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Which statement describes a result of the Industrial Revolution?
(1) Farm production decreased.
(2) Immigration to the United States increased.
(3) Slavery in the South increased.
(4) The population of the cities decreased.
A 100
(2) Immigration to the United States increased.
A 100
How did the federal government aid the growth of the transcontinental railroads?
A 200
The federal government provided free land to the railroad companies for laying railroad tracks. A 200
The Populist party was most interested in improving conditions for (1) farmers (2) business leaders (3) African Americans (4) Native American Indians A 300
(1) farmers A 300
In the late 1800s, the theory of laissez-faire capitalism was used by many industrialists to (1) petition the government for assistance during times of financial crisis (2) oppose colonial expansion in Africa and Asia (3) argue against government regulation of business practices (4) defend limits on the number of immigrants allowed to work in factories A 400
(3) argue against government regulation of business practices A 400
What was the main benefit that labor unions of the late 19th century gained for their members?
(1) job security (2) improved wages and hours (3) paid vacations (4) health insurance A 500
(2) improved wages and hours A 500
During the late 1800s, business leaders formed trusts mainly to (1) reduce prices (2) eliminate competition (3) improve worker productivity (4) establish overseas factories B 100
(2) eliminate competition B 100
In passing the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890), Congress intended to (1) prevent large corporations from eliminating their competition (2) distinguish good trusts from bad trusts (3) regulate rates charged by railroads (4) force large trusts to bargain with labor unions B 200
(1) prevent large corporations from eliminating their competition B 200
A high protective tariff passed by Congress is intended to affect the United States economy by (1) promoting free trade (2) limiting industrial jobs (3) encouraging American manufacturing (4) expanding global interdependence B 300
(3) encouraging American manufacturing B 300
Why did presidents and governors use militias and military force during labor management conflicts in the late 1800s?
B 400
To support industrialists and end strikes by labor unions B 400
The mechanization of agriculture in the United States led directly to (1) an increase in production (2) less dependence on railroads by farmers (3) fewer agricultural exports (4) the decreasing size of the average farm B 500
(1) an increase in production B 500
During the late 1800s, many United States farmers believed their economic problems would be solved if the federal government would (1) raise interest rates (2) outlaw strikes by labor unions (3) put more money into circulation (4) regulate the amount of grain that was produced C 100
(3) put more money into circulation C 100
During the late 1800s, pools and trusts were used by big business in an effort to (1) increase imports (2) limit competition (3) improve working conditions (4) reduce corporate income taxes C 200
(2) limit competition C 200
Which statement about the development of the Great Plains in the late 1800s is most accurate?
(1) Great profits could be earned in the steel industry.
(2) Railroads decreased in importance throughout the region.
(3) Immigrants could no longer afford to become farmers.
(4) Mechanized farming became dominant in the region.
C 300
(4) Mechanized farming became dominant in the region.
C 300
C 400
The Interstate Commerce Act (1887) and the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) were efforts by the federal government to (1) regulate some aspects of business (2) expand the positive features of the trusts (3) favor big business over small companies (4) move toward government ownership of key industries C 400
(1) regulate some aspects of business C 400
During the late 1800s, what was a major effect of industrialization on workers in the United States?
(1) Membership in labor unions declined.
(2) Workers migrated to rural regions.
(3) Most factory jobs became service industry jobs. (4) Skilled craftsmen were replaced by semiskilled machine operators.
C 500
(4) Skilled craftsmen were replaced by semiskilled machine operators.
C 500
In the late 1800s, the Homestead steel strike and the Pullman railcar strike were unsuccessful because (1) the government supported business owners (2) most workers refused to take part in the strike (3) the Supreme Court ruled both strikes were illegal (4) factory owners hired children to replace the strikers D 100
(1) the government supported business owners D 100
Which factor contributed the most to urbanization in the late 1800s?
(1) assimilation (2) industrialization (3) imperialism (4) nullification D 200
(2) industrialization D 200
In the late 1800s, free and unlimited coinage of silver was supported by farmers primarily because they hoped this policy would (1) make foreign crop prices less competitive (2) allow farmers to grow a greater variety of crops (3) increase crop prices and make it easier to repay loans (4) bring about political equality between rural and urban residents D 300
(3) increase crop prices and make it easier to repay loans D 300
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the term
robber baron
best defined a person who (1) controlled large tracts of western lands (2) used ruthless business tactics (3) stole from the rich to give to the poor (4) encouraged the conservation of raw materials D 400
(2) used ruthless business tactics D 400
In the late 1800s, many business practices of the railroads led to (1) an increase in the unemployment rate (2) a decrease in the demand for raw materials (3) a decrease in the variety of products available for consumers (4) an increase in the demand for government regulation D 500
(4) an increase in the demand for government regulation D 500
Industrialists of the late 1800s contributed most to economic growth by (1) supporting the efforts of labor unions (2) encouraging government ownership of banks (3) opposing protective tariffs (4) establishing large corporations E 100
(4) establishing large corporations E 100
During the second half of the 19th century, government commitment to the principles of laissez-faire capitalism contributed to (1) healthy and positive competition between businesses (2) the growth of small business firms (3) economic domination between business trusts (4) friendly working relationships between labor and management E 200
(3) economic domination between business trusts E 200
Which factor most influenced the growth of the United States economy between 1865 and 1900?
(1) development of the sharecropping system (2) success of organized labor (3) governmental policy of laissez-faire (4) restrictions on immigration E 300
(3) governmental policy of laissez-faire E 300
The term
business monopoly
can best be described as (1) the most common form of business in the United States (2) government control of the means of production (3) an agreement between partners to manage a corporation (4) a company that controls or dominates an industry E 400
(4) a company that controls or dominates an industry E 400
During the late 19th century, Samuel Gompers, Terence Powderly, and Eugene Debs were leaders in the movement to (1) improve working conditions (2) stop racial segregation of Native American Indians (3) limit illegal immigration (4) gain fair treatment of Native American Indians E 500
(1) improve working conditions E 500
During the late 1800s, industrialization in the United States led to (1) the growth of the middle class (2) an overall decline in labor union membership (3) the creation of affirmative action programs (4) a decrease in the use of natural resources F 100
(1) the growth of the middle class F 100
In the 19th century, protective tariffs, subsidies for railroads, and open immigration showed that the federal government followed a policy of (1) support for economic development (2) noninterference in the free-market system (3) regulation of unfair business practices (4) support for organized labor F 200
(1) support for economic development
F 200
What was a major effect of the Agricultural Revolution in the United States during the late 1800s?
(1) Unemployed factory workers could find jobs in agriculture.
(2) Food supplies were increased to feed urban dwellers.
(3) The size of farms decreased.
(4) United States farm exports decreased.
F 300
(2) Food supplies were increased to feed urban dwellers.
F 300
In the late 1800s, the creation of the Standard Oil Trust by John D. Rockefeller was intended to (1) protect small, independent oil firms (2) control prices and practices in the oil refining business (3) increase competition among oil refining companies (4) distribute donations to charitable causes F 400
(2) control prices and practices in the oil refining business F 400
The national income tax, free and unlimited coinage of silver, and the direct election of senators were proposals that were included in the (1) Declaration of Sentiments (2) Republican plan for Reconstruction (3) Populist party platform (4) Federal Reserve System F 500
(3) Populist party platform F 500
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The Supreme Court cases of Wabash, St. Louis, and Pacific R.R. v. Illinois (1886) and United States v. E.C. Knight Co. (1895) were based on laws that were intended to do what?
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