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1
Which technology employed a division of labor?
Eli Whitney's cotton gin
Henry Ford's assembly line
Richard Arkwright's water frame
Cyrus McCormick's reaper
2
What was the name of the people who snuck into Oklahoma territory and claimed land before it was officially opened?
Schooners
Cheaters
Boomers
Sooners
3
A person who invests money into a product or business with the goal of making money is...
a millionaire
an entrepreneur
a prospector
an investor
4
Advanced in manufacturing aided the development of the United States as an industrial power by
stimulating the demand for immigrant workers
expanding the agricultural workforce
increasing government regulations
increasing production levels
5
Complete the chart
Manifest Destiny
Reasons for westward expansion
Reasons for rise and prosperity of big business
Factors resulting in growth of industry
6
Which additional factor contributed to this development?
Concern for rising prices of consumer products
Desire to establish a uniform system of mass production
Limited access to credit needed by small businesses
Decreased prices to force competitors out of business
7
Which NFL team gets its name from the California Gold Rush?
The San Francisco 49ers
The Oakland Raiders (now in Las Vegas)
The San Diego Chargers (now in Los Angeles)
The Denver Broncos
8
Which phrase best completes the list?
Decline of international shipping
Expansion of transcontinental railroads
Regulation of canal industry
Development of a highway system
9
True or False: Exodusters was the name given to African-Americans who left the South and headed West.
False
True
10
A vigilante is:
a cowboy that drove cattle through Oklahoma
a criminal on the run from the law
a self-appointed law enforcer
a railroad worker from Italy
11
According to this excerpt, living standards were determined by which factors in the early 1900s?
increases in public education levels
higher prices for agricultural goods
widespread availability of consumer goods
division of labor in factories
12
Association of producers of a good or service that prices and controls stocks in order to monopolize the market
Monopoly
Trust
Corporation
Cartel
13
Assigning workers one task that is to be performed repeatedly is referred to as
specialization
productivity
a cottage industry
a division of labor
14
Where was the Transcontinental Railroad was completed?
Boise, Idaho
Helena, Montana
Promontory Point, Utah
Portland, Oregon
15
A company recognized as a legal unit that has rights and liabilities separate from each of its members
Cartel
Corporation
Monopoly
Trust
16
Which is NOT an example of a big business in the years following the Civil War?
Agriculture
Oil
Railroads
Steel
17
Exclusive control by one company over an entire industry
Corporation
Cartel
Trust
Monopoly
18
True or False: Liassez-Faire policies involve heavy government regulation
True
False
19
Which industry prompted the creation of standard time zones in the United States?
railroad
oil
steel
textile
20
A group of separate companies that are placed under the control of a single managing board in order to form a monopoly
Corporation
Cartel
Monopoly
Trust
21
During the first half of the 20th century, Henry Ford made efforts to build a loyal customer base by
introducing safety measures and fuel-efficient engines for vehicles
manufacturing reliable and affordable vehicles for the public
developing vehicles that minimized pollution
offering custom-made specialty vehicles
22
Which event caused these changes?
a decrease in safety regulations
the development of assembly lines
an increase in wages
the support of labor unions
23
Which policy did business leaders like those listed support?
patent laws that protected innovations
antitrust legislation that prevented monopolies
quotas that restricted labor competition from immigrants
laws that guaranteed a minimum wage for workers
24
True or False: Mass production is production of goods in large numbers through the use of machinery and assembly lines
False
True
25
How did the distribution of wealth in the United States change due to industrialization in the late 19th century?
Women's wages for factory jobs became equal to men's wages
Congress passed legislation to require industries to pay a minimum wage
Many industrialists created profit sharing plans for their employees
Industrialists grew rich while factory workers remained poor
26
True or False: A patent prohibits inventors from developing, using, and selling their inventions
True
False
27
True or False: In tenements, several families would often share one small bathroom.
True
False
28
How did the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad impact the economy of the West?
It limited the capital available for development
It provided access to new markets for local goods
It contributed to the decline of urban communities
It increased competition for local farmers
29
The expansion of cities and/or the increase in the number of people living in them.
Gentrification
Urbanization
Industrialization
Population density
30
This method was designed in the mid-1800s for making steel more efficiently
Arc welding
The Bessemer Process
Smelting
31
True or False: Mechanization meant more people were needed to work on farms.
True
False
32
Which statements refer to post-Civil War changes in farming and city life?
2, 3, and 4
2 and 3 only
1 and 4 only
1, 2, and 3
33
Which invention of the 1800s did NOT contribute to the rise of big business?
Telephone
Practical Electrical Lighting
Railroad
Bicycle
34
Employees at the steel mills in Western Pennsylvania tended to be what nationality?
Scandinavian
Polish
Irish
Eastern European Jews
