) How did the federal government use tariffs in the late 1800s to help the United States grow into an industrial power?
A) to tax U.S. industry as a source of federal income
B) to convince other nations to buy newly available U.S. products
C) to support U.S. businesses that imported the newest technologies
D) to discourage U.S. consumers from buying foreign-made products
My Answer~D
2) In the late 1800's, the outcome of most strikes showed that labor unions
A) successfully used violence to solve labor problems.
B) had government support to improve working conditions.
C) benefited both workers and management in their efforts to unionize.
D) lacked popular and political support.
My Answer~D
3) Which development was most likely the cause of the other three?
A) growth of urban centers.
B) growth of industrialization.
C) increase in the middle class.
D) increase in agricultural production
My answer~B
4) Which is a true statement about economic growth in the North during and after the Civil War?
A) Large machinery was adapted for use in home workshops.
B) The pace of industrial change accelerated.
C) Construction of railroads gradually declined.
D) Industrialization was confined to the Northeast.
My answer~B
5) In the late 1800s many business practices of the railroads led to
A) an increase in the unemployment rate
B) an increase in the demand for government regulation
C) a decrease in the demand for raw materials
D) a decrease in the variety of products available for consumers
My Answer~B
6) Many wealthy American industrialists of the late 19th century used the theory of Social Darwinism to
A) support the labor union movement.
B) justify monopolistic actions.
C) promote legislation establishing a minimum wage.
D) encourage charitable organizations to help the poor.
My Answer~B
7) After the Civil War, one way business leaders tried to eliminate competition was by
A) increasing the prices of their products.
B) forming monopolies or trusts.
C) developing overseas markets.
D) paying high wages to their workers.
My Answer~B
8) Between 1865 and 1900, the U.S. government helped develop the West by
A) financing canal networks.
B) making unsettled territories safe.
C) granting land to railroad companies.
D) banning railroad routes through farmland in the Western plains.
My Answer~C
9) Base your answer to the question on the legislation below and on your knowledge of social studies.
“That the master of any vessel who shall knowingly bring within the United States on such vessel, and land or permit to be landed, any Chinese laborer, from any foreign port or place, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars for each and every such Chinese laborer so brought, and may be also imprisoned for a term not exceeding one year.”
— Section 2, Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882
Passage of this legislation was mainly a response to
A) economic and race-based opposition to immigrants in the western United States
B) demands by businesses for additional workers
C) efforts of the American Federation of Labor to recruit skilled workers
D) pressure from railroads to limit competition in shipping
My answer~ A or C I can’t figure out which one it is
10) A high protective tariff passed by Congress is intended to affect the United States economy by
A) promoting free trade
B) limiting industrial jobs
C) encouraging American manufacturing
D) expanding global interdependence
My answer~C
3) Which development was most likely the cause of the other three?
A) growth of urban centers.
B) growth of industrialization.
C) increase in the middle class.
D) increase in agricultural production
My answer~B
4) Which is a true statement about economic growth in the North during and after the Civil War?
A) Large machinery was adapted for use in home workshops.
B) The pace of industrial change accelerated.
C) Construction of railroads gradually declined.
D) Industrialization was confined to the Northeast.
My answer~B
5) In the late 1800s many business practices of the railroads led to
A) an increase in the unemployment rate
B) an increase in the demand for government regulation
C) a decrease in the demand for raw materials
D) a decrease in the variety of products available for consumers
My Answer~B
6) Many wealthy American industrialists of the late 19th century used the theory of Social Darwinism to
A) support the labor union movement.
B) justify monopolistic actions.
C) promote legislation establishing a minimum wage.
D) encourage charitable organizations to help the poor.
My Answer~B
7) After the Civil War, one way business leaders tried to eliminate competition was by
A) increasing the prices of their products.
B) forming monopolies or trusts.
C) developing overseas markets.
D) paying high wages to their workers.
My Answer~B
8) Between 1865 and 1900, the U.S. government helped develop the West by
A) financing canal networks.
B) making unsettled territories safe.
C) granting land to railroad companies.
D) banning railroad routes through farmland in the Western plains.
My Answer~C
9) Base your answer to the question on the legislation below and on your knowledge of social studies.
“That the master of any vessel who shall knowingly bring within the United States on such vessel, and land or permit to be landed, any Chinese laborer, from any foreign port or place, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars for each and every such Chinese laborer so brought, and may be also imprisoned for a term not exceeding one year.”
— Section 2, Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882
Passage of this legislation was mainly a response to
A) economic and race-based opposition to immigrants in the western United States
B) demands by businesses for additional workers
C) efforts of the American Federation of Labor to recruit skilled workers
D) pressure from railroads to limit competition in shipping
My answer~ A or C I can’t figure out which one it is
10) A high protective tariff passed by Congress is intended to affect the United States economy by
A) promoting free trade
B) limiting industrial jobs
C) encouraging American manufacturing
D) expanding global interdependence
My answer~C
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