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WorksheetsAH Unit 3: Immigration, Industrialization, Urbanization
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 33mins
Transcontinental Railroad
Nickname for a miner or other person that took part in the 1849 California Gold Rush
Railroad line that linked the eastern railroad system with California's railroad system
Law that allowed any American to claim up to 160 acres on the Great Plains for a $10 filing fee
Name given to the former slaves who migrated from the South to the West following the Civil War
This was designed to prevent companies from engaging in unfair practices that eliminated competition. (Break up of monologies)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Interstate Commerce Act
Labor Unions
Monopoly
This prohibited unfair practices by railroads such as charging higher rates for shorter routes.
Interstate Commerce Act
National Market
Sherman Anti-trust Act
Clayton Anti-trust Act
An organization of workers dedicated to protecting members' interests and improving wages, hours and working conditions for all.
Labor Union
Workers Rights
Worker Strikes
Collective Bargaining
When a single group of people makes decisions for multiple companies and trade stocks, it is known as a:
stock
corporation
monopoly
trust
Laissez-Faire Economics
Economic system in which the government does not intervene in business practices
A business practice in which a single manufacturer controls all of the steps used to change raw materials into finished products
A business practice in which a company takes over all of its competitors
Theory that claims the best people in society are the ones who rise to the top
Vertical Integration
Economic system in which the government does not intervene in business practices
A business practice in which a single manufacturer controls all of the steps used to change raw materials into finished products
A business practice in which a company takes over all of its competitors
Theory that claims the best people in society are the ones who rise to the top
Horizontal Integration
Economic system in which the government does not intervene in business practices
A business practice in which a single manufacturer controls all of the steps used to change raw materials into finished products
A business practice in which a company takes over all of its competitors
Theory that claims the best people in society are the ones who rise to the top
Social Darwinism
Economic system in which the government does not intervene in business practices
A business practice in which a single manufacturer controls all of the steps used to change raw materials into finished products
A business practice in which a company takes over all of its competitors
Theory that claims the best people in society are the ones who rise to the top
Strike
An organization of workers that tries to improve working conditions, wages, and benefits for its members
An organized work stoppage intended to force an employer to address union demands
A company tool to fight union demands by refusing to allow employees to enter its facilities to work
A list privately exchanged among employers, containing the names of persons to be barred from employment
Blacklist
An organization of workers that tries to improve working conditions, wages, and benefits for its members
An organized work stoppage intended to force an employer to address union demands
A company tool to fight union demands by refusing to allow employees to enter its facilities to work
A list privately exchanged among employers, containing the names of persons to be barred from employment
How did the assembly line impact the U.S.?
It did not impact the U.S.
It made Henry Ford rich
It assembled new toys.
It let factories create goods faster.
Why were some Americans worried about the power of Big Business?
Because they took advantage of their customers and workers
Because small businesses were able to grow faster
Because the businesses were too big
Because they were petty
How did collective bargaining help workers?
They would get fired for trying to help workers
They could get good deals at the store
They could work together to get fair treatment from their bosses
They could fight each other to get better treatment
In the 1890's, most immigrants arriving in the United States came from
China and South Asia
Canada and Latin America
Eastern and Southern Europe
Ireland and Great Britain
In the late 1800's, many rural Americans moved to big cities in search of
better- paying jobs
political power
high society
shorter work hours
Most urban working class families lived in multifamily apartment buildings called
suburbs
skyscrapers
tenements
work houses
Nativists reacted to immigration in the late 1800's by
grouping immigrants into their own sections of cites
urging immigrants to assimilate into American Society
pressuring the government to limit or cut off immigration
seeking to convert Catholic immigrants to Protestantism
Political machines provided new city dwellers with necessities such as jobs, housing, an police protection in exchange for
graft
votes
kickbacks
wages
After 1872, the processing center for the vast majority of immigrants arriving on the West was at
Angel Island
Staten Island
Long island
Ellis Island
Nativism in the late 19th century was motivated primarily by
hostility toward immigrant workers taking american jobs
the need to reduce over-crowding in western states
cultural conflicts with Native Americans Indians
the migration of the African American to northern cities
Which is the best example of a political machine
a group of immigrants gather together and demand rights, and better pay
a political organization that uses corruption to buy and cheat votes
the government breaks apart big business
a politician asks for donations for his campaign
Select all of the PUSH factors for immigration
More opportunities in America
Religious persecution in home country
Poverty & poor conditions in home country
More freedom in America
Select all of the PULL factors for immigration
More opportunities in America
Religious persecution in home country
Poverty & poor conditions in home country
More freedom in America
The rapid growth of major cities in the United States is called what?
Rural
Urbanization
Industrialization
Homestead
From which nation in Europe would an “old immigrant” likely have come?
England
Italy
Poland
Russia
Financier who made his money in the Banking industry
Rockefeller
Morgan
Carnegie
Vanderbilt
Who owned Standard Oil and is considered the wealthiest American of all time?
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Samuel Gompers
JP Morgan
- Founded what became US Steel
- Wrote the Gospel of Wealth
- Used profits in philanthropic activities
What Gilded Age individual best represents the description above?
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
George Pullman
Thomas Edison
Which historical figure is known for leading the banking industry during the Gilded Age?
J.P. Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller was the titan of what industry?
Railroads
Steel
Oil
Banking
Andrew Carnegie was the titan of what industry?
Railroads
Steel
Oil
Banking
Cornelius Vanderbilt was the Titan of what industry?
Railroads
Steel
Oil
Banking
J.P. Morgan was the titan of what industry?
Railroads
Steel
Oil
Banking
The strategy of buying out similar businesses ( ex. Dunkin Doughnut buys out Hometown Doughnuts) is known as what?
Vertical Integration
Horizontal Integration
Diagonal Integration
Crossing Integration
The strategy of buying out suppliers of your industry (ex. Tom's Hardware Store buy out a lumber yard, a metal working factory, and a trucking company) is known as what?
Vertical Integration
Horizontal Integration
Diagonal Integration
Crossing Integration
The name given to businessmen who cheated, treated workers horribly, and stole to make money
Robber Barons
Gospel of Wealth
Captains of Industry
Social Darwinism
business leader who uses money and power to promote industry and create jobs
captain of industry
robber baron
cartoonist
cartographer
