Industrial Revolution and Gilded Age Review

Which term describes Americans who were opposed to immigrants?

• Anarchists

• Nativists

• Industrialists

• Suffragists

The establishment of Ellis Island in 1892 enabled

• industrial factories to find immigrant workers as soon as they stepped off the boat.

• the U.S. government to process the increasing number of immigrants.

• Congress to pass laws that stopped the immigration of certain races to the U.S.

• the government to be more selective during the citizenship process.

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 prohibited immigration of any Chinese person for 10 years. This was in response to

• a Chinese company taking over the Southern Pacific Railroad.

• people believing the Chinese immigrants were keeping wages down.

• a request from China, so it would have enough farm workers.

• Chinese immigrants outnumbering immigrants from Europe.

Who invented the lightbulb?

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Henry Ford

• Cornelius Rockefeller

The Bessemer process led to which of the following?

• the mass production of high quality steel

• the employment of highly skilled workers

• the rapid increase in agricultural production

• the creation of a monopoly in the oil industry

Which wealthy businessman wrote the essay "The Gospel of Wealth," in which he encouraged wealthy people to use their money to benefit society?

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• JP Morgan

In the late 1800s, what groups were formed to improve conditions for workers?

• Conglomerates

• Cooperatives

• Labor Unions

• Trusts

John D. Rockefeller originally made his fortune in which industry?

• Oil

• Steel

• Electronics

• Railroad

Which term best describes wealthy business owners who often engaged in unfair or anti-competitive business practices?

• Venture Capitalists

• Muckrakers

• Captains of Industry

• Robber barons

Where did immigrants typically settle?

• Agricultural South

• Industrial North

• Gold Rush West Coast

• Plenty of land Mid-West