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APUSH - Unit 8 (Pt II)
Test Description: Ch 23-25
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What was the purpose of the Pacific Railroad Act?
A
To rebuild railroads in the South and link them to California through the Gadsden Purchase
B
To complete the consolidation of US railroads
C
To build a railroad utilizing the Gadsden Purchase to link California to the Union
D
To build a transcontinental railroad binding California to the rest of the Union
2) What groups made up most of the labor force to build the railroads?
A
Irish, Italians, and Chinese
B
Irish, Italian, freed slaves
C
Irish, freed slaves, and Chinese
D
Chinese, Japanese, Irish
3) What did the railways change regarding a town’s location?
A
Towns no longer dependent on industry
B
Towns no longer dependent on water
C
Towns no longer dependent on waterways
D
Towns no longer dependent on lines of communication
4) What gave the Federal government the authority to regulate trade affecting more than one state?
A
Interstate Commerce Act
B
Granger Act
C
Interstate Regulations Act
D
Sherman Antitrust Act
5) What is vertical integration (example Rockefeller and oil industry)?
A
Combination of all phases of manufacturing into one company
B
Allying competitors to establish a monopoly over industry
C
Combining companies using shadow companies and trust to control an industry
D
Owning all the varied factories/production and/or products and resources that impact the manufacture of a product
6) Impact of Social Darwinism?
A
Applies the perception of evolution to society
B
Justified harsh tactics in business and not helping poor; also encouraged contempt for poor
C
Mandates Darwin’s laws of intervention
D
Applies Darwin’s view of environmental impact on the species development to business
7) What was one of the government’s first actions to control Robber Barons?
A
Sheridan Antitrust Act
B
Clayton Antitrust Act
C
Sherman Antitrust Act
D
Interstate Commerce Act
8) How was the South viewed during the 2nd Industrial Revolution?
A
A region akin to a third world country, where cheap labor was available and prices kept high to inhibit growth
B
The South was still largely under Reconstruction and unable to gain any benefit from the Industrial Revolution
C
A region ripe for change and opportunity
D
region requiring vast investment needed to rebuild from the War
9) What is “wage slavery”?
A
A person is made a slave for money much like an indentured servant.
B
A person is tied to a job regardless of wage due to a need for any job and a burden of debt
C
A person has contracted him or herself to industry for a given period and wage
D
A person is bonded to the industry and unable to leave due to legal obligation
10) What are labor unions and why were they created?
A
Organization composed of only skilled workers to control industry.
B
Organizations composed of industrialist to control trade
C
Organizations composed of workers and administration to improve conditions in the workplace
D
Organizations composed of workers to improve conditions in the workplace
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