U.S. History Industrial Revolution

Which of the following groups would be most likely to support the Populist Party?

Corn and Wheat farmers

Which statement best describes an attitude shared by John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and J. P. Morgan?

Economic competition is inefficient and wasteful

Which labor leader began the American Federation of Labor?

Samuel Gompers

Which of the following was an effect of the transcontinental railroad?

The population of the West increased

What was one effect of the Industrial Revolution on United States agriculture in the late 1800s?

an increase in productivity

Poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses were used in the South after 1890 to

deny suffrage(voting) rights to African Americans

What was a common goal of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the United States Constitution?

granting basic rights to formerly enslaved persons

The Granger movement and the formation of the Populist Party were similar in that each was an effort to

improve conditions for farmers

The American Federation of Labor's support for "bread and butter" unionism was intended to

improve wages, hours, and working conditions

Primaries, the secret ballot, and the use of referendum and recall were efforts made during the Progressive Era to

increase citizen participation in government

What was the purpose of states adopting initiative, referendum, and recall during the Progressive Era?

increasing the power of voters over the political process

During the 1902 coal miners' strike in Pennsylvania, President Roosevelt

negotiated a deal that favored the miners

In the late 1800s, southern state governments used literacy tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses to

prevent African Americans from voting

Upton Sinclair, Ida M. Tarbell, and Lincoln Steffens were considered muckrakers because they

raised concerns about the negative effects of industrialization

The People's (Populist) Party emerged most directly in response to which of the following trends at the end of the 1800s?

the growth of big business power in agriculture and the economy

The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) affected African Americans by

upholding racial segregation