Test Prep Big Business US History

Some tenant farmers became____________ who paid a share of their crops to cover rent and other costs

• Forced Laborers

• Planters

• Sharecroppers

• Landlords

What was the overall purpose of black codes passed by the new Southern legislatures?

• to severely limit the rights of African Americans to a state similar to slavery

• to ensure African Americans had independent new lives in Southern society

• to provide educational opportunities and apprenticeships for African Americans

• to establish regulations concerning work hours, pay, and employment conditions

Laissez-faire relies on___________ to regulate prices and wages

• Business

• Government

• Free Market

• the states

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

• China

• Japan

• Greece

• Guatemala

A steel company that owns the coal mines, limestone quarries, and iron ore fields it depends on is an example of____

• Capital Integration

• Vertical Integration

• Business Integration

• Stock Integration

According to the chart, the government reacted to disgruntled railroad employees in 1877 by

• calling out troops to restore order.

• following the wishes of the railroad workers

• issuing a court order.

• resolving to raise wages.

According to the chart, the 1894 Pullman strike was halted by_________

• The Pullman Company

• The American Railway Union

• Federal Troops

• A Court Order

Which of the following describes how one of the inventions from the time line would enable factories to produce more goods by extending hours of production?

• The telephone opened lines of communication between suppliers and factories.

• The ice machine helped workers stay cool in the summer.

• The lightbulb made it possible to consistently light work spaces.

• The automatic loom allowed factories to produce more woven material.

Agreements among companies to keep prices at a certain level were known as_____

• holding companies

• monopolies

• pools

• grants

What is one advantage that big corporations had over small businesses?

• They could produce goods more cheaply and efficiently.

• They had higher operating costs.

• Their products were more expensive.

• They were funded by the federal government.