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The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact

This Jeopardy game explores the Industrial Revolution and its effects on the United States in the late 1800s. Discover how immigration, government policies, labor unions, trusts, and more shaped this transformative period.

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The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact

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  1. THIS IS Jeopardy

  2. Your With Host... Mr. Culver

  3. Jeopardy 1 2 3 4 5 6 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500

  4. Which statement describes a result of the Industrial Revolution? (1) Farm production decreased. (2) Immigration to the United States increased. (3) Slavery in the South increased. (4) The population of the cities decreased. A 100

  5. (2) Immigration to the United States increased. A 100

  6. How did the federal government aid the growth of the transcontinental railroads? A 200

  7. The federal government provided free land to the railroad companies for laying railroad tracks. A 200

  8. The Populist party was most interested in improving conditions for (1) farmers (2) business leaders (3) African Americans (4) Native American Indians A 300

  9. (1) farmers A 300

  10. In the late 1800s, the theory of laissez-faire capitalism was used by many industrialists to (1) petition the government for assistance during times of financial crisis (2) oppose colonial expansion in Africa and Asia (3) argue against government regulation of business practices (4) defend limits on the number of immigrants allowed to work in factories A 400

  11. (3) argue against government regulation of business practices A 400

  12. What was the main benefit that labor unions of the late 19th century gained for their members? (1) job security (2) improved wages and hours (3) paid vacations (4) health insurance A 500

  13. (2) improved wages and hours A 500

  14. During the late 1800s, business leaders formed trusts mainly to (1) reduce prices (2) eliminate competition (3) improve worker productivity (4) establish overseas factories B 100

  15. (2) eliminate competition B 100

  16. In passing the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890), Congress intended to (1) prevent large corporations from eliminating their competition (2) distinguish good trusts from bad trusts (3) regulate rates charged by railroads (4) force large trusts to bargain with labor unions B 200

  17. (1) prevent large corporations from eliminating their competition B 200

  18. A high protective tariff passed by Congress is intended to affect the United States economy by (1) promoting free trade (2) limiting industrial jobs (3) encouraging American manufacturing (4) expanding global interdependence B 300

  19. (3) encouraging American manufacturing B 300

  20. Why did presidents and governors use militias and military force during labor management conflicts in the late 1800s? B 400

  21. To support industrialists and end strikes by labor unions B 400

  22. The mechanization of agriculture in the United States led directly to (1) an increase in production (2) less dependence on railroads by farmers (3) fewer agricultural exports (4) the decreasing size of the average farm B 500

  23. (1) an increase in production B 500

  24. During the late 1800s, many United States farmers believed their economic problems would be solved if the federal government would (1) raise interest rates (2) outlaw strikes by labor unions (3) put more money into circulation (4) regulate the amount of grain that was produced C 100

  25. (3) put more money into circulation C 100

  26. During the late 1800s, pools and trusts were used by big business in an effort to (1) increase imports (2) limit competition (3) improve working conditions (4) reduce corporate income taxes C 200

  27. (2) limit competition C 200

  28. Which statement about the development of the Great Plains in the late 1800s is most accurate? (1) Great profits could be earned in the steel industry. (2) Railroads decreased in importance throughout the region. (3) Immigrants could no longer afford to become farmers. (4) Mechanized farming became dominant in the region. C 300

  29. (4) Mechanized farming became dominant in the region. C 300

  30. DAILY DOUBLE DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager C 400

  31. The Interstate Commerce Act (1887) and the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) were efforts by the federal government to (1) regulate some aspects of business (2) expand the positive features of the trusts (3) favor big business over small companies (4) move toward government ownership of key industries C 400

  32. (1) regulate some aspects of business C 400

  33. During the late 1800s, what was a major effect of industrialization on workers in the United States? (1) Membership in labor unions declined. (2) Workers migrated to rural regions. (3) Most factory jobs became service industry jobs. (4) Skilled craftsmen were replaced by semiskilled machine operators. C 500

  34. (4) Skilled craftsmen were replaced by semiskilled machine operators. C 500

  35. In the late 1800s, the Homestead steel strike and the Pullman railcar strike were unsuccessful because (1) the government supported business owners (2) most workers refused to take part in the strike (3) the Supreme Court ruled both strikes were illegal (4) factory owners hired children to replace the strikers D 100

  36. (1) the government supported business owners D 100

  37. Which factor contributed the most to urbanization in the late 1800s? (1) assimilation (2) industrialization (3) imperialism (4) nullification D 200

  38. (2) industrialization D 200

  39. In the late 1800s, free and unlimited coinage of silver was supported by farmers primarily because they hoped this policy would (1) make foreign crop prices less competitive (2) allow farmers to grow a greater variety of crops (3) increase crop prices and make it easier to repay loans (4) bring about political equality between rural and urban residents D 300

  40. (3) increase crop prices and make it easier to repay loans D 300

  41. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the term robber baron best defined a person who (1) controlled large tracts of western lands (2) used ruthless business tactics (3) stole from the rich to give to the poor (4) encouraged the conservation of raw materials D 400

  42. (2) used ruthless business tactics D 400

  43. In the late 1800s, many business practices of the railroads led to (1) an increase in the unemployment rate (2) a decrease in the demand for raw materials (3) a decrease in the variety of products available for consumers (4) an increase in the demand for government regulation D 500

  44. (4) an increase in the demand for government regulation D 500

  45. Industrialists of the late 1800s contributed most to economic growth by (1) supporting the efforts of labor unions (2) encouraging government ownership of banks (3) opposing protective tariffs (4) establishing large corporations E 100

  46. (4) establishing large corporations E 100

  47. During the second half of the 19th century, government commitment to the principles of laissez-faire capitalism contributed to (1) healthy and positive competition between businesses (2) the growth of small business firms (3) economic domination between business trusts (4) friendly working relationships between labor and management E 200

  48. (3) economic domination between business trusts E 200

  49. Which factor most influenced the growth of the United States economy between 1865 and 1900? (1) development of the sharecropping system (2) success of organized labor (3) governmental policy of laissez-faire (4) restrictions on immigration E 300

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