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Unit 1

Some like vocab or sumthin like that.

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Who revolutionized the meat-packing industry? Gustavus Swift
Who was the author of The Gospel of Wealth? Andrew Carnegie
What ultimately doomed the native tribes' way of life? Destruction Of Buffalo
What was the most important act passed by Congress that encouraged western expansion? The Homestead Act of 1862
The first transcontinental railroad was completed at Promontory Point
Which of the following was NOT a Plains Indian tribe? Cherokee
Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Knights of Labor? Graduated income tax on personal wealth
Which of the following was NOT a primary group that settled the West? Bankers
Which of the following was NOT a successful invention of the era? Movies with sound
The concept, first popular in the 1840s, was that the United States had the God-given right and duty to expand across the North American continent. John O'Sullivan, a newspaperman, first coined the term. Manifest Destiny
The American cowboy owes much of its model to what other culture? Mexicans
Which of the following was NOT an industrialist during the late 1800s? Jacob Astor
What technological development revolutionized the making of steel? Bessemer Process
Which of the following areas is NOT part of the Great Plains? Wisconsin
Which of the following was NOT a cause of urbanization? Textile Mills
Which of the following was a popular pastime of working-class urban dwellers? Baseball Games
This group of Republicans continued to support the patronage, "spoils", system Stalwarts
Which of the following does NOT apply to Social Darwinism? Charities
Who coined the phrase "Gilded Age"? Mark Twain
Which of the following was NOT an urban problem? Lack Of Dance Halls
Immigrants from southern and eastern Europe who were primarily Jewish and Catholic in religion who came to the United States in large numbers after 1880. New Immigrants
This apartment plan provided all dwellers with access to light and air. Dumbbell Tenements
Which of the following was NOT part of the Compromise of 1877? The tariff of abominations is rescinded
Congressional act in 1890 to stop monopolistic practices by some of the big industrial companies. Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Nebraska politician and Democrat presidential nominee who pushed for a bimetal or silver standard. William Jennings Bryan
What president was assassinated in 1881? James Garfield
This president was influential in Civil Service reform. Chester Arthur
Which of the following contributed directly to the plight of farmers? Overproduction
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