HIS105 Week 2 Quiz
Question
Question 1
The major industries that developed in the South prior to 1900 included all of the following
except
A) railroads.
B) cotton production.
C) textiles.
D) electricity.
E) iron production.
Question 2
The rapid growth of the southern textile industry established it as
A) the most successful area of industrial development for the South prior to 1900.
B) although for a while the textile industry did well, the North eventually surpassed it, and
by 1900 it was on its last legs.
C) wages in southern textile mills were the same as in the North.
D) the production of iron had outpaced textile production by 1900.
E) it employed a large percentage of Southerners.
Question 3
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
A) Resulted from fears that increasing number of Chinese immigrants would depress wages.
B) Banned immigration of chinese workers for ten years and prohibited those in the u.S. from
becoming citizens
C) Was renewed twice, but didnt prevent wealthy Chinese from Immigrating.
Question
Question 1
The major industries that developed in the South prior to 1900 included all of the following
except
A) railroads.
B) cotton production.
C) textiles.
D) electricity.
E) iron production.
Question 2
The rapid growth of the southern textile industry established it as
A) the most successful area of industrial development for the South prior to 1900.
B) although for a while the textile industry did well, the North eventually surpassed it, and
by 1900 it was on its last legs.
C) wages in southern textile mills were the same as in the North.
D) the production of iron had outpaced textile production by 1900.
E) it employed a large percentage of Southerners.
Question 3
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
A) Resulted from fears that increasing number of Chinese immigrants would depress wages.
B) Banned immigration of chinese workers for ten years and prohibited those in the u.S. from
becoming citizens
C) Was renewed twice, but didnt prevent wealthy Chinese from Immigrating.
