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WorksheetsStandards 11 and 12 review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 11mins
Explain the effects of railroads on other industries including steel and oil.
Increased production
Decreased production
Higher pay
Safer work practices
Examine the significance of John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie during America's railroad expansion.
They promoted competition
They created monopolies
They were against trusts
They were politicians
Examine the influence of key inventions on U.S. infrastructure?
Improved communication
Longer factory hours
Economic depression
Slower mail delivery
Which BEST describes Ellis and Angel Island?
Immigrant processing centers
Popular vacation spot
U.S. military bases
Agricultural lands
Which BEST describes the labor unions formed in the late 1800s?
They fought for workers' rights
They supported employers
They were illegal
They had no influence
Which of the following groups were most responsible for building the transcontinental railroads in the west?
Cowboys
Chinese
Politicians
Ranchers
How did ranching and farming practices in the west impact Plains Indians?
Led to a loss of land
Introduced better farming practices to Indians
Brought more wealth to the area
It increased their population
Which is an example of Indian's resistance to railroads expanding westward?
Formation of labor unions
Battle of Little Bighorn
Train robberies
Starting wildfires
Why did 19th century entrepreneurs build monopolies?
To lower their business costs
To slow down production times
To attempt to overthrow the government
To protest high taxes
Which describes an impact of the creation of the telegraph?
Goods could be shipped across the U.S.
Lincoln could communicate with Generals in battle
Letters arrived in the mail much faster
Distant families could talk to each other
Which technology most impacted productivity in factories in the late 19th century?
Indoor plumbing
TV advertising
Electric light bulb
Delivery Trucks
Match the terms below
Andrew Carnegie
Steel industry
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Samuel Morse
Telegraph
Thomas Edison
Light bulb
Alexander Graham Bell
Telephone
Most Chinese immigrants processed at (a) while European immigrants passed through (b) .
Which an impact of late 19th century immigration on urban cities?
Worker pay increased
Need for agriculture decreased
Crime and disease increased
Immigrants were quickly welcomed
Which are results of Eastern European immigration to America?
Russian literature became popular
Polish Polka music introduced
Belgium waffles sold in restaurants
Orthodox religion embraced by the U.S.
What was the result of the Great Sioux War?
Indians won their freedom
Indians were given more land
Indians were forced onto reservations
Gold was shared between the tribes
What animal sacred to the Lakota was hunted nearly to extinction by American hunters?
Turkey
Deer
Eagles
Buffalo
