Why did people build houses made from sod on the Great Plains?

Sod was the most plentiful natural resource to use.

The Tweed political machine..

involved the Tammany Hall political machine in New York City

During the Gilded Age, what was the purpose of small companies joining to create a trust?

to join together to form a monopoly and control prices.

Before 1890 most immigrants came from...

western/northern Europe "old immigrants"

Which of the following problems was not caused by urbanization during the Gilded Age?

problem with assimilation of Indian culture.

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STAAR Review: Westward Expansion and The Gilded Age

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1
The slang term that describes the "Captains of Industry" like John D. Rockefeller is ...
Labor Union
Dawes Act
Antitrust
Robber Baron
2
Why did people build houses made from sod on the Great Plains?
Sod was the most plentiful natural resource to use.
Building houses from sod was fashionable.
Federal law required houses to be made from sod.
It was easier to cut sod than trees.
3
The Tweed political machine..
involved the Tammany Hall political machine in New York City
involved Rockefeller and the East Coast banking industry.
involved the governor of Louisiana and New Orleans gambling.
involved the president of Standard Oil & the US government.
4
During the Gilded Age, what was the purpose of small companies joining to create a trust?
to compete against other small companies.
to join together to form a monopoly and control prices.
to create a law for how companies pay taxes.
to make it easy for customers to get a good deal.
5
The Indian Wars ended with...
The Dawes Act.
Creation of the Homestead Act.
The rise of the importance of the cattle drive.
The Battle of Wounded Knee.
6
Two business leaders during the Gilded Age were...
Rockefeller and Nast
Rockefeller and Carnegie.
Carnegie and Addams.
Dawes and Carnegie.
7
The idea that Americans would spread from the Atlantic to the Pacific was called...
Monroe Doctrine
Gold Rush
God's Will
Manifest Destiny
8
Another name for the people who migrated to California to find gold was...
The migrators.
The cowboys.
The farmers.
The 49ers.
9
Before 1890 most immigrants came from...
southern Europe
western/northern Europe "old immigrants"
eastern Europe
China
10
Which of the following problems was not caused by urbanization during the Gilded Age?
problem with crowded living conditions.
problem with transportation.
problem with assimilation of Indian culture.
problem with poor sanitation.
11
Which technology is not something used on the Great Plains?
Labor Union
Reaper
Barbed Wire
Steel Plow
12
The government responded to Big Business by ...
gathering business taxes to create new business centers.
passing the Dawes Act.
outlawing business monopolies.
sending companies west during the westward migration.

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