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Summit HS History TN - Industrial Revolution Test
Summit HS History TN - Industrial Revolution Test
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1
Some of the most dangerous work in building the railroad through the Rocky Mountains was performed by
Native American workers.
Chinese workers.
Irish workers.
African-American workers.
2
He made his fortune in the steel business.
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
JP Morgan
3
Jane Addams established ____ in Chicago to improve urban life for many immigrants.
Hull House
Wald House
tenements
soup kitchens
4
Political machines exchanged economic favors in exchange for
votes.
money.
education.
advertising.
5
Who were Buffalo Soldiers?
farmers who rented land to plan crops
leaders of the Transcontinental Railroad
African Americans who fought the Indians out west
friends of Booker T. Washington
6
A belief that native-born white Americans were superior to newcomers is known as ___.
nativism.
peonage.
assimilation.
Jim Crow laws.
7
She became the first female self-made millionaire.
Mary Anderson
Madam CJ Walker
Marie Curie
Elizabeth Blackwell
8
Pap Singleton worked to
give big business greater control over the economy.
ensure the safety of American consumers.
lead Exodusters to migrate from the south to Kansas.
limit the power of Congress.
9
What was one method that states used to bypass the 15th Amendment (right to vote)?
voters had to join a labor union
voters had to complete a literacy test
voters had to live in an urban area
voters had to join the military
10
An infamous political machines was called Tammany Hall led by Boss Tweed, it cheated what city out of millions?
Philadelphia
Boston
Nashville
New York City
11
He was a corporate financier and industrial consolidator.
JP Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Thomas Edison
12
As a result of the Compromise of 1877,
the Supreme Court stepped in to protect the rights of African Americans.
Reconstruction ended and a new political order took place in the South.
the freedom and rights of African Americans granted a new lease of life.
the ideas of the Radical Republicans survived.
13
What did Thomas Nast's work try to expose?
the conspiracy behind James Garfield's assassination
the awarding of thousands of postal jobs in exchange for jobs
the secret deal behind the election of Rutherford B. Hayes
the illegal activities of Boss Tweed
14
Which of the following was a primary characteristic of "new" US immigrants?
They were often Protestant.
They often had a skill, trade, or were educated.
They settled in cities.
They settled on farms.
15
Which invention of Thomas Edison changed American life?
the invention of the telephone
the invention of the light bulb
the improvement for making steel
the creation of the refrigerated railroad car
16
What was the main purpose of a settlement house?
to give immigrants indoor plumbing
to provide poor immigrant families with a place to live
to provide poor immigrant families with hot meals
to teach immigrants skills such as speaking English and job training
17
Which one of the following answer choices explains why the US wanted to build a transcontinental railroad?
to link New England and the Great Lakes
to improve transporting troops to Indian country
to increase trade and shipping to Canada
to link the east and west coasts
18
Why did many immigrants establish their own communities once they arrived in the US?
they shared a common language and culture
they could work and live in the same place
the business owners made them
they had to live in certain areas by law
19
He built his wealth in shipping and railroads.
John D. Rockefeller
JP Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew Carnegie
20
What could be considered one positive outcome of the assassination of James Garfield?
passage by Congress of the Pendleton Act
access to the president in the future will become more difficult
establishment of the FBI to protect the president
Congress writes a clear and logical presidential succession law
21
Which of the following was a primary characteristics of "old" US immigrants?
They were all Jewish.
They were all Catholic.
They were often Protestant.
They were Italian.
22
Which of the following social reformers worked to improve the conditions of immigrants through photographs and writing?
Jane Addams
Lillian Wald
Jacob Riis
Andrew Carnegie
23
Jacob Riis was responsible for the book "How the Other Half Lives" which showed how people lived through pictures.
False
True
24
What industry was targeted and regulated by the Interstate Commerce Act?
commercial trucking
commercial airplanes
ships
railroads
25
Which of the following describes Thomas Nast?
corrupt politician
leader in big business
writer and social commentator
political cartoonist
26
He opened the way for worldwide communications with the invention of the telephone.
Alexander Graham Bell
JP Morgan
Thomas Edison
Henry Bessemer
27
He created trusts and served as head of the Standard Oil Company.
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
JP Morgan
28
Which of the following is an example of a Jim Crow law?
racial etiquette
debt servititude
requiring separate railroad cars for whites and for African Americans
the exclusion of Native Americans from the American political process
29
Which of these factors pulled immigrants to the US?
better job opportunities
religious persecution
poor economic conditions
lack of food
30
The use of standardized time and time zones was introduced in order to benefit
railroad companies and train travelers.
factory owners whose workers had set schedules.
manufacturers who dealt in interstate trade.
telephone and telegraph operators.
31
Cornelius Vanderbilt created a monopoly under the Standard Oil Company.
False
True
32
This law sent Native Americans further west and forced them to assimilate to "white culture."
Dawes Act
Pacific Railway Act
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Treaty of Fort Laramie
33
Who invented a way to make iron into steel?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Henry Bessemer
Samuel Morse
Alexander Graham Bell
34
Why did Congress pass the Chinese Exclusion Act?
to prevent Chinese immigrants from leaving the US
to prevent railroad companies from hiring more Chinese workers
to prevent Chinese immigrants from getting jobs
to prevent Chinese immigrants from entering the US
