What happened as a result of j. p. morgan’s work in the financial industry?
a. he grew companies through the process of vertical integration.
b. he standard oil acquire most other businesses in the industry. c. he was a strong supporter of social darwinism.
d. he form some successful businesses that are still in existence today.

how did the development of the trust change the way businesses operated?

a.
managers were prevented from taking advantage of workers within their companies.

b.
companies were held to higher standards and prevented from acting illegally.

c.
a small group of people could now own and operate multiple companies in an industry.

d.
business owners found that it was in their best interest to improve their products and services.

what was life like for factory workers during the industrial revolution?

a.
urban workers’ wages were very low and made it difficult to live.

b.
women were deemed inferior and therefore not allowed to work.

c.
immigrants struggled to find work because many would not hire them.

d.
urban workers often struggled with living far away from city centers.

how did industrialization improve life for many americans?

a.
advances in technology led to more conveniences and a higher standard of living for a growing middle class.

b.
factory wages were high enough that women and children didn't need to work for the family to live comfortably.

c.
industrial jobs set reasonable hours for their workers, leaving enough room in the day for work and leisure.

d.
workers such as minorities and women were empowered by the right to work and were supported by their union.

which of these was a goal shared by the knights of labor and the american federation of labor?

a.
the eight-hour workday

b.
overthrow of capitalism

c.
equal pay for men and women

d.
protection for unskilled workers

“oh, give me land, lots of land, under starry skies above
don't fence me in
let me ride thru the wide-open country that i love
don't fence me in . .”

-by cole porter and bob fletcher

use the passage to answer the question.

what struggle in the western frontier are the lines in the poem most likely describing?

a.
women in the west had fewer rights than those in the east and often wished they had more freedom.

b.
many farmers struggled to get the land they needed to start a farm and felt the space they had was not enough to be successful.

c.
miners and cowboys felt that their open range way of life would be over once their families arrived and establish law and order.

d.
cowboys could not access enough grass and water for their cows after ranchers sectioned it off with barbed wire.

why were immigrants who arrived from southern and eastern europe targets of discrimination?

a.
these immigrants easily blended into the larger societies in which they settled.

b.
these immigrants lacked support from their ethnic communities.

c.
their ability to speak english them compete for jobs.

d.
their religious practices were unfamiliar to other americans.

what legal action during the civil war ended slavery in states that had left the union?

a.
black codes

b.
plessy v. ferguson

c.
emancipation proclamation

d.
reconstruction act of 1867