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Which statement best describes the impact of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil company on American industry? A. Standard Oil was responsible for creating trade deals between domestic and foreign businesses. B. Standard...
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How did South Carolina's economy change from the late 1800s to the 1920s? Choose three correct answers. The ship building industry began to grow rapidly in 1900. The timber industry provided a larger share of the state's...
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Widespread access to electricity in the late nineteenth century led people to become A. more reliant on appliances. B. less likely to leave their homes. C. less likely to use gasoline. D. more reliant on communication.
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In what ways did the invention of the gasoline engine lead to economic growth? I. The gasoline engine was popular, and many people got jobs producing them. II. The gasoline engine improved farm tractors, which increased...
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What was one indication that political alignments in South Carolina were changing in the late 1800s? A. Wade Hampton III solidified the power of Conservative Democrats. B. Duncan Heyward's Progressive Party took control...
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Match each inventor or industrialist with the description that best matches each achievement. John D. Rockefeller Thomas Edison Henry Ford Alexander Graham Bell Andrew Carnegie recognized as the inventor of the phonograp...
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Factory workers in the late 1800s typically A. worked only eight hours a day, five days a week. B. worked more than eight hours a day, five days a week. C. worked more than eight hours a day, six days a week. D. worked o...
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How did South Carolina's labor force change between 1890 and the 1920s? Choose two correct answers. More workers were employed in the manufacturing of textiles. Workers learned new skills to get jobs in the ship building...
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What was an effect of more people moving to cities in the United States during the Industrial Revolution in the late 1800s? A. Factories produced less pollution. B. Purchases of consumer goods declined. C. Access to heal...
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Andrew Carnegie would most likely agree with which of the following statements? A. Entrepreneurs should funnel profits back into their workers. B. The government should place high taxes on corporate profits. C. Entrepren...
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This cartoon was published in Puck magazine in 1889. The sign in the middle of the Senate room reads, "This is a Senate of the Monopolists, by the Monopolists, and for the Monopolists." What is most likely the purpose of...
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What impact did improvements in farming technology near the end of the nineteenth century have on the American economy? A. Less labor was necessary on farms, leading workers to pursue other jobs. B. More demand for agric...
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How did Thomas Edison contribute to the growth of factories in the late 1800s? A. His installation of electrical generation and distribution stations allowed factories to run at all hours. B. His improvements to the syst...
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Arrange the events of the Second Industrial Revolution in the United States in chronological order. The federal government begins to exercise more control over businesses. Workers move from rural to urban areas as the de...
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During the Industrial Revolution, working conditions were often dangerous. Prior to the development of labor unions, most workers who were injured on the job A. paid for their own medical expenses using their only money....
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Which of the following were economic effects caused by the Industrial Revolution in the late 1800s? I. The United States underwent a massive reform of its banking system. II. The supply of laborers drastically increased....
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How did World War I impact South Carolina's economy? A. It caused the state to have a shortage of consumer goods, which led to rationing. B. It caused a shortage of materials in the state's biggest industries—ship buildi...
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Which of these inventions most improved the ability of Americans to communicate across the country? A. canals B. automobile C. telephone D. batteries
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How did the invention of refrigerated railroad cars change the quality of life for Americans? A. It gave people the ability to freeze meat in their homes for long periods of time. B. It caused steam transportation to bec...
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This cartoon was published in Puck magazine in 1904. Based on the picture, what is this cartoon stating about trusts (in this case the Standard Oil trust)? A. Trusts often sought to control the U.S. government and many o...
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"Why are you hiding back here?" asked Roosevelt as he approached his friend Delphinia. She had her head buried in a book, as usual, and she was sitting at a table in the loneliest part of the library. "I'm not hiding," D...
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Can you remind me again why we're doing this?" asked Teague. He glanced over at Verna, who was putting the finishing touches on their masterpiece. "We have to make our mark on this high school before we graduate," Verna...
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There was a king named Midas, and what he loved best in the world was gold. He had plenty of his own, but he could not bear the thought of anyone else having any. Each morning he awoke very early to watch the sunrise and...
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There is a very great thrill to be had from the memories of the American Revolution, but the American Revolution was a beginning, not a consummation, and the duty laid upon us by that beginning is the duty of bringing th...
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from America First by President Woodrow Wilson There is a very great thrill to be had from the memories of the American Revolution, but the American Revolution was a beginning, not a consummation, and the duty laid upon...
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