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The Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1900
The Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1900
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A #history Quiz to review #industrialization in America leading up through the #gildedage.
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1
Horizontal integration occurs when
a company employs only women and children.
a company hires employees from all parts of the world.
a company works from sunrise to sunset.
a company buys many of the same type of businesses.
2
In what way were Native Americans most affected by the transcontinental railroad?
Tribes were able to sell their goods in faraway places.
It helped them get from place to place faster.
It cut through their land.
Many American Indians died while building it.
3
The number of government employees during the Industrial Era
decreased.
went up at first, then went down.
grew.
stayed the same.
4
A robber baron is defined as
a person who gives charity to children.
a wealthy, corrupt industrialist.
a wealthy mine worker.
a poor farmer.
5
The Erie Was was over
the telegraph in New York.
the railroad in New York.
the steamships in New York.
the telephone in New York.
6
Standardized time zones across the U.S. made what type of travel easier?
steamship
airplane
train
automobile
7
One effect of the new agricultural technologies was that
more labor time was needed to produce crops.
there was no change in the time needed to produce crops.
less labor time was needed to produce crops.
more people became farmers.
8
Many claim this was the deal that ended Reconstruction in the South.
Compromised of 1877
Credit Mobilier
Panic of 1873
Black Friday
9
This number went up tremendously in the Second Industrial Revolution, as compared to the First.
marriages
wealthy people
children born
patents
10
All of the following men dominated the economy during the Industrial Era except
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
J.P. Morgan
James Windam
11
All of the following are raw materials found in the United States except
iron
coal
oil
diamonds
12
Many of the presidents during the Industrial Era were veterans of this war.
War of 1812
Civil War
Revolutionary War
French and Indian War
13
This term was given to the Industrial Era by Mark Twain's novel.
The Roaring Age
The Growing Age
The Gilded Age
The Railroad Age
14
Which group was essential to building the transcontinental railroad?
Chinese
Japanese
Filipinos
Taiwanese
15
It was difficult for an individual to fight against a corporation because
individuals wanted to keep their jobs.
the government owned the corporations.
corporations had rights under the law & were more powerful.
corporations were never wrong.
16
'The Gospel of Wealth' was written by
Andrew Carnegie.
John D. Rockefeller.
James Windam.
J.P. Morgan.
17
This president was shot and died less than a year into office from an infection.
Cleveland
Grant
Arthur
Garfield
18
What invention is attributed to Samuel Morse?
steam engine
telegraph
telephone
the railroad
19
This president was elected twice during the Industrial Era, but not to consecutive terms.
Cleveland
Garfield
Grant
Arthur
20
Conspicuous consumption is best defined as
buying expensive things to show off wealth.
selling items nationwide.
producing superior products.
giving regular donations to the needy.
21
In what were farmers negatively affected by the Second Industrial Revolution?
Many died from using machinery.
They lost their farms to the government.
There weren't enough new inventions to help them in any way.
The price of food went down so they made less money.
22
One business strategy Rockefeller used to dominate the oil industry was
buying out smaller companies.
lowering his prices below competition.
having a superior product.
destroying the equipment of his competitors.
23
A monopoly occurs when
stock is sold to very few people.
a company owns real estate.
one company controls an industry.
only a few companies control an industry.
24
There were several major factors that contributed to the Second Industrial Revolution. One was
an abundance of natural resources.
people moving west.
new colonies for the United States.
the end of slavery.
25
This invention opened up new jobs for women.
linotype
typewriter
telegraph
railway
26
This philosophy is based on the idea that government should stay out of business regulation.
laissez faire
marxism
aristocracy
democracy
27
This industry was the first to consolidate in the United States.
telegraph
railway
steamship
telephone
28
This process made steel production cheaper and faster.
Morgan process
Carnegie process
Bessemer process
Rockefeller process
29
This law changed the way federal employees are hired by requiring an exam.
McKinley Act
Pendleton Act
Chinese Exclusion Act
Tariff Act
30
One factor that helped the United States expand its industries was that
most Americans were wealthy.
immigrants moved to the United States.
large numbers of foreign companies opened in the U.S.
many people moved to rural areas.
