Inventors
Who invented the airplane?
Orville and Wilbur Wright
Which of the following were often blamed for poverty, crime, overcrowding, and violence?
A. Labor Unions
B. Americans
C. Women
D. Immigrants
D. Immigrants
Andrew Carnegie is known for which of the following?
A. Inventing a new method for making steel
B. Building a huge steel empire
C. Building oil refineries
D. Forming the Westinghouse Electric Company
B. Building a huge steel empire
Sweatshop
Who invented the light bulb?
Thomas Edison
Angel Island
Why are monopolies bad for the economy?
A. They employ few workers
B. They make the owners too much money
C. They don't allow competition
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
When workers refuse to work to try to force business owners to meet their demands, it's called a what?
Who invented New Farming Methods?
George Washington Carveer
A. Melting Pot
B. Skyscraper
C. Tenement
D. Condominium
C. Tenement
A. Edwin Drake
B. John D. Rockefeller
C. William Randolph Hurst
D. Madame C.J. Walker
B. John D. Rockefeller
A crowded factory where people working long hours for low wages is an example of which of the following?
A. Tenement
B. Piecework
C. Urbanization
D. Sweatshop
D. Sweatshop
Who invented the automobile?
Frank and Charles Duryea
Angel Island differed from Ellis Island in that
A. It was the main immigrant station for European immigrants
B. It was the main station for Chinese immigrants
C. Angel Island was located on the East Coast
D. Most people stopped there for only a few hours
B. It was the main station for Chinese immigrants
A share of a company is called a what?
Stock
A group of workers who join together to fight for improved working conditions and better wages, is called a what?
Labor Union
The Wright Brothers flew the first airplane in 1903 in Kitty Hawk. In which state is Kitty Hawk?
A. Massachusetts
B. Florida
C. Virginia
D. North Carolina
D. North Carolina
Which of the following was a common reason for people to immigrate to the United States?
A. To work on a farm
B. To find political and religious freedom
C. To live in a bigger city
D. To fulfill desire to live in a tenement
B. To find political and religious freedom
A company that has control over an entire industry is called a what?
Monopoly
Which of the following is a good reason why a worker in 1895 made low wages?
A. Labor Unions were strong
B. Immigrants couldn't speak English
C. Reformers (people who fought for workers' rights) were making gains
D. Many people were looking for work
D. Many people were looking for work
What interest inspired Alexander Graham Bell to invent the telephone?
A. Money
B. Changing the world
C. Deaf People and hearing
D. Calling his mother
C. Deaf People and hearing
Immigrants often lived in communities with others from their home country because
A. It was illegal for them to live elsewhere
B. They had no interest in building new lives in the United States
C. It was a way to help make the adjustment to the United States easier
D. Housing was not available in other areas.
C. It was a way to help make the adjustment to the United States easier
A person who gives money to a business or project hoping to gain profit, is called a what?
Investor
Which of the following best describes the main goals of labor unions such as the American Federation of Labor?
A. To get higher pay, shorter working hours, and safer working conditions
B. To hire new workers and start new holidays
C. To organize strikes and find new jobs
D. To pass child labor laws
A. To get higher pay, shorter working hours, and safer working conditions.