1. which of the following fuel economic growth by encouraging people to buy american goods? (1 point)
monopolies
patents
protective tariffs
laissez-faire
2. a cartel differs from a monopoly in that (1 point)
one corporation has complete control of a product or service.
businesses making the same product agree to limit production.
one firm sets the prices for all goods in an industry.
all the firms involved in the same business merge into one entity.
3. which innovation extended the number of hours in a day that americans could work and play? (1 point)
bessemer process
telegraph technology
refrigeration
electricity
4. the sherman antitrust act imposed limitations upon which group? (1 point)
farmers
congress
large corporations
small-business owners
5. which labor leader began the american federation of labor? (1 point)
samuel gompers
terence v. powderly
eugene v. debs
uriah smith stephens
6. what was one effect of the events in haymarket square? (1 point)
americans turned away from radicalism.
employers gained power over unions’ actions.
membership in unions generally increased.
strikes became more violent than they had been previously.
use the graph and your knowledge to answer the following question.

7. which of the following statements is accurate? (1 point)
the number of patents awarded remained steady between 1880 and 1883.
overall, the number of patents awarded declined between 1870 and 1885.
between 1880 and 1885, the number of patents awarded nearly doubled.
the number of patents awarded first topped 15,000 in 1877.
8. the icc was formed to (1 point)
oversee railroad operations.
control interstate commerce.
make new transportation laws.
regulate communication across state lines.
9. in the late 1800s, industrial workers (1 point)
faced low wages and long hours in unsafe working conditions.
took control of the factories in which they worked.
collaborated with employers to reform labor laws.
increased the amount of time they had available for recreation and leisure.
10. which labor organization was founded first? (1 point)
international workers of the world
american federation of labor
american railway union
knights of labor