Farmers / Native Americans
What economic problem resulted when farmers produced more crops than consumers demanded?
A. Crop prices fell
B. Railroad rates fell
C. Farm wages increased
D. Debt disappeared
A. Crop prices fell
Rapid immigration and industrialization occurred at the same time during the late 1800s. Which relationship BEST explains this pattern?
A. Industrialization eliminated urban employment
B. Industrial growth created jobs that attracted immigrants
C. Immigration caused factories to move to farms
D. Industrialists attempted to eliminate immigration
B. Industrial growth created jobs that attracted immigrants
During the late 1800s, factory workers often faced low wages, long hours, and unsafe working conditions. These conditions contributed MOST directly to—
A. growth of labor unions
B. decline of industrialization
C. expansion of monopolies
D. reduction of immigration
A. growth of labor unions
Andrew Carnegie became wealthy through which industry?
A. Oil
B. Steel
C. Railroads
D. Electricity
B. Steel
Who patented the telephone in 1876?
A. Thomas Edison
B. Nikola Tesla
C. Alexander Graham Bell
D. Granville Woods
C. Alexander Graham Bell
During the late 1800s, Native American children attending government boarding schools were often required to speak English, wear American-style clothing, and follow Euro-American customs.
What was the MAIN purpose of these policies?
A. Increase Native American land ownership
B. Prepare Native Americans for military service
C. Assimilate Native Americans into mainstream American culture
D. Preserve Native American traditions
C. Assimilate Native Americans into mainstream American culture
Which development demonstrates a challenge faced particularly by Chinese immigrants during the late 1800s?
A. Federal laws restricted immigration based on their nationality.
B. Factory workers received low wages.
C. Immigrants struggled to learn English.
D. Urban housing became overcrowded.
A. Federal laws restricted immigration based on their nationality.
What did settlement houses such as Hull House provide?
A. Railroad transportation
B. Services for immigrants and poor urban families
C. Loans to corporations
D. Farmland for factory workers
B. Services for immigrants and poor urban families
Industrialization and immigration caused the populations of American cities to grow faster than adequate housing could be built.
Which condition MOST directly resulted from this growth?
A. Declining factory employment
B. Lower population density
C. Growth of crowded tenement housing
D. Increased availability of farmland
C. Growth of crowded tenement housing
Which achievement BEST demonstrates Madam C. J. Walker's role in the changing American economy?
A. She organized industrial labor unions.
B. She built a successful business producing and selling beauty products.
C. She introduced assembly-line production.
D. She created new railroad technology
B. She built a successful business producing and selling beauty products.
Which statement BEST describes how the Dawes Act affected Native Americans?
A. It protected tribal lands and strengthened Native traditions.
B. It expanded reservations and increased tribal independence.
C. It divided tribal lands and weakened traditional tribal life.
D. It returned western lands and strengthened tribal governments.
C. It divided tribal lands and weakened traditional tribal life.
Ellis Island primarily processed immigrants arriving from—
A. Asia
B. Africa
C. Europe
D. Latin America
C. Europe
Which goal would Samuel Gompers and the American Federation of Labor MOST likely support?
A. Government ownership of all factories
B. Eliminating private businesses
C. Organizing farmers against railroad companies
D. Improving wages and working conditions for skilled workers
D. Improving wages and working conditions for skilled workers
John D. Rockefeller built one of the nation's largest corporations.
Which industry did Rockefeller's company dominate?
A. Steel
B. Railroads
C. Oil refining
D. Telecommunications
C. Oil refining
Elijah McCoy developed improvements that helped industrial machinery operate more efficiently.
Which result BEST demonstrates the importance of this innovation?
A. Factories became dependent on farming
B. Industrial production became slower
C. Machines could operate more efficiently
D. Businesses stopped using machinery
C. Machines could operate more efficiently
Which group eventually developed into a political movement representing many farmers' concerns?
A. Nativists
B. Progressives
C. Industrialists
D. Populists
D. Populists
Which statement BEST describes nativism during the late 1800s?
A. Support for expanding immigration into American cities
B. Support for improving conditions for immigrant workers
C. Opposition to immigration and preference for native-born Americans
D. Opposition to businesses that employed native-born Americans
C. Opposition to immigration and preference for native-born Americans
In 1892, workers at a Carnegie steel plant went on strike after a dispute over wages. The conflict became violent after private guards were brought in.
Which event is described?
A. Pullman Strike
B. Homestead Strike
C. Haymarket Riot
D. Great Railroad Strike
B. Homestead Strike
During the Second Industrial Revolution, improvements made steel cheaper and easier to produce.
Which development was MOST directly connected to the increased production of steel?
A. Decline in the growth of American cities
B. Reduced demand for transportation
C. Expansion of railroads, bridges, and large industrial buildings
D. Decreased use of machinery in factories
C. Expansion of railroads, bridges, and large industrial buildings
What do Carver, Walker, McCoy, and Woods demonstrate about American innovation?
A. Innovation occurred only in factories
B. Innovators came from diverse backgrounds
C. Most inventors worked for railroads
D. Innovation was limited to transportation
B. Innovators came from diverse backgrounds
What was a major goal shared by the Grange, Farmers' Alliances, and Populists?
A. Increase farmers' economic and political influence
B. Expand the power of railroad corporations
C. Move agricultural workers into cities
D. Reduce government involvement in railroads
A. Increase farmers' economic and political influence
What did the Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) and the Gentlemen’s Agreement (1907) have in common?
A. Both increased immigration from Asian nations.
B. Both restricted immigration from Asian nations.
C. Both granted citizenship to Asian immigrants.
D. Both protected Asian workers from discrimination.
B. Both restricted immigration from Asian nations.
Workers protested after a railroad-car company reduced wages while maintaining high costs in its company town. The strike disrupted railroad traffic across the nation.
Which event is described?
A. Pullman Strike
B. Homestead Strike
C. Haymarket Riot
D. Farmers' Alliance
A. Pullman Strike
Which correctly compares horizontal and vertical integration?
A. Horizontal = buy competitors; Vertical = control stages of production
B. Horizontal = control production; Vertical = buy competitors
C. Horizontal = form unions; Vertical = eliminate unions
D. Horizontal = government ownership; Vertical = private ownership
A. Horizontal = buy competitors; Vertical = control stages of production
What was Elijah McCoy known for improving?
A. Telephone networks
B. Steam engine lubrication
C. Electric lighting
D. Steel production
B. Steam engine lubrication