What was the name of the Labor Union responsible for many changes?

American Federation of Labor, AFL

Which of the following is a reason why workers made low wages?

Many people were looking for work

How was the check in process at Ellis Island and Angel Island different?

Angel Island took a long time to get through.

Angel Island differed from Ellis Island in that?

It was the main immigrant station for Chinese immigrants.

What is Andrew Carnegie known for?

building a huge steel empire, monopoly

What does it mean to go on Strike?

Workers refuse to work until their demands are met.

What does it mean to have a monopoly?

The company has control of that particular industry.

What is a Labor Union?

A group of workers who unite for things that they want.

What does the word Prejudice mean?

An unfair negative opinion about a group of people.

What is a corporation?

a business that is owned by investors

What does it mean if you own stock in a corporation?

You own a small part of the corporation.

What is an investor in a company?

someone who gives money to get a business started

Which of the following is a common reason Immigrants came to America?

to a better life; religious freedom, political freedom, jobs

What does Free Enterprise mean?

One is free to start his/her own business

Which of the following describes the main goals of a labor union?

higher pay, shorter working day, safer working conditions

Immigrants often lived in communities with others from their home country because...

It made the adjustment to America a little easier.

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1
What was the name of the Labor Union responsible for many changes?
American Workers Union
Homestead Union
Brick Layers' Union
American Federation of Labor, AFL
2
Which of the following is a reason why workers made low wages?
Many people were looking for work
Immigrants could not speak English
Reformers were making gains
Labor Unions were strong
3
How was the check in process at Ellis Island and Angel Island different?
Angel Island took a long time to get through.
Angel Island was welcoming and nice.
Angel island was covered with angels.
Ellis Island took months or even years to get through.
4
Which of the following were often blamed for poverty, crime, overcrowding and violence?
immigrants
women
newsies
labor unions
5
Angel Island differed from Ellis Island in that?
It was the main immigrant station for European Immigrants.
Most immigrants were there for only a few hours.
Angel Island was located on the East Coast.
It was the main immigrant station for Chinese immigrants.
6
What is Andrew Carnegie known for?
building oil refineries
inventing a way to make steel
building a huge steel empire, monopoly
starting Bell electric complany
7
What inspired Alexander Graham Bell to invent the telephone?
money
changing the world
calling his mother
deaf people and hearing
8
What does it mean to go on Strike?
Workers refuse to work until their demands are met.
To work over time.
Workers get holidays off.
Share of a company.
9
What does it mean to have a monopoly?
Business owned by stock holders.
A hot cramped sweatshop.
The company has control of that particular industry.
A company who makes Monopoly Board games.
10
What is a Labor Union?
A group of workers who live together.
A group of workers who unite for things that they want.
A Holiday Day in September.
A group of workers who vacation together.
11
What does the word Prejudice mean?
An unfair negative opinion about a group of people.
Someone who is on trial for a crime.
Person who is not from America.
Person who does not speak English.
12
Why are monopolies bad for the economy?
all of the above
they don't allow competition
they make the owners too much money
they employ few workers
13
What is a corporation?
a monopoly
a business that is owned by investors
a group of workers that join together
person who provides the capital to get a business started
14
What does it mean if you own stock in a corporation?
You own the entire corporation.
A group of workers who join together.
You own a small part of the corporation.
Your have a monopoly of that industry.
15
What is an investor in a company?
someone who gives money to get a business started
someone who sells their company
company that has control of the whole industry
someone who owns the company
16
What is the name for an apartment shared by several families?
condominium
apartment complex
tenement
salad bowl
17
Which of the following is a common reason Immigrants came to America?
to live in tenement housing
to work on a farm
to a better life; religious freedom, political freedom, jobs
to live in a big city
18
Which business leader founded Standard Oil Company?
William Randolph Hearst
Edwin Drake
John D Rockefeller
Samuel Gompers
19
What does Free Enterprise mean?
Consumers have few choices where to buy things.
The government controls what jobs people have.
Competition rarely exists among businesses
One is free to start his/her own business
20
Which of the following describes the main goals of a labor union?
higher pay, shorter working day, safer working conditions
pass child labor laws
organize strikes and find new jobs
hire new workers
21
A crowded unsafe factory where workers worked long hours was called a?
urbanization
tenement
grist mill
sweatshop
22
The Wright Brothers flew their first aircraft at Kitty Hawk, what state Kitty Hawk in?
North Carolina
New York
South Carolina
Florida
23
What led to the rise of Labor unions?
long work week, 6 days a week
long work day, 12 hours
working conditions and low wages
all of the above
24
Where did the Immigrants first stop when coming into California?
Angel island
Alcatraz
Coney Island
Ellis Island
25
Immigrants often lived in communities with others from their home country because...
It was illegal for them to live in in the city.
They wanted to live in tenement housing.
It made the adjustment to America a little easier.
They had no interest in building a new life in America.

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