The Rise of Industrial Capitalism and the Gilded Age

What encouraged the rise of industrial capitalism in the United States?

• Technological advances

• Large-scale production methods

• Opening of new markets

• All of the above.

Large-scale industrial production was accompanied by massive technological change and what other factors?

• Decline in communication networks

• Pro-growth government policies

• Reduction in business consolidation

• Decrease in international trade

The migrations that accompanied industrialization transformed both urban and rural areas of the United States. True or False?

• True

• False

International and internal migration increased urban populations and fostered the growth of what?

• A) New rural culture

• B) New urban culture

• C) Decline in urban culture

• D) None of the above.

Larger numbers of migrants moved to the West in search of land and economic opportunity, frequently provoking what?

• Peaceful negotiations

• Violent conflict

• Economic stability

• None of the above.

Fill in the blank: New systems of production and transportation enabled consolidation within _______, which spurred a variety of responses from farmers.

• Industry

• Agriculture

• Urban areas

• Government

Fill in the blank: Larger numbers of migrants moved to the West in search of land and economic opportunity, frequently provoking _______.

• A) Peace

• B) Violent conflict

• C) Economic stability

• D) Social harmony

What was one way farmers responded to the increasing consolidation in agricultural markets?

• By creating local and regional cooperative organizations

• By moving to urban areas

• By reducing crop production

• By investing in railroads.

As migrant populations increased in number and the American bison population was decimated, competition for land and resources in the West among white settlers, American Indians, and Mexican Americans led to an increase in violent conflict. True or False?

• True

• False

The U.S. government violated treaties with American Indians and responded to resistance with military force, eventually confining American Indians to reservations and denying tribal sovereignty. True or False?

• True

• False