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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
horse hair
C
silver wire
D
cotton thread
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
telegraph
D
telegram
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 monopoly was a board game you could trust.
D
It said that a group of businesses joined together and monopolized.
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 women work
B
To protect workers' rights
C
All of the choices are correct
D
To let children work
8) What did the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 do?
A
Allowed states to control the shipping of goods
B
Allowed businesses to set the cost of shipping goods between states
C
Allowed control of shipping goods on the ocean
D
Allowed the government to control the cost of shipping goods between states
9) Who ran Tammany Hall?
A
Boss A. Nova
B
Boss Man
C
Boss Hogg
D
Boss Tweed
10) This person drew political cartoons of Uncle Sam, Republicans and Democrats
A
Thomas Nast
B
Samuel Gompers
C
Samuel L. Jackson
D
Thomas Block
11) What happened at Ellis Island?
A
Immigrants were checked to see if they knew English
B
Families were separated, and did not see each other again.
C
Immigrants came into the US asked if they had family and were checked by doctors to make sure they were healthy.
D
Lawyers checked the immigrant’s papers and separated families.
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 poverty, hunger and unjust governments
C
To take other’s jobs away, eat their food and become involved with the government
D
To escape, sail the ocean, and explore
13) What were some of the difficulties faced by immigrants?
A
Difficulty finding a job, place to live, understanding English and discrimination
B
Couldn’t satisfy their sweet tooth, not enough candy, donuts or baklava
C
Not enough places to live, not enough to eat and didn’t understand English
D
Understanding America, language, and not enough baked beans
14) Why did prejudice towards immigrant groups grow?
A
Americans were afraid they would take their jobs
B
All of the choices are correct
C
Americans forgot that the United States was built by immigrants
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
Northern and Western Europe
C
Southern and Eastern Europe
D
Northern and Eastern Europe
17) Which parts of Europe did the “New Immigrants” come from?
A
Southern and Eastern Europe
B
Northern and Western Europe
C
Southern and Western Europe
D
Northern 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 35 million
D
More than 6 million
19) What is the name of the center where immigrants entered on the west coast?
A
Angel Island
B
San Francisco
C
Alcatraz
D
Los Angeles
20) Who named the Gilded Age?
A
Abraham Lincoln
B
Mark Twain
C
Immigrants
D
Marc Train
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