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US HIST Late 19th c.
Western Movement, Populism, Industrialization, Innovations, Robber Barons
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What area of the United States was referred to as the Great American Desert? | The Great Plains |
| Where did the first transcontinental railroad come together? | Promontory Point, Utah |
| Where did General Custer and his army get defeated by the Indians? | Little Bighorn |
| Who invented Barbed Wire? | Joseph Glidden |
| 160 Acres of land in the West was given through which law? | The Homestead Act |
| The incandescent light bulb was improved by this innovator? | Thomas Edison |
| An improved way of changing iron into steel. | The Bessemer Process |
| This was the business that was controlled by John D. Rockefeller? | Standard Oil |
| Name the Muckraker that focused on the activities of Rockefeller and Standard Oil. | Ida Tarbell |
| This is the theory that the best businessmen will rise to the top and get rich? | Social Darwinism |
| What type of workers did the Knights of Labor accept? | Any workers |
| As resentment grew against immigrants, which group was denied further immigration in 1882? | Chinese |
| Who told about the horrible conditions of the poor in American cities in the book, "How the Other Half Lives"? | Jacob Riis |
| A time of great political corruption and greed on the US during the late 1800's is called the ______________________. | Gilded Age |
| Who was the cartoonist who exposed corruption in the government of New York's Tammany Hall? | Thomas Nast |
| Type of merger where all of competing businesses are bought and and controlled by one company | Horizontal Merger or Horizontal Integration |
| Type of merger where all of the means of production are bought and controlled by one company | Vertical Mergers or Vertical Integration |
| Popular Stories of adventure and success. | Dime Novels. |
| Poor crop prices due to overproduction and a lack of credit forced farmers to form this organization in 1867? | The Patrons of Husbandry (The Grange) |
| Between 1865 and 1897, the federal government was dominated by which political party? | The Republican |
| People who came from central and eastern Europe, mainly Catholic, and non-English Speaking were the _________ Immigrants. | New |
| Which Law created the Civil Service System, creating a Merit System in hiring for the Federal Government | The Pendleton Act |
| Using a political office for personal gain or profit is called ___________, and was a characteristic of the Gilded Age Political Machines. | Graft |
| Which Industry did the Interstate Commerce Act attempt to regulate? | Rail Roads |
| Who was the author of the book “Century of Dishonor,” which tried to expose the mistreatment given to many Indians? | Helen Hunt Jackson |
| This massacre in 1890 represented the end of Indian resistance? | Wounded Knee |
| What mid-western state had a land rush in 1889? | Oklahoma |
| Which law gave settlers 160 acres of land? | The Homestead Act |
| Who ran for President in 1896 after winning the nomination with the “Cross of Gold” speech? | William Jennings Bryan |
| Where did many European immigrants see their first sights of America? | Ellis Island |
| Who was the leader of the AFL? | Samuel Gompers |
| Who was the leader of the Knights of Labor? | Terrence Powderly |
| Philosophy that people should help those that are less fortunate than them? | Social Gospel |
| Famous political boss who controlled New York City's Tammany Hall during part of the Gilded Age? | William Tweed |
| Who was the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms as President? | Grover Cleveland |
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jeffrey.rhyne
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