goods to market

3.

internal combustion engine

14.

How did the expansion of railroads benefit society?

Select three

a)

towns and is cities grew along the route

b)

goods good be shipped faster and more efficiently

c)

provided people with easier access to goods and markets

d)

it destroyed the land

15.

How did laissez-faire policies affect US business and the economy?

a)

companies had to follow government control

b)

it limited monopolies and trust

c)

business could operate without government interference

d)

the unemployment rate dropped

16.

(a)   lead to rapid industrialization in the United States because immigrants served as an​ ​ ​ (b)   labor source.​

Choose from the below words
Immigration
inexpensive
investment
expensive