USII.4 Test Review

Between 1860 and 1910, the U.S. population tripled due to:

• The Baby Boom
• Immigration
• The Homestead Act
• Better Healthcare

Which city manufactured Automobiles

• Chicago
• Richmond
• New England
• Detroit 

Boss Tweed gave immigrants jobs, and often helped with their basic needs in return for their what?

• votes

• Nothing

• Payment

• Service

sometimes used ruthless tactics to destroy competition and keep worker wages low

• Laissez-Faire
• Robber Barons
• Gospel of Wealth
• Union

Who established a Hull House and what is it an example of

• Thomas Jefferson and Settlement homes
• Jane Addams and Homeless shelter
• Rockefeller and settlement homes
• Jane Addams and Settlement home

A group that controls the activities of a political party is called...?

• Oppressive
• A Political Machine
• A Captain of Industry
• Thor

What were sod houses made out of? 

• bricks, concrete
• grass, roots, dirt
• wood, mud, hay
• cloth, large poles, animal skin

Where were steel mills located?

• Chicago
• Detroit
• Pittsburgh
• New England

What caused our nation to go from an Agricultural society to an Industrial society?

• Increase in Westward Expansion
• Growth in Immigration
• Increase in Dry Farming
• Growth in Industry

Why did Pullman's workers go on strike?

• The President sent troops

• People didn't like Pullman Town

• Pullman was too wealthy

• Pullman cut wages but not rent