WorksheetsCS#9 Industrialization and Labor in the United States
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
After the Civil War, what began in the United States that encouraged innovation, fostered urbanization, and gave rise to labor organizations?
Large-scale industrialization
Agricultural decline
Political reform
Environmental conservation
Between 1880-1900, the U.S. experienced its highest rate of what?
Immigration
Emigration
Birth rate
Death rate
What was one of the main goals of labor unions formed during the rise of labor organizations?
Improve working conditions
Increase taxes
Promote international trade
Reduce education funding
How many days a week did many laborers work during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
6-7 days
3-4 days
2 days
1 day
Which major event in 1869 connected the East Coast to San Francisco and influenced immigration patterns?
The opening of the transcontinental railroad
The signing of the Declaration of Independence
The end of World War I
The invention of the telephone
What event began after repeated wage cuts and ended with federal troops being sent in during 1877?
The Great Railroad Strike
The Pullman Strike
The Homestead Strike
The Haymarket Riot
During the Haymarket Riot of 1886, what was thrown at police during a labor rally in Chicago?
A bomb
A brick
A torch
A flag
By 1913, union membership in the United States rose to approximately how many million workers?
2 million
5 million
8 million
10 million
Which organization was formed in 1904 to fight child labor and promote education?
National Child Labor Committee
American Federation of Labor
Knights of Labor
Industrial Workers of the World
Who led the American Federation of Labor (AFL), which won support from President Wilson during wartime?
Samuel Gompers
Eugene V. Debs
John L. Lewis
Terence Powderly
In the late 19th century, the pattern of United States immigration changed in that...
Far fewer immigrants arrived in the United States than in previous years
Most immigrants chose to settle in the rural, farming regions of the western United States
Increasing numbers of immigrants came from eastern and southern Europe
Most immigrants were political refugees
We have a very (a) nation because of (b) and naturalization during the early (c) century.
Where did the majority of immigrants come to the United States from during the late 19th/ early 20th century? (a)
Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the data?
During the late-19th century, immigration to the US increased at a declining rate.
During the late-19th century, most immigrants to the United States settled in cities.
During the late-19th century, the immigrant population in the US more than doubled.
During the late-19th century, immigration to the US dramatically declined.
