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SSUSH11&12

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

John D. Rockefeller's ________________________ held a monopoly since he controlled 90% of the oil refiner

a)

Standard Oil Co.

b)

United Steel

c)

Pacific Railroad

d)

Light Bulb

2.

Some wealthy entrepreneurs practiced ___________________ by donating millions to build universities.

a)

Free Enterprise System

b)

Monopolies

c)

Philanthropy

d)

Corruption

3.

 People who start business are to entrepreneurs

    As opened up a national market is to __________

a)

Railroad

b)

Bessemer Process

c)

Light Bulb

d)

Homestead Act

4.
The man responsible for founding the biggest steel corporation in the US during the period 1865-1900 was
a)
JP Morgan
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
5.
Another term for monopoly during the period 1865-1900 was
a)
Big Business
b)
Trust
c)
Giant of Industry
d)
Forbes 500
6.
Which group of immigrants came and settled mostly along the WEST coast?
a)
European
b)
Asian
c)
African
d)
Indian
7.
Immigrants coming to live in New York would have most likely found work where?
a)
In a factory
b)
On a farm
c)
As a cattle driver
d)
On the railroad
8.
Which best describes the working conditions of most immigrants during the Industrial Revolution? 
a)
Most immigrants worked long hours in low-paying industrial jobs
b)
Most immigrants worked as farmers in rural areas
c)
Most immigrants worked as bookkeepers or other professional jobs
d)
Most immigrants worked as tailors or other skilled jobs
9.

What legislation excluded a group of immigrants from entering the United States based solely on race?

a)

Immigration Act of 1917

b)

Irish Exchange Act

c)

Chinese Exclusion Act

d)

Act of Italian Immigrants

10.

Labor unions were needed during the 1800's because

a)

industrial jobs paid low wages and many were dangerous

b)

factory owners held nearly all the power in negotiations with workers

c)

no laws existed yet to protect workers

d)

all of these

11.

Labor unions

a)

Were not necessary in the 1800's

b)

Formed to protect workers' rights

c)

are no longer used by American workers

d)

Had most of the power in the struggle against factory owners

12.

Use the text to answer the question.

"The Pullman Company made railway cars

at the time. In the late nineteenth century, the company

cut workers’ pay. For that, it was the target of a major

nationwide workers’ strike. The strike began south of

Chicago in a town called Pullman. The company owned

the entire town. So in Pullman, Illinois, the Pullman

Company set the price of rent. Whatever the workers

earned went right back to the company’s owners in the

form of rent. The owners got wealthier. Meanwhile,

workers struggled to make ends meet."

In the late 19th century, what issue led to a nationwide workers' strike against the Pullman Company?

a)

High rent prices

b)

Long working hours

c)

Lack of job opportunities

d)

Unfair taxes

13.

Which development had the greatest impact of territorial growth, economic growth, industrial growth

during the years after the Civil War? (SSUSH12a)

a)

Canals

b)

Airplanes

c)

Railroads

d)

Telephones

14.

He was the famous Sioux leader who fought the U.S. Army and led his people to a brief exile to

Canada before finally agreeing to settle on a reservation? (SSUSH12c)

a)

Metacom

b)

Chief Joseph

c)

Powhatan

d)

Sitting Bull

15.

How did the growth of the western population and innovations in farming and ranching impact Plains

Indians? (SSUSH12b)

a)

Native American were moved off their

land and into reservations

b)

Native Americans lead several successful

court cases that allowed them to stay on

their land

c)

Native Americans assimilated into the

western population

d)

Native Americans developed farmers

unions to protect their cattle

16.

Federal land set aside for Native Americans.

a)

Ghetto

b)

Reservation

c)

Black Hills

d)

Great Plains

17.
This religious movement caused the Sioux to rise up against oppressive government laws
a)
Spirit Fox
b)
Buffalo Dance
c)
Ghost Dance
d)
Great Smoke Warriors 
18.

⋅\cdot  Built by immigrant labor
⋅\cdot  Connected Omaha, Nebraska to Sacramento, California
⋅\cdot  Reduced the time required to cross the country


What do the elements in this list describe?

a)

The Erie Canal

b)

The Missouri River

c)

The Pony Express

d)

The Transcontinental Railroad

19.
What group of immigrants arrived in large numbers on the U.S. west coast for the primary purpose of working on the Transcontinental Railroad in the 19th century?
a)
Chinese
b)
Civil War Veterans
c)
Irish
d)
Germans