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Chapter 6 & 7: Industrial Era
Chapter 6 & 7: Industrial Era
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1
Which of the following was not one of the 3 Rs?
'Rithmetic
Readin'
'History
Writin'
2
Who was elected president in 1896?
Weaver
McKinley
Taft
Bryan
3
What sport did Dr. James Naismith invent?
rounders
basketball
baseball
football
4
What was the purpose of the Grange?
include African Americans
reduce shipping costs
social involvement
make more money
5
When farmers borrow the capital they need to buy supplies it is called a(n)
Mortgage
Overproduction
Interest
Open-Market
6
Because of all the poor farmers, the 1880s became known as the
The Great Depression
Decade of Mortgages
The Guilded Age
The Progressive Era
7
Another name for the Grange was the
Patrons of Husbandry
Farmer's Only
Socialist Farmers
Farmer's Alliance
8
Who was elected president in 1892?
Theodore Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
William McKinley
9
How often is a census taken?
5 years
100 years
1 year
10 years
10
What third-party was created to increase money in circulation?
Progressives
Greenback-Labor
Democrats
Republicans
11
Who was a MN politician, organizer of MN's Farmer's Alliance, and led the Populist Movement?
Grover Cleveland
Ignatius Donnelly
James Weave
William McKinley
12
This method was used to get magazines and newspapers to a larger audience.
Mass circulation
Sensationalism
Local-Color
Chains
13
What is the "Greatest Show on Earth"?
Circus
Baseball
Football
Vaudeville
14
What was the name of William Jennings Bryan's famous speech?
New Deal
Cross of Gold
New Freedom
Square Deal
15
Who was a professor of astronomy at Vasser Women's College?
Mary Baker Eddy
Maria Mitchell
Mother Francis Xavier Cabrini
Clara Barton
16
Of the following, which was NOT part of the Populist platform?
gov't ownership of railroad, telephone
secret ballot
graduated income tax
decreased currency
17
Every land grant college has a building called
Madrid Hall
Maynerd Hall
Morrill Hall
Minard Hall
18
Who was Nelly Bly?
undercover reporter
dime novel author
architect
educator
19
Where did women first get the right to vote?
New York
Minnesota
territory of Wyoming
Colorado
20
Charles Dana, William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer were all
architects
newspaper owners
investigative reporters
local-color writers
21
Which woman was known for her idea of Christian Science/Social Welfare?
Mary Baker Eddy
Clara Barton
Maria Mitchell
Mother Francis Xavier Cabrini
22
Who was Frank Lloyd Wright?
creator of circus
architect
inventor of basketball
baseball player
23
Who was the creator of Hull House in Chicago?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Carrie Chapman Catt
Jane Addams
Maria Mitchell
24
Papers that contain scandalous stories or human interest stories was known as
sensationalism
creative
mass circulation
local-color
25
The Interstate Commerce Act was created to
regulate railroads
supply more gold
create business relationships
supply more silver
26
Businesses that are owned and managed by the farmers themselves are called
rebates
pools
cooperatives
monopolies
27
Who wrote stories about life on the Mississippi River?
Elizabeth Seaman
Mark Twain
John Dewey
P.T. Barnum
28
All of the following were problems farmers encountered EXCEPT for
low production costs
falling farm prices
scarcity of money
overproduction
29
Which one of the following was NOT a center of social life for farmers?
nearest town
school
the city
church
30
Our most common medium of exchange is
Railroads
Money
Industry
Produce
31
What farm organization was created in 1867 by Oliver Hudson Kelly?
The Grange
Southern Alliance
Laborers of the United States
Farmer's Alliance
32
Rounders is a game similar to which other sport?
baseball
football
basketball
rugby
33
What word means to attract attention?
Plain
Tasteful
Modest
Ostentatious
34
Who does Mrs. Marty want to win the Super Bowl?
Patriots
Packers
Vikings
Seahawks
35
What was the first pro baseball team?
Brooklyn Dodgers
Washington Senators
Cincinnati Red Stockings
Chicago White Sox
36
What is it called when farmers produce more food than people can consume?
Overproduction
Mortgage
Open-Market
Underproduction
37
What organization was created to provide shelter and food to the poor and still operates today?
Vasser
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Hull House
38
Who was the creator of the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
Maria Mitchell
Mary Baker Eddy
Mother Francis Xavier Cabrini
39
All of the following women worked for women's suffrage rights EXCEPT
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan B. Anthony
Carrie Chapman Catt
Edith Wilson
40
Who volunteered her time in orphanages, schools, and hospitals?
Mother Francis Xavier Cabrini
Clara Barton
Maria Mitchell
Mary Baker Eddy
41
What two metals were used for the bimetal currency?
silver and gold
copper and zinc
coal and chromium
tin and aluminum
42
What was the focus of local-color writers?
Vaudeville
City Life
Adventure
Rural Life
43
What political party was created in 1891 and nominated James Weaver for President in 1892?
Republican
Democrats
Progressive
Populist
44
Who borrowed money to the federal government to get out of depression?
Frist
Morgan
Rockefeller
Carnegie
45
What year did a major depression hit the U.S. and silver was to blame?
1895
1890
1888
1893