Industrialization and Reform

 How did Railroads impact the economy during this time?

• Moved raw materials (steel, lumber, coal) to factories 
• Used to make artillery and weapons
• Provided money for other industries
• Materials were more expensive and quicker to ship

Laissez-faire relies on ____ to regulate prices and wages

• businesses

• government

• GNP

• free market

A shortage of workers in California forced the Central Pacific Railroad to hire about 10,000 workers from

• China

• Japan

• Ireland

• Mexico

Supporters of laissez-faire believed the government should interfere in the economy only to

• protect property rights and maintain peace.

• protect new domestic businesses from foreign competition.

• keep prices from rising too much.

• bring the country out of an economic crisis.

Employers generally viewed unions as

• conspiracies that interfered with property rights.

• organizations that were necessary for protecting workers.

• groups that helped increase productivity.

• secret societies planning to overthrow the government.

How did railroads MOST impact farming in the WEST during the late 1800's?

• They connected farms with distant markets for selling their

  harvest.

• They helped large landowners illegally acquire land from

  homesteaders.

• The greater ease of transportation led many farmers to change to cattle ranching.

• They made owning large farms more difficult by laying tracks

  through farmlands

Which of the following was a factor in drawing settlers to the western territories?

• inexpensive land
• factory work
• urban lifestyles

• Urban
• Rural

• Urban
• Rural

  The industrial movement affected many women because--

• many had to look after their families while the men went to work
• they joined the military for the first time
• they took jobs in factories like the textile mills