Homesteaders and the Transcontinental Railroad Answers

Read the passage from History of the United States, by Charles and Mary Beard.As necessary to mechanical industry as steel and steam power was the great market, spread over a wide and diversified area and knit together by efficient means of transportation. This service was supplied to industry by the steamship, which began its career on the Hudson in 1807; by the canals, of which the Erie, opened in 1825, was the most noteworthy; and by the railways, which came into practical operation about 1830.With sure instinct Eastern manufacturer reached out for the markets of the Northwest territory where free farmers were annually producing staggering crops of corn, wheat, bacon, and wool. The two great canal systems — the Erie, connecting New York City with the waterways of the Great Lakes and the Pennsylvania chain, which linked Philadelphia with the headwaters of the Ohio — gradually turned the tide of trade from New Orleans to the Eastern seaboard.In a summary of this passage, which of the following could support a central trend?

Read the summary about factory work during the Industrial Revolution.With the development of new technologies and manufacturing processes, the nature of factory work changed. Now, machines could do the heavy labor formerly done by men. This meant that women and children could work in factories. In fact, factories sometimes hired entire families. They earned hourly wages. While this could bring in a steady income, that income was not high. Women earned less than men, and children’s wages were especially low.Based on this paragraph, a central trend of the Industrial Revolution was

Who received benefits from settlement houses in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

Which of the following was the primary “spoil” in the spoils system?

At the turn of the twentieth century, a sweatshop was

What happened to most immigrants when they arrived at Ellis Island?

In the early 1900s, doctors and lawyers usually belonged to which group?

Why was the term political machine used to describe corrupt political systems in the late 1800s?

Which of the following best describes nativists' views on Chinatowns?

According to the United States' 1907 Gentleman’s Agreement with Japan,

Read the paragraph.[1] By the end of the 1800s, there was a change in the nature of the immigrants coming to the United States. [2] Immigration from Northern Europe—England, Ireland, Germany, and Scandinavia—declined, while immigration from Italy, Russia, and Austria-Hungary grew. [3] In fact, between 1900 and 1910, more than three-fourths of all immigrants came from these three countries. [4] Unfortunately, these countries were far removed from England, the home of our founders, and the immigrants who came from them had a hard time adjusting to life in their new country.Which sentence in the paragraph does not include facts to support the main ideas of the paragraph?

Which word is most closely connected to the concept of segregation in cities?

Supporters of the spoils system claimed it made government more efficient because like-minded individuals cooperated. Opponents claimed it made government less efficient because

Which is a set of push and pull factors tied to immigration that are most directly related?

Read the quote from Applied Christianity: Moral Aspects of Social Questions by Washington Gladden.“In every community there are men of goodwill, who, if they had the money, could organize [efforts] among the [poorest] classes by which many of them could be saved...”Who are the “men of goodwill” that Gladden describes?

Why didn’t the reforms made after President Garfield’s assassination completely reduce corruption nationwide?

Which of the following best illustrates a direct consequence of the social gospel movement?

What is one similarity between Ellis Island and Angel Island?