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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
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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 U.S. Supreme Court
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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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Limit the power of big business
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