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