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Which US group was one of the first to go on strike because of wage cuts?

A
the American Railway Union
B
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
C
the Lowell Mill girls
D
the American Federation of Labor
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How did the success of individuals such as Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell change American culture?

A
Their success encouraged people to experiment and invent new products.
B
Their success encouraged people to start big businesses.
C
Their success discouraged people from working together to create new inventions.
D
Their success discouraged people from trying to innovate the electricity or telephone industries.
3

Which of these men created a monopoly in the steel industry?

A
Henry Ford
B
John D. Rockefeller
C
J. P. Morgan
D
Andrew Carnegie
4

When a writer uses an expert to support a claim, the writer is using information from someone who has

A
written detailed journal entries about the subject.
B
specific and authoritative knowledge of the subject.
C
firsthand knowledge of the subject.
D
written an argumentative essay on the subject.
5

A push factor is best defined as

A
something that draws people to a new country.
B
something that causes people to leave their country.
C
any hardship immigrants face in a new country.
D
any legal restriction on immigration.
6

What is the first step in constructing an argumentative essay?

A
revising
B
editing
C
prewriting
D
drafting
7

During the 1800s, nativists promoted the idea that immigrants contributed to unemployment by

A
forcing or intimidating employers into hiring them.
B
taking jobs back to their native countries.
C
competing for jobs that they believed should go to people born in America.
D
blocking American workers from applying for jobs.
8

What is one way that the system of mass production generally affected families?

A
Instead of working together in factories, families worked at home.
B
Instead of whole families working at home, children went to work in factories.
C
Instead of working together at home, families worked in factories.
D
Instead of whole families working at factories, mothers and fathers worked at home.
9

The building of a railroad network led to industrial growth because

A
raw materials and finished products were shipped quickly and cheaply.
B
raw materials were shipped quickly and cheaply to consumers.
C
finished products were shipped quickly to rural Canada.
D
finished products were shipped quickly and cheaply to factories.
10

Which of these statements best accounts for Chinese immigration to the United States in the late 1800s?

A
Chinese immigrants wanted to establish their own railroads.
B
Chinese immigrants wanted to settle in the Pearl River Delta.
C
Chinese immigrants wanted to escape religious persecution.
D
Chinese immigrants wanted to send money to their families.
11

Why was Carnegie Steel able to offer its product at a lower price than its competitors?

A
Carnegie owned the raw materials, factories, and distribution.
B
Carnegie created the Bessemer process, which lowered costs.
C
Carnegie made a weak product, which was less expensive.
D
Carnegie cut corners in his production, lowering his costs.
12

The economy grew more quickly during the Gilded Age than at any other time in US history. Two factors that caused this growth were

A
a great increase in steel production and a repeal of taxes.
B
a repeal of taxes and a decrease in the value of manufactured goods.
C
a great increase in steel production and an increase in the value of manufactured goods.
D
a great increase in steel production and a decrease in the value of manufactured goods.
13

The system of mass production in manufacturing developed rapidly

A
before the Industrial Revolution.
B
during the Gilded Age.
C
after the Industrial Revolution.
D
after the Gilded Age.
14

Which of these groups protected the livelihood of craftspeople in the 1800s?

A
scabs
B
guilds
C
trade unions
D
labor unions
15

How did people use a telegraph to communicate without speech?

A
with words typed out on a typewriter
B
with Morse code
C
with a series of bells of varying pitches
D
with overland mail carriages
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A pull factor is best defined as

A
any hardship immigrants face in a new country.
B
something that draws people to a new country.
C
any legal restriction on immigration.
D
something that causes people to leave their country.

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