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Industrial Age
Chapter 17 and 18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why did American manufacturing flourish? | New Natural Resources |
| What was a cause of the growth of steel production? | The supplies of iron ore and coal available in the United States. |
| Who played a major role in steel manufacturing? | Andrew Carnegie/Carnegie Steel Company |
| What is the government policy of laissez-faire mean? | The government does not interfere in the affaires of the economy or society. |
| Why was the National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry founded? | to benefit rural communities both socially and culturally |
| What did the Interstate Commerce Act state? | Railroad rates can be regulated by the federal government, "reasonable and just" railroad rates |
| What did the Sherman Antitrust Act restrict? | companies controlling interstate commerce |
| What was the Knights of Labor organization? | a labor union, founded in 1869 by garment workers |
| What was the American Federation of Labor? | a labor union similar to the Knights of Labor, established in 1886 by craft unions |
| What weakened the Sherman Antitrust Act in 1895? | Supreme Court Decision United States vs. E.C. Knight |
| What were some of the problems caused by industrialization? | being able to support themselves on earnings, competition with machinery, danger and work pace increased |
| How many foreign immigrants moved to the United States between 1866 and 1915? | about 25 million |
| What did the Foran Act of 1885 outlaw? | The practice of bringing in skilled workers in a form similar to indentured servitude. |
| What did new immigration cause to flare up that had faded during the Civil War? | Nativism: policy of protecting established citizens interest from immigrants interest |
| What is a tenement? | an apartment house commonly in the poorer section of a large city that was often overcrowded |
| Where was the first trolley car line in the United States installed? | Richmond, Virginia |
| What did the Social Gospel that many Protestant ministers began preaching focus on? | improvement of living conditions: decent homes, enough food, opportunities for talent development |
| What were settlement houses? | Located in poor sections these were community centers were residence could receive guidance and services. |
| Who did the Exclusion Act ban from immigrating to the United States? | Chinese Immigrants |
| What happened to a literacy test bill in 1897 that was meant to keep Southeastern European immigrants from coming to the United States? | It passed both houses of Congress, but was vetoed by President Cleveland. |
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