WorksheetsRise of Industrial America
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What Act was enacted in 1867 to regulate the railroad industry?
a)
Railroad Regulation Act
b)
Interstate Commerce Act
c)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
d)
Chinese Exclusion Act
2.
All of the following describe the Interstate Commerce Act EXCEPT
a)
It required that railroad rates be reasonable and just
b)
It did not allow the government to fix specific railroad rates
c)
It gave the Federal government complete control of the railroads
d)
It was the first time the Federal government stepped in to regulate a private industry
3.
The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890
a)
provided the federal government with a way to control all trusts.
b)
prohibited any contract/trust that restrained trade or commerce.
c)
was made stronger after the US vs. EC. Knight Co. court case.
d)
was supported by the Captains of Industry but not the Robber Barons.
4.
All of the following are results of industrialization EXCEPT
a)
Ten percent of the population controlled 90% of the wealth.
b)
There were more workers than jobs so wages were low.
c)
The middle class expanded.
d)
It was common to go from ‘rags to riches.’
5.
The various unions all had common goals of
a)
higher wages and better working conditions.
b)
equal pay for all workers.
c)
ending child labor.
d)
ending private industry.
6.
What caused the decline in popularity of the Knights of Labor?
a)
Great Railroad Strike of 1877
b)
Homestead Strike
c)
Haymarket Square Bombing
d)
Pullman Strike
7.
Andrew Carnegie’s steel manufacturing
a)
Vertical Integration
b)
Horizontal Integration
8.
John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company
a)
Vertical Integration
b)
Horizontal Integration
9.
Controlling every stage of the process
a)
Vertical Integration
b)
Horizontal Integration
10.
Buying out competitors
a)
Vertical Integration
b)
Horizontal Integration
11.
The idea that survival of the fittest should be applied to the marketplace
a)
Social Darwinism
b)
Laissez-Faire Capitalism
c)
Protestant Work Ethic
d)
Gospel of Wealth
12.
U.S. Steel
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
J. P. Morgan
c)
Andrew W. Mellon
d)
John Jacob Astor
e)
James B. Duke
13.
Railroads
a)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
b)
J. P. Morgan
c)
Andrew W. Mellon
d)
John Jacob Astor
e)
James B. Duke
14.
Banking
a)
J. P. Morgan
b)
Andrew W. Mellon
c)
John Jacob Astor
d)
James B. Duke
e)
Marshall Field
15.
Standard Oil
a)
John D Rockefeller
b)
J. P. Morgan
c)
Andrew W. Mellon
d)
John Jacob Astor
e)
James B. Duke
16.
Closing a factory to prevent a strike
a)
Scabs
b)
Blacklist
c)
Lockouts
d)
Closeouts
17.
Replacement workers
a)
Scabs
b)
Lockouts
c)
Blacklist
d)
Yellow Dog Contracts
e)
Pinkertons
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