A)

Which of the following contributed to the industrialization of the U.S. in the late 1800s?

(1 point)
Responses

Women and children were not allowed to work so there was competition for male adult workers.

Women and children were not allowed to work so there was competition for male adult workers.

Increased focus on workers’ rights led to improved working conditions for laborers.

Increased focus on workers’ rights led to improved working conditions for laborers.

The potential to find gold led many poor workers to leave their jobs and travel westward.

The potential to find gold led many poor workers to leave their jobs and travel westward.

There were many immigrant workers willing to work long hours for low wages.

There were many immigrant workers willing to work long hours for low wages.
Question 2
A)
Which of the following inventions contributed to the increase of industry in cities in the late 1800s?

(1 point)
Responses

water power

water power

the telegram

the telegram

electric power

electric power

the plow

the plow
Question 3
A)
Drag and drop each description to the policy it matches.

(2 points)
Put responses in the correct input to answer the question. Select a response, navigate to the desired input and insert the response. Responses can be selected and inserted using the space bar, enter key, left mouse button or touchpad. Responses can also be moved by dragging with a mouse.
laissez-faire

Interstate Commerce Act

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

Question 4
A)
What happened as a result of J.P. Morgan’s work in the financial industry?

(1 point)
Responses

He grew companies through the process of vertical integration.

He grew companies through the process of vertical integration.

He helped Standard Oil acquire most other businesses in the industry.

He helped Standard Oil acquire most other businesses in the industry.

He was a strong supporter of social Darwinism.

He was a strong supporter of social Darwinism.

He helped form some successful businesses that are still in existence today.

He helped form some successful businesses that are still in existence today.
Question 5
A)
How did the development of the trust change the way businesses operated?

(1 point)
Responses

Managers were prevented from taking advantage of workers within their companies.

Managers were prevented from taking advantage of workers within their companies.

Companies were held to higher standards and prevented from acting illegally.

Companies were held to higher standards and prevented from acting illegally.

A small group of people could now own and operate multiple companies in an industry.

A small group of people could now own and operate multiple companies in an industry.

Business owners found that it was in their best interest to improve their products and services.

Business owners found that it was in their best interest to improve their products and services.
Question 6
A)
What was life like for factory workers during the Industrial Revolution?

(1 point)
Responses

Urban workers’ wages were very low and made it difficult to live.

Urban workers’ wages were very low and made it difficult to live.

Women were deemed inferior and therefore not allowed to work.

Women were deemed inferior and therefore not allowed to work.

Immigrants struggled to find work because many would not hire them.

Immigrants struggled to find work because many would not hire them.

Urban workers often struggled with living far away from city centers.

Urban workers often struggled with living far away from city centers.
Question 7
A)
How did industrialization improve life for many Americans?

(1 point)
Responses

Advances in technology led to more conveniences and a higher standard of living for a growing middle class.

Advances in technology led to more conveniences and a higher standard of living for a growing middle class.

Factory wages were high enough that women and children didn't need to work for the family to live comfortably.

Factory wages were high enough that women and children didn't need to work for the family to live comfortably.

Industrial jobs set reasonable hours for their workers, leaving enough room in the day for work and leisure.

Industrial jobs set reasonable hours for their workers, leaving enough room in the day for work and leisure.

Workers such as minorities and women were empowered by the right to work and were supported by their union.

Workers such as minorities and women were empowered by the right to work and were supported by their union.
Question 8
A)
Which of these was a goal shared by the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor?

(1 point)
Responses

the eight-hour workday

the eight-hour workday

overthrow of capitalism

overthrow of capitalism

equal pay for men and women

equal pay for men and women

protection for unskilled workers

protection for unskilled workers
Question 9
“Oh, give me land, lots of land, under starry skies above
Don't fence me in
Let me ride thru the wide-open country that I love
Don't fence me in . . .”

-By Cole Porter and Bob Fletcher

A)
Use the passage to answer the question.

What struggle in the western frontier are the lines in the poem most likely describing?

(1 point)
Responses

Women in the West had fewer rights than those in the East and often wished they had more freedom.

Women in the West had fewer rights than those in the East and often wished they had more freedom.

Many farmers struggled to get the land they needed to start a farm and felt the space they had was not enough to be successful.

Many farmers struggled to get the land they needed to start a farm and felt the space they had was not enough to be successful.

Miners and cowboys felt that their open range way of life would be over once their families arrived and helped establish law and order.

Miners and cowboys felt that their open range way of life would be over once their families arrived and helped establish law and order.

Cowboys could not access enough grass and water for their cows after ranchers sectioned it off with barbed wire.

Cowboys could not access enough grass and water for their cows after ranchers sectioned it off with barbed wire.
Question 10
A)
How did mining contribute to western migration in the 1800s?

(1 point)
Responses

Many men became rich and brought their families, leading to bustling towns of successful small business owners.

Many men became rich and brought their families, leading to bustling towns of successful small business owners.

Most mining towns offered consistent and highly paid work, leading to steady population increases over time.

Most mining towns offered consistent and highly paid work, leading to steady population increases over time.

Mining towns did well with little regulation from the government, leading to the establishment of more independent towns in the West.

Mining towns did well with little regulation from the government, leading to the establishment of more independent towns in the West.

A few miners found gold and other valuable metals, leading many people to establish stores and other businesses near the newly rich.

A few miners found gold and other valuable metals, leading many people to establish stores and other businesses near the newly rich.
Question 11
A)
What were consequences of The Long Walk? Select the two correct answers.

(1 point)
Responses

The Navajo returned to their homeland after the reservation was deemed a failure.

The Navajo returned to their homeland after the reservation was deemed a failure.

The Sioux surrendered and returned to their reservation.

The Sioux surrendered and returned to their reservation.

Navajo tribe leaders were imprisoned on a reservation in Oklahoma.

Navajo tribe leaders were imprisoned on a reservation in Oklahoma.

Many American Indians started performing the Ghost Dance in protest.

Many American Indians started performing the Ghost Dance in protest.

Many American Indians died from poor living conditions.

Many American Indians died from poor living conditions.
Question 12
A)
What motivated the mass migration of many African Americans to Kansas in the 1800s?

(1 point)
Responses

African Americans could have their passage to Kansas paid for by rich businessmen by agreeing to work on the railroad.

African Americans could have their passage to Kansas paid for by rich businessmen by agreeing to work on the railroad.

There was a large amount of unused land that African Americans could claim to start ranches.

There was a large amount of unused land that African Americans could claim to start ranches.

Factories hiring African American workers were opening in towns throughout the state.

Factories hiring African American workers were opening in towns throughout the state.

Benjamin “Pap” Singleton encouraged African Americans to move to Kansas for better opportunities.

Benjamin “Pap” Singleton encouraged African Americans to move to Kansas for better opportunities.
Question 13
A)
What major problem did the Hispanic Americans in the Southwest face?

(1 point)
Responses

the refusal of the U.S. government to grant them citizenship

the refusal of the U.S. government to grant them citizenship

laws banning them from speaking Spanish

laws banning them from speaking Spanish

efforts of the U.S. government to force them into Mexico

efforts of the U.S. government to force them into Mexico

white settlers taking their land from them

white settlers taking their land from them
Question 14
A)
Which of the following was a major challenge of urban living in the late 1800s?

(1 point)
Responses

population decline

population decline

crowded living conditions

crowded living conditions

traffic jams at major intersections

traffic jams at major intersections

modern sewage pumping systems

modern sewage pumping systems
Question 15
A)
Which of the following was a response to the poor living conditions of tenement housing?

(1 point)
Responses

the settlement house movement

the settlement house movement

the corruption of local political leaders

the corruption of local political leaders

increased demand for factory workers

increased demand for factory workers

introduction of modern sewage pumping systems

introduction of modern sewage pumping systems

1 answer

Here are the answers to your questions:

Question 1: Which of the following contributed to the industrialization of the U.S. in the late 1800s?

  • There were many immigrant workers willing to work long hours for low wages.

Question 2: Which of the following inventions contributed to the increase of industry in cities in the late 1800s?

  • electric power

Question 3: Drag and drop each description to the policy it matches:

  • laissez-faire: a policy allowing businesses to operate with little interference from the government
  • Interstate Commerce Act: legislation that required railroad rates to be "reasonable and just"
  • Sherman Anti-Trust Act: a law that aimed at curbing monopolies and maintaining competition

Question 4: What happened as a result of J.P. Morgan’s work in the financial industry?

  • He helped form some successful businesses that are still in existence today.

Question 5: How did the development of the trust change the way businesses operated?

  • A small group of people could now own and operate multiple companies in an industry.

Question 6: What was life like for factory workers during the Industrial Revolution?

  • Urban workers’ wages were very low and made it difficult to live.

Question 7: How did industrialization improve life for many Americans?

  • Advances in technology led to more conveniences and a higher standard of living for a growing middle class.

Question 8: Which of these was a goal shared by the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor?

  • the eight-hour workday

Question 9: What struggle in the western frontier are the lines in the poem most likely describing?

  • Miners and cowboys felt that their open range way of life would be over once their families arrived and helped establish law and order.

Question 10: How did mining contribute to western migration in the 1800s?

  • Many men became rich and brought their families, leading to bustling towns of successful small business owners.

Question 11: What were consequences of The Long Walk? Select the two correct answers.

  • The Navajo returned to their homeland after the reservation was deemed a failure.
  • Many American Indians died from poor living conditions.

Question 12: What motivated the mass migration of many African Americans to Kansas in the 1800s?

  • Benjamin “Pap” Singleton encouraged African Americans to move to Kansas for better opportunities.

Question 13: What major problem did the Hispanic Americans in the Southwest face?

  • white settlers taking their land from them.

Question 14: Which of the following was a major challenge of urban living in the late 1800s?

  • crowded living conditions

Question 15: Which of the following was a response to the poor living conditions of tenement housing?

  • the settlement house movement

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