Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of Cornelius Vanderbilt.

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Railroad builder how populariz

Question 2

The text authors contend that "more than any other single factor, the railroad network spurred the amazing industrialization of the post-Civil War years." Do you agree? Why or why not?

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I agree with the statement that the rail

Question 3

The Knights of Labor was weakened by

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A)  its refusal to endorse social reform and the eight-hour day. 
B)  stiff competition from the National Labor Union. 
C)  its association in the public mind with the Haymarket riot. 
D)  its inclusion of both skilled and unskilled workers. 
E)  an unrealistic dream that all nineteenth-century American workers would eventually become producers. 
A)  its refusal to endorse social reform and the eight-hour day. 
B)  stiff competition from the National Labor Union. 
C)  its association in the public mind with the Haymarket riot. 
D)  its inclusion of both skilled and unskilled workers. 
E)  an unrealistic dream that all nineteenth-century American workers would eventually become producers.

Question 4

The first transcontinental railroad was completed by the construction efforts of which of the following railroads?

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A)  Union Pacific 
B)  Northern Pacific 
C)  Central Pacific 
D)  Southern Pacific 
E)  Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe 
A)  Union Pacific 
B)  Northern Pacific 
C)  Central Pacific 
D)  Southern Pacific 
E)  Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of J. Pierpont Morgan.

Accepted Answer

Banker who financed the reorga

Question 6

Present an argument that "the Constitution, the executive branch, and the courts were on the side of the corporations" in the late 19th century. Cite passages from the Constitution, executive branch actions, and court decisions to illustrate your argument.

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In the late 19th and early 20th centurie

Question 7

Compare and contrast the National Labor Union, Knights of Labor, and American Federation of Labor in regard to their origins, goals, organizing strategies, and leadership. Account for the failure of the first two and for the success of the AFL. What might have made a difference in making the Knights of Labor a successful labor union in the long-term?

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The National Labor Union, Knights of Lab

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of Thomas Edison.

Accepted Answer

American credited wi

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of John P. Altgeld.

Accepted Answer

German-born Democratic governo

Question 10

Railroading in the late 19th century provided a significant stimulus to

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A)  agriculture. 
B)  urbanization. 
C)  feminism. 
D)  immigration. 
E)  industrialization. 
A)  agriculture. 
B)  urbanization. 
C)  feminism. 
D)  immigration. 
E)  industrialization.

Question 11

Which one of the following is least like the other four?

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A)  closed shop 
B)  lockout 
C)  yellow dog contract 
D)  blacklist 
E)  company town 
A)  closed shop 
B)  lockout 
C)  yellow dog contract 
D)  blacklist 
E)  company town

Question 12

In the case of Wabash, St. Louis, and Pacific Railroad Company v. Illinois, the U.S. Supreme Court held that state legislatures could NOT regulate railroads because

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A)  the U.S. Constitution did not permit the government to regulate private industry. 
B)  the state legislatures were acting on behalf of private interest, Illinois farmers. 
C)  the state legislatures had provided the railroad company with state regulatory exemptions when land grant legislation was enacted to help create the railroad. 
D)  railroad executives had committed no illegal acts in their business. 
E)  railroads were interstate businesses and could not be regulated by any single state. 
A)  the U.S. Constitution did not permit the government to regulate private industry. 
B)  the state legislatures were acting on behalf of private interest, Illinois farmers. 
C)  the state legislatures had provided the railroad company with state regulatory exemptions when land grant legislation was enacted to help create the railroad. 
D)  railroad executives had committed no illegal acts in their business. 
E)  railroads were interstate businesses and could not be regulated by any single state.

Question 13

The greatest economic consequence of the transcontinental railroad network was that it

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A)  enabled farmers to make a highly profitable living by shipping their goods across the country. 
B)  enabled people from farms and small towns to visit the big cities. 
C)  united the nation into a single, integrated national market. 
D)  made it possible for some immigrants to settle in the West. 
E)  developed a skilled industrial workforce. 
A)  enabled farmers to make a highly profitable living by shipping their goods across the country. 
B)  enabled people from farms and small towns to visit the big cities. 
C)  united the nation into a single, integrated national market. 
D)  made it possible for some immigrants to settle in the West. 
E)  developed a skilled industrial workforce.

Question 14

Despite generally rising wages in the late nineteenth century, industrial workers were extremely vulnerable to all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  economic swings and depressions. 
B)  employers' whims. 
C)  new educational requirements for jobs. 
D)  sudden unemployment. 
E)  illness and accident. 
A)  economic swings and depressions. 
B)  employers' whims. 
C)  new educational requirements for jobs. 
D)  sudden unemployment. 
E)  illness and accident.

Question 15

The Knights of Labor believed that republican traditions and institutions could be preserved from corrupt monopolies

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A)  when American workers achieved a greater degree of class consciousness. 
B)  by strengthening the economic and political independence of the workers. 
C)  through the destruction of the American Federation of Labor. 
D)  by the development of strong craft unions. 
E)  by forming an independent political movement. 
A)  when American workers achieved a greater degree of class consciousness. 
B)  by strengthening the economic and political independence of the workers. 
C)  through the destruction of the American Federation of Labor. 
D)  by the development of strong craft unions. 
E)  by forming an independent political movement.

Question 16

What do you think were the three most significant consequences of the industrialization of the American economy after the Civil War? Explain your choices.

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The three most significant consequences

Question 17

All of the following were important factors in post-Civil War industrial expansion EXCEPT

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A)  a large pool of unskilled labor. 
B)  an abundance of natural resources. 
C)  American ingenuity and inventiveness. 
D)  immigration restrictions. 
E)  a political climate favoring business. 
A)  a large pool of unskilled labor. 
B)  an abundance of natural resources. 
C)  American ingenuity and inventiveness. 
D)  immigration restrictions. 
E)  a political climate favoring business.

Question 18

Over the last century, historians' criticisms of the industrial capitalism of the Gilded Age have included the

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A)  romantic idea that industrialization diminished workers' spiritual quality of life. 
B)  assertion that workers were brutalized by the industrial system. 
C)  argument that American living standards were not raised by industrialization. 
D)  claim that American industrialization sharpened class divisions. 
E)  assertion that most great American fortunes came from inherited wealth. 
A)  romantic idea that industrialization diminished workers' spiritual quality of life. 
B)  assertion that workers were brutalized by the industrial system. 
C)  argument that American living standards were not raised by industrialization. 
D)  claim that American industrialization sharpened class divisions. 
E)  assertion that most great American fortunes came from inherited wealth.

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of James J. Hill.

Accepted Answer

Canadian American wh

Question 20

The major incentive that drove captains of industry to invent machines was

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A)  lucrative government grants that were offered to would-be inventors. 
B)  a chance to strike it rich via technological innovation. 
C)  that machines would enable them to replace expensive skilled workers with cheap unskilled workers. 
D)  that machines could do the work five times faster than humans did. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  lucrative government grants that were offered to would-be inventors. 
B)  a chance to strike it rich via technological innovation. 
C)  that machines would enable them to replace expensive skilled workers with cheap unskilled workers. 
D)  that machines could do the work five times faster than humans did. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Exam 22: The Industrial Era Dawns

Identify and state the historical significance of Cornelius Vanderbilt.

The text authors contend that "more than any other single factor, the railroad network spurred the amazing industrialization of the post-Civil War years." Do you agree? Why or why not?

The Knights of Labor was weakened by

The first transcontinental railroad was completed by the construction efforts of which of the following railroads?

Identify and state the historical significance of J. Pierpont Morgan.

Present an argument that "the Constitution, the executive branch, and the courts were on the side of the corporations" in the late 19th century. Cite passages from the Constitution, executive branch actions, and court decisions to illustrate your argument.

Identify and state the historical significance of Thomas Edison.

Identify and state the historical significance of John P. Altgeld.

Railroading in the late 19th century provided a significant stimulus to

Which one of the following is least like the other four?

In the case of Wabash, St. Louis, and Pacific Railroad Company v. Illinois, the U.S. Supreme Court held that state legislatures could NOT regulate railroads because

The greatest economic consequence of the transcontinental railroad network was that it

Despite generally rising wages in the late nineteenth century, industrial workers were extremely vulnerable to all of the following EXCEPT

The Knights of Labor believed that republican traditions and institutions could be preserved from corrupt monopolies

What do you think were the three most significant consequences of the industrialization of the American economy after the Civil War? Explain your choices.

All of the following were important factors in post-Civil War industrial expansion EXCEPT

Over the last century, historians' criticisms of the industrial capitalism of the Gilded Age have included the

Identify and state the historical significance of James J. Hill.

The major incentive that drove captains of industry to invent machines was

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Present an argument that "the Constitution, the executive branch, and the courts were on the side of the corporations" in the late 19^th century. Cite passages from the Constitution, executive branch actions, and court decisions to illustrate your argument.

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