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1
This is when a company directly owns the stock of several companies that do the same thing
corporation
limited partnership
holding company
trust
2
This term usually means killing someone by hanging; without a trial
Treeing
Mob Killing
Lynching
Trial by hanging
3
This type of business acts like a person, but has low personal risk for the owners
partnership
sole proprietorship
corporation
company
4
Which of the following was
not
a geographic factor in the early industrialization of the US?
lots of oil
large amounts of coal and iron ore
lots of rivers and streams
large amounts of timber
5
This was the name given to segregation laws in the South:
Pendleton Acts
Antitrust Laws
Jim Morrison Laws
Jim Crow Laws
6
Where were most Asian immigrants processed when they arrived in the US (after 1900)?
Alcatraz Island
Angel Island
Ellis Island
San Francisco
7
This author wrote "rags to riches" books in the late 1800s
Horatio Alger
Andrew Carnegie
Mark Twain
Herbert Spencer
8
Vertical integration is most associated with which of the following
Rockefeller
Vanderbilt
Carnegie
Edison
9
What were working conditions like in factories in the late 1800s?
safe, with good wages
unsafe, with high wages
unsafe, with low wages
safe, with low wages
10
Who got the credit for inventing the first long-lasting light bulb?
Samuel Morse
Alexander Graham Bell
Cyrus Field
Thomas Edison
11
Which companies can usually operate more efficiently, large or small companies?
small
large
small, if it is a partnership
both are about the same
12
This major Supreme Court case (1896) created the "Separate but Equal" Doctrine
Brown -vs- Board of Education
Plessy -vs- Ferguson
Baker -vs- Carr
Marbury -vs- Madison
13
This 1890 law was a weak first attempt to limit monopolies in the US
Anti-Monopoly Act
Pendleton Act
Sherman Antitrust Act
Clayton Antitrust Act
14
Between 1890 and 1900 the number of African Americans registered to vote in the South:
greatly increased
slightly increased
slightly decreased
greatly decreased
15
Prominent Civil Rights leader of the early 1900s; founded of the NAACP; wanted equality now
Booker T. Washington
E. D. Nixon
W. E. B. Du Bois
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
16
In the late 1800s, Alabama's economy was mostly:
manufacturing
industrial
textiles
agricultural
17
Where did most immigrants settle when they arrived in the US?
small towns
the Great Plains
large cities
rural areas
18
Who is famous for founding Tuskegee Institute, a place of higher learning for African Americans
Malcolm X
Booker T. Washington
W. E. B. Du Bois
Frederick Douglass
19
Which political party was mostly created to help farmers?
Farmer's Alliance Party
Populist Party
Republican Party
Democratic Party
20
By the late 1800s, the US was transitioning from an ___ economy to an ___ economy
agrarian; industrial
socialist; capitalist
capitalist; socialist
industrial; agrarian
21
Who invented the telegraph
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Samuel Morse
Cyrus Field
22
This was a payment, intended to keep African Americans from voting, one had to make to vote:
literacy test
Jim Crow Law
tariff
poll tax
23
Under this philosophy, the workers (Gov't) would control everything and all would make the same
Socialism
Capitalism
Communism
Fascism
24
According to Marx, the final stage of socialism...gov't would fade away and not be needed
Communism
Capitalism
Fascism
Socialism
25
Why were many RR owners called "Robber Barons?"
many were British nobility
many were former bank robbers
many were thought to be corrupt
many were vertically integrated
26
Who got the credit for inventing the telephone?
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Cyrus Field
Samuel Morse
27
Horizontal integration is most associated with which of the following
Rockefeller
Edison
Carnegie
Ford
28
Which industry is Andrew Carnegie most associated with?
railroads
oil and gas
steel
timber
29
Which of the following was not a major demand made by many unions in the late 1800s?
higher wages
health insurance
safer working conditions
shorter working hours
30
Which type of union was for workers with a specific skill?
common union
craft union
industrial union
managerial union
31
What industries were most affected by RR building?
coal, silver, & farming
coal, steel, & timber
timber, steel, & gold
coal, oil, & farming
32
Which industry is Cornelius Vanderbilt most associated with?
railroads
steel
timber
oil and gas
33
The first immigration restrictions imposed by the US Gov't targeted which group?
Italians
Irish
Asians
Russians
34
Who applied Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection to people and business?
Andrew Carnegie
Herbert Spencer
Mark Twain
Horatio Alger
35
Most African Americans (and poor whites) in the South did this for a living in the late 1800s?
worked in coal mines
sharecropped on other people's land
worked in steel mills
worked in textile mills
36
This American author is considered by some to be the first great American novelist:
Mark Twain
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Horatio Alger
Earnest Hemingway
37
This law stated that if your relative could vote during the Civil War, then you could vote
Poll Tax
Property Requirement
Grandfather Clause
Literacy Test
38
This is the philosophy that the Gov't should not interfere in people's lives or business
Laissez-Faire
Communism
Fascism
Socialism
39
The expensive land in large cities led to the building of many:
oil wells
factories
skyscrapers
houses
40
Most immigrants who lived in large cities usually lived in this type of housing:
single story houses
two-story houses
tenement housing
condominiums
41
After 1890, most immigrants to the US came from _____ and _____
Northern and Western Europe
Central and South America
Southern and Eastern Europe
Northern Europe and Central America
42
This term means when a person or company dominates or controls an entire industry
robber baron
monopoly
corporation
partnership
43
Why was the time period of 1870-1900 called the Gilded Age?
it seemed great, but many problems were under the surface
gold was plentiful
all books were gilded
life was great for all Americans
44
Some applied Darwin's theory of natural selection to people and business; what is this called?
Imperialism
Gospel of Wealth
Reform Darwinism
Social Darwinism
45
This is segregation by custom; this type existed in both the North and the South
De Jure Segregation
De Facto Segregation
Forced Segregation
Customary Segregation
46
Before 1890, most immigrants to the US came from ________ and __________
Central and South America
Northern and Western Europe
South America and the Caribbean
Eastern and Southern Europe
47
People who opposed immigration in the 1800s were called
meanies
nativists
carpetbaggers
scalawags
48
This is the belief that the ability to earn more money is an incentive to work harder; built US
Capitalism
Communism
Fascism
Socialism
49
Who was the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms?
Teddy Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland
Rutherford Hayes
Franklin D. Roosevelt
50
Booker T. Washington's Atlanta Compromise Speech urged his fellow African Americans to:
leave the country
lobby the gov't for representation
protest for civil rights
educate themselves and focus on economic goals
51
Who was responsible for laying the first transatlantic cable in 1858?
Samuel Morse
Thomas Edison
Cyrus Field
Alexander Graham Bell
52
Which industry is John D. Rockefeller most associated with?
steel
oil and gas
timber
railroads
53
Andrew Carnegie set aside millions of $$$ to build these in order to provide a free education
high schools
grammar schools
libraries
private schools
54
This barrier to voting required someone to prove they could read & write in order to vote
Grandfather Clause
Literacy Test
Poll Tax
Property Requirement
55
This is when a small group of people manage the stocks of many people to control a company
limited partnership
holding company
corporation
trust
56
Which inexpensive building material made the building of skyscrapers possible?
aluminum
brick
stone
steel
57
Why did most RRs want Gov't land grants?
to create colleges
to build steel mills
to trade for stocks
to sell for cash & to encourage settlement
58
The Gospel of Wealth, the belief that the wealthy have a duty to give back, was created by?
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Jay Gould
59
Which type of union allowed all workers in a particular industry to join (skilled & unskilled)?
common union
craft union
industrial union
managerial union
60
Who actually owns a corporation
a single person
stockholders
two or more partners
the government
61
Which of the following was a new source of power discovered & used by the US by the late 1800s
iron ore
rivers
coal
oil
62
Where did most European immigrants get processed after 1892?
Rhode Island
Ellis Island
Angel Island
Charleston, SC
63
Which type of union was for unskilled workers in any industry?
craft union
industrial union
managerial union
common union
64
Who coined the term "Gilded Age"?
Ernest Hemingway
Grover Cleveland
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Mark Twain
65
This means segregation by law; this type was found only in the South
De Jure Segregation
Customary Segregation
De Facto Segregation
Forced Segregation