Unit 5 NEW test review

The development of railroads and canals helped open and operate successful businesses by-

• making peace treaties with Native Americans for their land

• establishing trade agreements

• developing large cities in the west which meant large factories as well

• creating ways that the Northern and Southern states could ship farm products and other goods back west

Which of the following had the biggest impact on the steel industry during the Second Industrial Revolution which led to the expansion of the railroads?

• cheaper gasoline lines

• the government deregulating the railroad industry

• The Bessemer Process

• The Standard Oil company

What does the term "Robber Barron" describe?

• journalist who exposed industries of corruption

• members of the federal legislature who strongly opposed the Articles of Confederation

• northern politicians who used expansion to gain power

• Industrialists who used unethical practices to expand their wealth and influence

Andrew Carnegie created a monopoly in what industry

• railroad

• steel

• oil

• banking

What was the key difference in Ellis and Angel Island?

• there was no differences between the two islands

• European immigrants came in through Ellis Island and Asian immigrants came in at Angel Island

• they only allowed unemployed passed through Angel Island while working people went through Ellis.

• European immigrants came through in Angel Island while Asian immigrants came in through Ellis Island

How did the invention of the light bulb change the American workplace?

• allowed child labor laws to be created

• reduced the amount of time that people worked

• created 24 hour working conditions

• forced workers to specialize in certain areas.

Which of the following demographic changes did industrialization contribute to the most in the late 1800s in the US?

• immigrant populations growing in cities

• wages for unskilled workers going up

• people moving to more rural areas to get away from cities

• the West had the most people living there.

A lot of immigrants felt as though America had more economic opportunities for them than their home country.

• True

• False

Nativism was a policy that-

• allowed for people to directly vote for U.S. senators

• wanted to push for the expansion of immigration stations in the US

• allowed only native born citizens to run for government office

• wanted to protect native citizens and their interests to the detriment of others

Choose two factors that led to the establishment of labor unions in the U.S.

• government wanting to prohibit the use of children in work places.

• workers being poorly paid with no benefits at their jobs

• people being forced to work in unsafe conditions

• wars outbreaking within the US because of the push for the banning of alcohol

• workers were paid great and had all the benefits they wanted