Question 1

Write an essay that explains why labor unions developed as they did in the United States. What factors shaped the growth of labor unions during this period? What factors delayed or weakened their growth? What were their limitations and what achievements can they claim?

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The answer of Write an essay that explains why labor...

Question 2

The Foran Act made it illegal for federal or state government workers to join labor unions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Thomas Alva Edison invented the:

Accepted Answer

A)  first lightbulb 
B)  air brake for trains 
C)  (heavier-than-air) airplane 
D)  telephone 
E)  mechanized cotton textile weaver

Question 4

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Reverend Josiah Strong

Accepted Answer

A) founded Standard Oil 
B) was president of the Homestead Steel Works 
C) led the Knights of Labor 
D) wrote "The Gospel of Wealth" 
E) was a presidential candidate of the Socialist Party of America
F)founded a mail-order business
G)coined the phrase "social dynamite"
H)organized the Workingmen's Party of California
I)was a labor organizer executed for murder
J)consolidated the steel industry into the United States Steel Corporation

Question 5

All of the following factors helped accelerate economic growth after the Civil War EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  the abundance of natural resources in the United States 
B)  the development of labor-saving machinery 
C)  federal and state policies aimed at limiting foreign competition 
D)  the use of prison labor by railroad companies 
E)  innovative, bold leadership from energetic entrepreneurs

Question 6

The Ladies' Home Journal included all the following sections EXCEPT:

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A)  sewing 
B)  cooking 
C)  travel 
D)  religion 
E)  fiction

Question 7

The number of inventions registered at the U.S. Patent Office remained fairly constant through the nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The work of Cornelius Vanderbilt helps emphasize that:

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A)  the robber barons helped build the South's great universities 
B)  Jay Gould might actually be seen as a good guy 
C)  the Commodore's prowess as a naval officer in the Civil War opened doors to the business world following the conflict 
D)  business consolidation put the control of railroads in few hands 
E)  the connections between railroads and early canals built fortunes

Question 9

Discuss the various major strikes that occurred after the Civil War. Include the Great Railroad Strike of 1877, the Homestead strike, and the Pullman strike. What were the similarities and differences with each?

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Question 10

For industrial workers in Gilded Age America:

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A)  real wages fell because of rising prices 
B)  a forty-hour work week was the standard 
C)  government regulations provided a safe work environment 
D)  working and living conditions remained precarious 
E)  forging a work permit for children was seen as taboo

Question 11

By the 1880s, most states had outlawed child labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Terence V. Powderly

Accepted Answer

A) founded Standard Oil 
B) was president of the Homestead Steel Works 
C) led the Knights of Labor 
D) wrote "The Gospel of Wealth" 
E) was a presidential candidate of the Socialist Party of America
F)founded a mail-order business
G)coined the phrase "social dynamite"
H)organized the Workingmen's Party of California
I)was a labor organizer executed for murder
J)consolidated the steel industry into the United States Steel Corporation

Question 13

Mary "Mother" Jones promoted all of the following causes EXCEPT:

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A)  higher wages 
B)  shorter hours 
C)  restrictions on child labor 
D)  temperance 
E)  safer workplaces

Question 14

Trace the development and completion of the first transcontinental railroad. Identify the factors that delayed its development, what obstacles had to be removed before it could proceed, and why its completion was significant to the United States.

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The answer of Trace the development and completion of the...

Question 15

Andrew Carnegie was an outspoken opponent of the idea of the "Gospel of Wealth."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The golden spike used to connect the final rails symbolized:

Accepted Answer

A)  the uniting of North and South 
B)  the uniting of East and North 
C)  the uniting of North and West 
D)  the uniting of East and South 
E)  the uniting of East and West

Question 17

J. Pierpont Morgan is distinguished from business leaders Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller because he:

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A)  had a rags-to-riches story 
B)  was foreign-born 
C)  came from an elite, privileged background 
D)  made millions with his investments 
E)  supported unions

Question 18

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-John D. Rockefeller

Accepted Answer

A) founded Standard Oil 
B) was president of the Homestead Steel Works 
C) led the Knights of Labor 
D) wrote "The Gospel of Wealth" 
E) was a presidential candidate of the Socialist Party of America
F)founded a mail-order business
G)coined the phrase "social dynamite"
H)organized the Workingmen's Party of California
I)was a labor organizer executed for murder
J)consolidated the steel industry into the United States Steel Corporation

Question 19

The Workingmen's Party of California:

Accepted Answer

A)  was the political wing of the National Labor Union 
B)  was based on anti-Chinese sentiment 
C)  campaigned (unsuccessfully) for restrictions on Mexican immigration 
D)  ended when the 1877 railroad strike ushered in better working conditions 
E)  folded when Grant sent the military to occupy the mines

Question 20

Industrialization transformed not only the economy and the workplace, but also the nation's:

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A)  social life 
B)  political life 
C)  status in the world 
D)  religious life 
E)  rural life

Exam 17: Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860-1900

Write an essay that explains why labor unions developed as they did in the United States. What factors shaped the growth of labor unions during this period? What factors delayed or weakened their growth? What were their limitations and what achievements can they claim?

The Foran Act made it illegal for federal or state government workers to join labor unions.

Thomas Alva Edison invented the:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Reverend Josiah Strong

All of the following factors helped accelerate economic growth after the Civil War EXCEPT:

The Ladies' Home Journal included all the following sections EXCEPT:

The number of inventions registered at the U.S. Patent Office remained fairly constant through the nineteenth century.

The work of Cornelius Vanderbilt helps emphasize that:

Discuss the various major strikes that occurred after the Civil War. Include the Great Railroad Strike of 1877, the Homestead strike, and the Pullman strike. What were the similarities and differences with each?

For industrial workers in Gilded Age America:

By the 1880s, most states had outlawed child labor.

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Terence V. Powderly

Mary "Mother" Jones promoted all of the following causes EXCEPT:

Trace the development and completion of the first transcontinental railroad. Identify the factors that delayed its development, what obstacles had to be removed before it could proceed, and why its completion was significant to the United States.

Andrew Carnegie was an outspoken opponent of the idea of the "Gospel of Wealth."

The golden spike used to connect the final rails symbolized:

J. Pierpont Morgan is distinguished from business leaders Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller because he:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -John D. Rockefeller

The Workingmen's Party of California:

Industrialization transformed not only the economy and the workplace, but also the nation's: