Vocab Matching
a law that gave Congress authority to regulate railroad activities
Interstate Commerce Act
Which was one important effect of electricity on cities and businesses?
a- it made travel and business flexible b- it caused businesses to move only to rural areas c- it allowed machines and appliances to operate and grow businesses d- it ended the growth of urban areas
c- it allowed machines and appliances to operate and grow businesses
George M. Pullman invented the sleeping car and later built a company town for workers.
True
In 1869, the United States completed its first ______________________________ railroad, connecting the country across the continent.
transcontinental
How did collective bargaining benefit workers during industrialization?
1. a way to negotiate and talk with the bosses, for all workers
2. to get better pay, working hours, work safety
a technique used to make steel from iron
Bessemer process
Which statement best explains why railroads were important to the growth of industries?
A. Railroads created demand for products like iron, steel, coal, lumber, and glass B. Railroads made all other forms of transportation illegal C. Railroads caused factories to stop producing goods D. Railroads reduced trade between cities and towns
A. Railroads created demand for products like iron, steel, coal, lumber, and glass
Chinese immigrants helped build the transcontinental railroad.
True
___________________________ formed the American Federation of Labor (AFL).
Samuel Gompers
Explain why businesses were allowed to thrive during industrialization.
1. because of a laissez-faire(hand off) approach to capitalism.
2. Little government regulation/restrictions
3. People were allowed to invest, create, invent, and earn freely
a court case that said government could regulate private industry to protect public interest
Munn v Illinois
Why were time zones created during the growth of the railroad system?
A. communities wanted every railroad to use a different clock B. Railroads needed a more organized system for keeping time across different regions C. The federal government wanted to eliminate railroad travel D. Workers refused to use clocks
B. Railroads needed a more organized system for keeping time across different regions
Social Darwinism sees all humans and businesses as equal.
False
When you take out carbon from ____________ you get steel.
iron
Why was the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire significant to the labor movement?
A. it increased support for workplace safety reforms B. it established the first national labor union C. it ended the use of collective bargaining agreements D. it caused courts to apply antitrust laws to strikes
A. it increased support for workplace safety reforms
a railroad that crosses the entire country
transcontinental railroad
Which situation is an example of a negative effect of railroad growth from your readings?
A. communities were connected by rail B. long-distance travel became easier C. Railroad construction was dangerous, and many workers were killed or injured D. Industries received needed raw materials
C. Railroad construction was dangerous, and many workers were killed or injured
a factory fire in which mostly female workers were trapped by locked doors (vocabulary term)
Triangle Shirtwaist factory
Charles Darwin said that “_________________________________” enabled the best-suited people to survive and succeed.
natural selection
a law against monopolies that was also used to limit labor strikes(vocabulary term)
Sherman Antitrust Law
a company involved in a scheme to steal or overcharge money from railroad construction
Credit Mobilier
Why did many farmers oppose railroad companies?
A. from charging high shipping prices and treating customers unfairly B. they wanted railroads to stop connecting towns C. farmers believed railroads created too many time zones D. they wanted to end all the trade between cities
A. from charging high shipping prices and treating customers unfairly
a bomb exploded during a labor demonstration in Chicago, leading to arrests and executions (vocabulary term)
Haymarket Affair
negotiations between workers and employers about wages and working conditions (vocabulary term)
collective bargaining
a system of capitalism that desires for the government to have very little regulation over business
laissez-faire