1. Which of the following helped fuel economic growth by encouraging people to buy American goods?
a.monopolies
b.patents
c.protective tariffs
d.laissez-faire
2. A cartel differs from a monopoly in that
a.one corporation has complete control of a product or service.
b.businesses making the same product agree to limit production.
c.one firm sets the prices for all goods in an industry.
d.all the firms involved in the same business merge into one entity.
3. Which innovation extended the number of hours in a day that Americans could work and play?
a.Bessemer process
b.telegraph technology
c.refrigeration
d.electricity
4. The Sherman Antitrust Act imposed limitations upon which group? (1 point)
a.farmers
b.Congress
c.large corporations
d.small-business owners
5. Which labor leader began the American Federation of Labor?
a.Samuel Gompers
b.Terence V. Powderly
c.Eugene V. Debs
d.Uriah Smith Stephens
6. What was one effect of the events in Haymarket Square?
a.Americans turned away from radicalism.
b.Employers gained power over unions' actions.
c.Membership in unions generally increased.
d.Strikes became more violent than they had been previously.
8. The ICC was formed to
a.oversee railroad operations.
b.control interstate commerce.
c.make new transportation laws.
d.regulate communication across state lines.
9. In the late 1800s, industrial workers
a.faced low wages and long hours in unsafe working conditions.
b.took control of the factories in which they worked.
c.collaborated with employers to reform labor laws.
d.increased the amount of time they had available for recreation and leisure.
10. Which labor organization was founded first?
a.International Workers of the World
b.American Federation of Labor
c.American Railway Union
d.Knights of Labor
a.monopolies
b.patents
c.protective tariffs
d.laissez-faire
2. A cartel differs from a monopoly in that
a.one corporation has complete control of a product or service.
b.businesses making the same product agree to limit production.
c.one firm sets the prices for all goods in an industry.
d.all the firms involved in the same business merge into one entity.
3. Which innovation extended the number of hours in a day that Americans could work and play?
a.Bessemer process
b.telegraph technology
c.refrigeration
d.electricity
4. The Sherman Antitrust Act imposed limitations upon which group? (1 point)
a.farmers
b.Congress
c.large corporations
d.small-business owners
5. Which labor leader began the American Federation of Labor?
a.Samuel Gompers
b.Terence V. Powderly
c.Eugene V. Debs
d.Uriah Smith Stephens
6. What was one effect of the events in Haymarket Square?
a.Americans turned away from radicalism.
b.Employers gained power over unions' actions.
c.Membership in unions generally increased.
d.Strikes became more violent than they had been previously.
8. The ICC was formed to
a.oversee railroad operations.
b.control interstate commerce.
c.make new transportation laws.
d.regulate communication across state lines.
9. In the late 1800s, industrial workers
a.faced low wages and long hours in unsafe working conditions.
b.took control of the factories in which they worked.
c.collaborated with employers to reform labor laws.
d.increased the amount of time they had available for recreation and leisure.
10. Which labor organization was founded first?
a.International Workers of the World
b.American Federation of Labor
c.American Railway Union
d.Knights of Labor