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What was the role of government and business
to provide a healthy environment for business
to encourage farmer
to interfere with American individualism
to protect workers
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True or False: Government never tried to regulate business during the time of robber barons.
True
False
3
Which was not a goal of the Populist Party?
supporting the gold standard
bimetallism
eight hour work day
circulation of greenbacks
4
What was one reason the Kansas Nebraska Act was passed?
to capture John Brown
to cause a bloody war between slavery and antislavery groups
provide a route west for the railroad
to end the slavery debate
5
Which type of Union was more selective in who it allowed to join
craft uniosn
trade unions
6
What is the Gospel of Wealth?
the wealthy need to be as rich as possible
the government is responsible to promote wealth for all
the poor should be protected by the government
it is the responsibility of the wealthy to help the poor
7
What did the Dawes Act do?
White settlers yielded lands to former slaves
new lands were granted to Native Women
Natives were offered money
tribal lands were divided into farming parcels
8
Why did Westward Expansion lead to the killing of buffalo
they threatened railroads
they ate farmers' crops
they broke fences
they mated too often with cows
9
What was the purpose of native boarding schools?
to teach them native traditions
to force natives to assimilate
to help them lead their people
to help Natives learn business
10
Which was not a problem of labor conditions in this period?
12 hr work days
child labor
no benefits
accepted labor unions
11
Which is not a Ore-Civil War technology?
oil drilling
railroads
steamboat
automobiles
12
Why did the government favor lax immigration policies in the late 19th century?
remembered their immigrant heritage
immigrants were a good source of cheap labor
they supported Temperance
it advocated multiculturalism
13
Which group was not aided by the Railroad
farmers
Native Americans
ranchers
business owners
14
Samuel Morse created which technology?
typewriter
telagraph
telephone
alternating current
15
What is another word for robber barons?
Leaders of Labor
theives
Business Bosses
captains of Industry
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Which business leader invented vertical integration?
Ford
Rockafeller
Carnegie
Wilson
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Where were most Natives removed to
Illinois
OKlahoma
Texas
Nebraska
18
What is not a reason farms began to fail
farmers produced too many crops
mechanization
farmers did not produce enough crops
crop prices fell
19
Which factor does not contribute to economic growth?
worker's rights
labor
entrepreneurship
natural resources
20
Why did William Jennings Bryant not become president?
labor's feared his victory would cost them their jobs
He did not use he popular tool of stump speeches
He did not have the support of the Populist Party
He did not have Democratic support
21
Which is a hardship faced by Africans once they moved North
they could not find housing
they were given jobs above their skill level
they could not work in factories
they were often the last hired and the first fired
22
What was not a reason standard of living rose during this period?
businesses like steal were growing
international markets made the economy strong
farmers were thriving
consumer goods were easier to make
23
Which technology did not aid the growth of cities?
the cotton gin
subways
elevators
steel girders
24
What technology helped most to create a national market?
railroad
steamboat
wagons
horses
25
What did Dartmouth v Woodward decide
the importance of patents
the sanctity of contracts
technology's role in business
the role of government in commerce
26
What is not a reason African Americans migrated in large groups during this period?
lynching
the boll weevil
the Jim Crow Laws
lack of discrimination in the North
27
What did the Grange not try to do?
help farmers ban together
helped farmers buy machinery together
help business to succeed
try to encourage political change in favor of farmers
28
the terms Ghost Dance, Lakota Sioux, Big Foot, and James Forsyth refer to:
Promontory Point
Wounded Knee Massacre
Red Cloud's War
little Big Horn
29
The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed after what event?
The US took over China
the Chinese were adopted into white culture
the completion of the railroad made them less desirable
Chinese went to war with the US
30
Why were political bosses important?
they helped rural farmers
they aided immigrants in exchange for support
they protected city dwellers
they prevented political corruption
31
Which election reforms did the populists not support?
redistricting of voting boundaries
initiative ballots
direct elections of Senators
secret ballot
32
What is Nativism?
an move to accept immigrants into the US
a fear of immigrants
a fear of Native Americans
a move to encourage African American inclusion in the US
33
Which act was not used to help railroads become transcontinental.
Homestead Act
The Western Advancement Act
the kansas Nebraska Act
Pacific Railroad Act
34
In serious labor disputes the government supported:
supported both sides at different times
remained neutral
organized workers
business owners
35
Which was not a tool used by labor unions
Arbitration
boycotts
lockouts
Collective bargaining
36
What happened at the Haymarket Riots?
laborers gained popular support
a labor protest turned violent
police violence became a common issue
farmers attacked a bank
37
Henry Ford implemented what important technology?
factories
water mills
the moving assembly line
engines
38
Social Darwinism is...
was an unpopular idea in the US during the 18th century
not important to business history
survival of the fittest applied to the economy
the idea people need to protect the weak
39
Why were Natives driven from reservations, even after signing treaties?
white owners did not want it
it was prettier than other land
precious minerals were found
the land was good for farming
40
Which early labor union was more welcoming to African AMericnas
American Federation of Labor
Knight's of Labor
Industrial Workers of the World
Laborers Unite
41
What is horizontal integration
a company acquires competing businesses and merge them
the economic development of the West
when the government controls production
a company owns all business that supply needed material
42
What is laissez-faire capitalism?
the business should aid government
people should pull up their boot straps
people need the government to survive
government should not interfere with business
43
Which is not a way Republicans fostered business after the Civil War?
land grants to railroad
limited government interference in business
gave war contracts
reorganized banking
