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1
a simple invention that ended the era of the cattle drives
telegraph
iphone
barbed wire
railroads
2
how did Rockefeller use horzontal integration to create a monopoly in the oil industry
bought out other oil refineries
he sold his company JP Morgan
inflated the value of stock in standard oil
bought all of the companies that deal with the production of kerosene
3
A business that is owned and managed by one person is
monopoly
partnership
corporation
sole proprietorship
4
You have dreams of settling in the Great Plains in the 1870s, what act of congress will help you?
homestead act
pacific railway act
sherman anti trust act
morrill act
5
What event marked the end of Native American resistance
sandcreek massacre
wounded knee massacre
battle of little big horn
trail of tears
6
Andrew Carnegie was an entrepreneur because
he founded a steel company and came to dominate the industry
practiced vertical integration
believed in social darwinism
he devoted time and money to building libraries
7
Act granted states land to build colleges
morrill act
patriot act
homestead act
pacific railway act
8
The New immigrant came to America between 1880 and 1910 and was from what part of Europe?
Balkans Region
South and East
Mediterranean Region
North and West
9
Some mining camps were deserted because the gold ran out but some became cities like..
Tampa Bay FL
Denver Colorado
Cleveland Ohio
Boston Mass.
10
What did the US census declare in 1890?
The closing of the Frontier
the end of the Civil War
more people lived in the cities than the country
the automobile will transform America
11
How did Andrew Carnegie use vertical integration to dominate the steel industry?
he bought all of the stock in US Steel
he bought out all of the steel companies in pittsburg
he watched the Browns beat the Steelers
he bought out all of the companies involved in the steel making process
12
What inventions or innovations revolutionized communication?
telephone
typewriter
all of the above
telegraph
13
What was the dominate capitalist philosophy, which is french for "leave alone", during the industrial revolution?
marci baucoup
bonjour
laissez faire
viva la france
14
How did Social Darwinists apply Darwin's theories to society?
promoted a graduated income tax
believed poor people and immigrants should receive aid from the government
invented vertical and horizontal integration to the business world
believed stronger businesses would prosper while weaker ones would fail
15
What labor dispute led to the deaths 16 strikers outside of Pittsburgh?
pullman strike
the great railroad strike
homestead steel strike
nordonia teachers strike
16
How did the change in government policy and the decimation of the buffalo impact Native Americans?
most became farmers
forced them on to reservations
most moved to the cities
many became business owners
17
Nativists resented immigrants because
they spoke english better than the old immigrant
both the circle and triangle
immigrants took jobs
immigrants caused crime and poverty
18
Samuel Gompers helped workers by
founding the AFL
founding the NFL
founding the NBA
founding the MLB
19
a business that has full control of a good or service in a market to control price
trust
monopoly
corporation
oligopoly
20
a business that is able to sell stock to investors to raise money for the operation of the business
sole proprietorship
partnership
corporation
monopoly
21
A business owned by two or more people is
partnership
corporation
monopoloy
sole proprietorship
22
Some people explain huge inequalities in American Society by using the philosophy called
entrepreneurs
horizontal integration
social darwinism
verical integration
23
federal government financed the building of railroads by
land grants
gold
tax abatements
government bonds
24
How did Edison impact the business world?
he didn't because he was really stupid and lazy
inventing the motion picture camera which led to the founding of Hollywood
by inventing the phonograph
developing an electricity network to cities so businesses can operate 24/7
25
what was the long term impact of the transcontinental railroad
western settlement
established 4 standard time zone
promoted trade
all of the above
26
how much time did it take for Americans to go west after the completion of the transcontinental railroad?
6 months to 6 days
no change
10 days to 10 minutes
2 days to 2 hours
27
what two companies built the transcontinental railroad?
union pacific and central pacific
illinois central and california pacific
utah express and the kansas express
eastern central and western central
28
identify the causes of western expansion after the Civil War
gold
all of the above
farming
mining
