Immigration & Industrialization Practice Test
- 1. This gives a inventor credit for their invention and allows them to produce and sell it.
- 2. For most immigrants coming to the East Coast, what was their first stop?
- 3. As immigration increased certain nations had restrictions placed on them entering America. One example of this was this law.
- 4. For most Asian immigrants coming to the West Coast, this was their first stop.
- 5. As more people from around the world immigrated to America and their cultures began to blend, America became known as a...
- 6. Term that describes the process of blending in to society. In America many immigrants studied English and became "Americanized".
- 7. Many immigrants worked in hot, crowded, dangerous factories known as...
- 8. Many immigrants, particularly in the Southwest worked in order to pay off debts to wealthy landowners. This type of labor is called...
- 9. During this time, steel production increased by how much?
- 10. This inventor received more than 1000 patents in his career. He also developed the central power system for NYC.
- 11. This inventor was experimenting for years, when he "accidentally" invented the telephone in 1876.
- 12. Which invention was a huge factor in the development of the clothing industry?
- 13. A business owned by shareholders.
- 14. A person who owns part of a company through stock ownership.
- 15. A general category of business.
- 16. Wiping out the competition in order to take over an entire industry.
- 17. Holding stock in many companies, usually in the same industry.
- 18. Someone who uses dishonest methods to make money.
- 19. This man was the richest in American history.
- 20. What was the name of Rockefeller's trust/company?
- 21. What industry did Carnegie make his money?
- 22. The ups and downs of business is called...
- 23. When people buy and invest a great deal in business?
- 24. When investment and spending slow down?
- 25. Extremely low buying, spending, and investing?
- 26. This picture represents what kind of setting?
- 27. This picture represents what kind of setting?
- 28. This picture represents what kind of setting?
- 29. What is this cartoon saying about Rockefeller and Standard Oil's practices?
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