Which one of the following descriptions best describes "horizontal integration"?

company acquires competing businesses and merges them

According to the "Gospel of Wealth" supported by Andrew Carnegie

the wealthy should help the poor

To help expand railroads throughout the country after the Civil War, Congress

provided railroad companies land free of charge.

Which statement BEST describes the Sand Creek Massacre?

200 Cheyenne slaughtered by American soldiers

Reason for the growth of labor unions

how workers were treated by big business.

The Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 was created to

redistribute Indian lands from public to private ownership

The purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862 was to

get people to move west of the Mississippi River.

19th century Unions did not enjoy great success because

great diversity in the labor force

John D. Rockefeller was successful in the oil industry because he

combined vertical and horizontal integration.

Which describes an effect of the invention of the light bulb?

longer factory hours for all workers

How did industrial leaders accumulate wealth during the late 1800s?

by establishing trusts and creating monopolies

Industrialization's impact on American life could be described as having

improved the standard of living for many families.

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1
Which one of the following descriptions best describes "horizontal integration"?
company acquires competing businesses and merges them
the economic development of the American west
company owns all businesses that supply it with raw goods
government controls the factors of production
2
According to the "Gospel of Wealth" supported by Andrew Carnegie
the wealthy should help the poor
a graduated income tax is needed
government should control the economy
wealth should be equitably distributed
3
Which of these is the last major violent Indian conflict in North America
Battle of Little Big Horn
Sand Creek Massacre
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Wounded Knee Massacre
4
What had the greatest impact on destruction of Native Americans' ways of life?
steamboat.
highway.
railroad.
automobile.
5
To help expand railroads throughout the country after the Civil War, Congress
spent tax money researching steam engine technology.
provided railroad companies land free of charge.
taxed the Confederate States heavily to fund construction.
brought in thousands of laborers from China.
6
Which statement BEST describes the Sand Creek Massacre?
Sioux warriors destroyed General Custer’s forces
35 miners were killed by Apache Indians
200 Cheyenne slaughtered by American soldiers
17 African-American males were killed in a race riot
7
Reason for the growth of labor unions
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Sherman Anti-trust Act.
leadership of the newly arriving immigrants.
how workers were treated by big business.
8
The Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 was created to
give slaves land in Confederate states.
institute the death penalty for crimes
regulate interstate trade
redistribute Indian lands from public to private ownership
9
The purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862 was to
get people to move west of the Mississippi River.
provide free blacks with “40 acres and a mule”
offer former Confederate officers a place to live
provide economic incentives to move to Florida.
10
Industrialization in the 19th century is MOST associated with
urbanization.
revolution.
agrarian life.
Manifest Destiny.
11
19th century Unions did not enjoy great success because
unions and management enjoyed cooperation
great diversity in the labor force
workers rights were plentiful
Sherman Anti-trust Act made Unions illegal
12
John D. Rockefeller was successful in the oil industry because he
combined vertical and horizontal integration.
treated his competitors fairly.
encouraged competition.
urged government regulation of the oil industry.
13
In serious labor disputes before 1900, the U.S. government
sometimes supported the workers
usually remained strictly neutral
tended to support the organized workers.
usually supported the owners.
14
Which describes an effect of the invention of the light bulb?
longer factory hours for all workers
time became standardized
railroad companies expanded routes
agriculture worked longer hours
15
How did industrial leaders accumulate wealth during the late 1800s?
by inventing new technology
by using mainly slave or forced labor
by developing new farming techniques
by establishing trusts and creating monopolies
16
Industrialization's impact on American life could be described as having
made class distinctions less apparent.
improved the standard of living for many families.
a drastic increase on enrollment in universities.
eliminated the gap between rich and the poor.
17
Which of these helped to further Westward Expansion?
Transcontinental Railroad
Abolition of Slavery
California Gold Rush
Lewis and Clark Expedition
18
Which had the GREATEST positive effect on late 19th century industrialization?
a large supply of cheap labor
high international tariffs
passage of the 18th Amendment
factory production in the South
19
Business organization created to produce a monopoly.
pure competition
laissez-faire
cartel
trust
20
Andrew Carnegie and J.P. Morgan both were ‘captains’ of which industry?
steel
communications
oil
automobile

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