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Industry And Immigrants
Test Description: US History review over immigrants and industries
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Who is known as the 'father of assembly line'?
A
Henry Ford
B
Andrew Carnegie
C
Thomas Edison
D
Alexander Graham Bell
2) What did Thomas Edison use for running electric current in his light bulb?
A
horse hair
B
cotton thread
C
horse hair
D
silver wire
3) How is steel produced?
A
Bessemer process: melting iron and aluminum together
B
Bessemer process: melting iron and oil together
C
Bessemer process: melting iron and coal together
D
Bessemer process: melting coal and oil together
4) What invention by Alexander Graham Bell improved communication in the United States?
A
teleport
B
telephone
C
telegram
D
telegraph
5) What did the Sherman Anti-trust Act say?
A
It said that trusts and monopolies were against the law.
B
It said that monopoly was a board game you could trust.
C
It said that people can't trust their boss.
D
It said that a group of businesses joined together and monopolized.
6) Standard Oil was owned by what man?
A
John Sherman
B
John Adams
C
John Boehner
D
John Rockefeller
7) Why did workers form unions?
A
To protect workers' rights
B
To let children work
C
All of the choices are correct
D
To let women work
8) What did the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 do?
A
Allowed states to control the shipping of goods
B
Allowed the government to control the cost of shipping goods between states
C
Allowed control of shipping goods on the ocean
D
Allowed businesses to set the cost of shipping goods between states
9) Who ran Tammany Hall?
A
Boss Man
B
Boss A. Nova
C
Boss Tweed
D
Boss Hogg
10) This person drew political cartoons of Uncle Sam, Republicans and Democrats
A
Thomas Block
B
Samuel Gompers
C
Thomas Nast
D
Samuel L. Jackson
11) What happened at Ellis Island?
A
Families were separated, and did not see each other again.
B
Lawyers checked the immigrant’s papers and separated families.
C
Immigrants were checked to see if they knew English
D
Immigrants came into the US asked if they had family and were checked by doctors to make sure they were healthy.
12) What were three reasons why people came to America?
A
To escape, sail the ocean, and explore
B
To escape poverty, hunger and unjust governments
C
To take other’s jobs away, eat their food and become involved with the government
D
To be with family, see a new world, they heard the streets were lined with gold
13) What were some of the difficulties faced by immigrants?
A
Not enough places to live, not enough to eat and didn’t understand English
B
Difficulty finding a job, place to live, understanding English and discrimination
C
Understanding America, language, and not enough baked beans
D
Couldn’t satisfy their sweet tooth, not enough candy, donuts or baklava
14) Why did prejudice towards immigrant groups grow?
A
Americans forgot that the United States was built by immigrants
B
All of the choices are correct
C
Americans were afraid they would take their jobs
D
Immigrants were will to work for longer hours and lower wages
15) In what area of the United States did many Asian immigrants settle?
A
West Coast
B
Midwest
C
Texas
D
East Coast
16) Which parts of Europe did the “Old Immigrants” come from?
A
Southern and Western Europe
B
Southern and Eastern Europe
C
Northern and Eastern Europe
D
Northern and Western Europe
17) Which parts of Europe did the “New Immigrants” come from?
A
Southern and Western Europe
B
Northern and Western Europe
C
Northern and Eastern Europe
D
Southern and Eastern Europe
18) How many people arrived in the United States between 1840 and 1920?
A
6 million
B
35 million
C
More than 6 million
D
More than 35 million
19) What is the name of the center where immigrants entered on the west coast?
A
Los Angeles
B
San Francisco
C
Angel Island
D
Alcatraz
20) Who named the Gilded Age?
A
Abraham Lincoln
B
Marc Train
C
Immigrants
D
Mark Twain
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