Why is Ellis Island historically significant?

primary entry point for European immigrants

What does the map reveal about immigrant settlement patterns at this time?

Immigrant groups often clustered together

How were Americans most influenced by the growth of railroads after the civil war?

growth of cities, settlement in the west & a national market

What was the significance of the Interstate Commerce Act & Sherman Antitrust Act?

Congress could regulate some business practices

How did completion of the Transcontinental RR in 1869 encourage settlement of American West?

easier for ranchers & farmers to ship goods back east

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Gilded Age in the US?

decline in the # of people living in cities

How did the free enterprise system most encourage American economic growth in the late 1800s?

pushed entrepreneurs to produce better good @ lower cost

Why was the Bessemer process important to American History?

build taller buildings & bridges to connect communities

Which of the following occurred as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act?

Federal Gov. could dissolve business monopolies

these 2 strategies were used by business leaders to create monopolies (Pick 2)

Horizontal Integration, Vertical Integration

What was the purpose of the Americanization Movement?

Help immigrants assimilate into American culture

Which of the following best describes a Laissez-Faire economic policy?

Gov. should leave businesses alone

which statement was the cartoonist trying to make about the party bosses/.

They were corrupt public officials

Which of the following does NOT describe child labor during industrialization?

Strict laws were enforced limiting child labor

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1
Why is Ellis Island historically significant?
Site of Andrew Carnegie s first library
primary entry point for European immigrants
Primary entry point for Asian immigrants
Site of a major RR union clash
2
What does the map reveal about immigrant settlement patterns at this time?
Immigrant groups often clustered together
Wealthy immigrants settled in newly built suburbs
Most immigrants did not settle in cities
Poor immigrants often lived alongside upper class families
3
Thomas Edison & his team of researchers at Menlo Park, New Jersey, developed-
First Telephone
First steam engine
First internal combustion engine
First efficient light bulb
4
How were Americans most influenced by the growth of railroads after the civil war?
led to shortage of raw materials for factories
caused cotton, rice, & wheat production to move southeast
construction of steamships to travel in US inland river
growth of cities, settlement in the west & a national market
5
What was the significance of the Interstate Commerce Act & Sherman Antitrust Act?
break up labor unions for interfering with free enterprise
Congress could regulate some business practices
Prevented shoddy goods from being sold across state lines
raised tariffs to encourage growth of big business
6
How did completion of the Transcontinental RR in 1869 encourage settlement of American West?
Frightened Indian tribes who retreated to reservations
led to new discoveries of precious minerals
required quantities of iron and coal to build
easier for ranchers & farmers to ship goods back east
7
Which entrepreneur is correctly paired with his field?
Gustavus Swift- Electricity
Andrew Carnegie- Steel
John Rockefeller-telecommunication
Henry Ford- Finance
8
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Gilded Age in the US?
growing division in the society
decline in the # of people living in cities
rise of large corporation in imp. industries like oil & RR
increasing immigration from other countries
9
How did the free enterprise system most encourage American economic growth in the late 1800s?
allowed the gov. to tell manufacturers what to produce
permitted unskilled workers to leave their jobs & move west
pushed entrepreneurs to produce better good @ lower cost
gave employers the right to fire their workers
10
Why was the Bessemer process important to American History?
It made it easier to drill for oil
made it possible for workers to live further from work
made communication easier
build taller buildings & bridges to connect communities
11
Which of the following occurred as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
Federal Gov. could dissolve business monopolies
Workers secured a greater share of company profit
influence of labor unions on factory owners was reduced
Businesses were required to pay fees for oversea business
12
Which term best describes a company that completely dominates a particular industry?
competitor
monopoly
foundation
corporation
13
these 2 strategies were used by business leaders to create monopolies (Pick 2)
Collective Bargaining
Horizontal Integration
Social Darwinism
Vertical Integration
14
What was the purpose of the Americanization Movement?
Increase patriotism and help military recruiting
Help immigrants assimilate into American culture
End Immigration to the U.S
reinforce segregation laws in the south
15
Which of the following best describes a Laissez-Faire economic policy?
Gov. should heavily regulate businesses
Gov. should prevent big businesses from expanding
Gov. should leave businesses alone
Gov. should protect small businesses from failing
16
which statement was the cartoonist trying to make about the party bosses/.
They were progressive reformers
They were corrupt public officials
They were followers of social darwinism
They were unfairly treat by muckrakers
17
Which of the following does NOT describe child labor during industrialization?
Employers hired children b/c they could pay them less
many working families need their children to work to survive
Children were often subjects to dangerous work than adults
Strict laws were enforced limiting child labor
18
What industry did John D. Rockefeller build a monopoly in?
Oil
Steel
Railroads
Shipping
19
Which inventor made this statement
Thomas Edison
George Westinghouse
Alexander Graham Bell
Henry Bessemer
20
Which ethnic group were the only immigrants to have their immigration blocked by congress?
Japanese
Italians
Irish
Chinese

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