Why was steel important to the United States?

It helped transform the United States into a modern industrial nation.

Why did Congress pass the Chinese Exclusion Act?

Many Americans blamed the Chinese for taking jobs away from them.

Settlers on the Plains often built sod houses, which were...

made of strips of prairie grass with the roots and soil attached.

W.E.B. Du Bois was an African-American who...

pushed for immediate rights for black people through action and education

The main function of the Chisholm Trail was to...

northward movement of cattle from Texas to Kansas rail centers.

____________ was the cause of the Haymarket Riot.

Demand for an eight-hour working day

The Bessemer process was used to...

purify molten iron and convert it to steel

By the 1900s, construction of skyscrapers had become practical because...

elevators made it possible to reach upper floors easily.

Who was Chief Joseph?

Nez Percé chief said, “From where the sun now stands I will fight no more."

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American Anthem Unit 5 (Ch. 13-14-15) An Industrial Nation

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American Anthem Chapters 13-14-15

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1
Panning for gold
wildcatter
placer mining
surface hydraulic mining
underground mining
2
Immigrants from Asia entered the United States through a facility called...
Washingon D.C. Dept of Immigration
Angel Island
Alcatraz
Ellis Island
3
Requiring separate railroad cars for whites and African Americans is an example of a ______________ law.
Amtrak
Plessy
Jim Crow
Dredd Scott
4
Workplace set up in a tenement building
guild center
morgue
ramshackle
sweatshop
5
Why was steel important to the United States?
It helped transform the United States into a modern industrial nation.
It enabled production of stronger and more accurate weapons.
It was an inexpensive homebuilding material.
It enabled long-distance communication.
6
Risk takers who use their own money and talents to launch new ventures are called _________.
entrepreneurs
labor leaders
monopolists
emmigrants
7
Invented the telephone
Albert Einstein
Alexander Graham Bell
David Singleton
Booker T. Washington
8
Why did Congress pass the Chinese Exclusion Act?
Many Americans felt that too many Japanese were coming to the United States
Too many Chinese immigrants had failed literacy tests.
China asked the United States for help in keeping its people home.
Many Americans blamed the Chinese for taking jobs away from them.
9
Settlers on the Plains often built sod houses, which were...
made from mud bricks.
made of strips of prairie grass with the roots and soil attached.
caves dug into hills.
similar to the longhouses built by the Iroquois.
10
W.E.B. Du Bois was an African-American who...
discovered the polio vaccine.
was a famous sports announcer.
pushed for immediate rights for black people through action and education
invented the clock spring.
11
Most miners at the Comstock Lode discovered...
hemp
silver
oil
girls
12
The main function of the Chisholm Trail was to...
move settlers from east to west.
move manufactured goods from Eastern factories to growing Western cities.
northward movement of cattle from Texas to Kansas rail centers.
move Cherokees to reservations in the West.
13
African Americans who moved to the West to escape restrictive practices in the South were called...
interlopers
Exodusters
freedmen farmers
14
Believed that African Americans would have to accept segregation temporarily
Lyndon B. Johnson
Booker T. Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
George Armstrong Custer
15
____________ was the cause of the Haymarket Riot.
Demand for an eight-hour working day
Too much money
Xenophobia
Dangerous working conditions
16
Complete control over an industry
subsistence economy
free enterprise
competition
monopoly
17
A _________ is a form of business in which ownership is held by stockholders.
corporation
partnership
monopoly
agency
18
The Bessemer process was used to...
purify molten iron and convert it to steel
extract oil from deep wells
extract gold or silver ore from solid rock
move through the air in a heavier-than-air craft
19
Turned tribe members into private property owners
Dawes Act
Wilson Amendment
Springsteen Memorandum
Indian Repatriation Act
20
What tactic did many cities use in the late 1800s to ease congestion on streets?
build factories that included living quarters
enocurage people to walk to factories
built subway systems
encouraged business to move away from city centers
21
Samuel Gompers is most associated with...
social Darwinism.
benevolent societies.
laissez-faire capitalism.
the labor movement.
22
By the 1900s, construction of skyscrapers had become practical because...
elevators made it possible to reach upper floors easily.
streets were noisier, so more people were willing to live on upper floors.
new concrete techniques made it less expensive to build taller buildings.
skyscrapers gave views of beautiful new parks.
23
The __________ united farmers from across the nation.
Agricultureal Adjustment Act
Farmers’ Alliance
National Grange
Ku Klux Klan
24
Who was Chief Joseph?
Nez Percé chief said, “From where the sun now stands I will fight no more."
Sioux leader who was victorious at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
U.S. army officer defeated at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Apache leader who led raids against settlers & US army in the Southwest
25
Turned public lands into private property
Continental Railway Act
Department of Interior Act
Homestead Act
Dawes Act
26
Political machines were evidence of ________ in the big cities.
textile manufacturing
the need for insurance
corruption
the use of assembly lines
27
What tactic did many cities use in the late 1800s to ease congestion on streets?
They encouraged building factories with living quarters for workers.
They encouraged businesses to move out of the city center.
They encouraged people to walk to factories.
They built subway systems.
28
________________ lost the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
Chief Crazy Horse
Chief Sitting Bull
George Armstrong Custer
John Mix Stanley
29
Center where volunteers taught skills and job training to immigrants
hospital
settlement house
Ellis Island
deportation zone
30
Taking over other companies that produce the same product...
sweatshop
horizontal integration
competition
vertical integration
31
Oil prospector...
driller
wildcatter
pointer dog
money grubber

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