8th Grade Quarter 1 Review

Interstate commerce can best be defined as

An economic system in which privately owned businesses COMPETE is called

Which terms are associated with the rise of BIG BUSINESS?

The period of rebuilding the South following the Civil War was called

Why were these actions UNFAIR?

Mass production using the assembly line was important because it

Which of the following is NOT associated with the Industrial Revolution?

Carnegie's belief that the wealthy were obligated to donate to causes that help others

What 1896 Supreme Court case established the legality of "separate but equal" facilities?

An area of land set aside for Native Americans is called a

Who would have supported the Homestead Act?

What activity was the basis of survival for the Native Americans of the Great Plains?

What area of the country can be associated with sod houses, barbed wire fences, and windmills?

The purpose of this map is to show

Urbanization was linked to industrialization because

What action earned Carnegie a reputation as a great philanthropist?

This organization set up schools and provided medical care to African Americans and poor whites

People who criticized the ruthless actions of powerful businessmen like Vanderbilt called them

What form of discrimination is shown in the picture?

One feature of CORPORATIONS is that they

According to this cartoon by Thomas Nast, what was "worse than slavery" for freedmen?

Andrew Carnegie donated millions of dollars to libraries. This is an example of

The Bessemer process was a significant innovation because it

Which of the following is NOT a factor of production that made industrialization possible?

What system of labor developed after 1865 in order to supply planters with cheap labor?

AFTER Reconstruction, these were passed in southern states to segregate the races in public. 

What event contributed to the trend shown in this chart?

When a business controls all or almost all of an industry it is called a

Which development led to the growth of the west AND the expansion of interstate commerce?

What powerful businessman dominated the STEEL industry?

What happened to the American economy in the years following the Civil War (1865-1900)?

Which of the following is a FACT about the free enterprise system?

Which of the following LED TO the other three?

What did the 13th Amendment do?

What president was impeached for misusing his veto power?

How did the near extinction of the bison (buffalo) impact Native Americans of the Great Plains?

An economic policy in which the government DOES NOT REGULATE business is called

What do the gold rush, transcontinental railroad, and the Homestead Act have in common?

What development MOST contributed to the growth of interstate commerce?

Which word refers to avoiding waste and making the best use of time, effort, and resources?