Which of the following was NOT how farmers adapted to conditions on the Great Plains?

Forced Native Americans into slavery to do work for them.

Which of the following was NOT a factor contributing to the settlement of the West?

Disease and famine in New England and the Midwest.

Vertical integration involves:

buying out raw material producers and distributors

How did the completion of the transcontinental railroad spur western development?

made it easier for ranchers and farmers to ship goods east.

Which of the following marked the end of the "Indian Wars"?

Battle/Massacre at Wounded Knee

What did the Homestead Act and Pacific Railway Act show about the federal government?

commitment to settling the western territories.

What is a "pull" factor that contributed to the settling of the Far West?

Discoveries of gold and other minerals in the West.

Horizontal integration involves:

buying up your competition in the same industry

The use of standardized time and time zones was introduced in order to benefit:

railroad companies and train travelers

Why is Madame C.J. Walker famous?

An early African-American millionaire for beauty line

Andrew Carnegie used all of the following to dominate the steel industry EXCEPT

cutting the quality of his products

What was the main purpose of the reservation system?

to assimilate Native Americans into mainstream culture

Why was the Homestead Act of 1862 significant?

offered 160 acres of land and 600k+ families went West

What did the Pacific Railway Act of 1862 do?

Subsidized the building of transcontinental railroads

What is NOT a way to know that a political cartoon is about a "robber baron"?

By guessing on a political cartoon question like a dope.

All of the following factors contributed to 2nd Ind. Revolution EXCEPT?

the emergence of the middle class

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1
What industry did Cornelius Vanderbilt gain his wealth from?
refrigerated train cars
electrical grids
hotels
railroads
2
Which of the following was NOT how farmers adapted to conditions on the Great Plains?
Forced Native Americans into slavery to do work for them.
Build sod houses and used windmills to pump water.
Used barbed-wire fencing to contain grazing animals.
Used dry-farming techniques and steel plows for tough soil.
3
Which of the following was NOT a factor contributing to the settlement of the West?
Disease and famine in New England and the Midwest.
Building of transcontinental railroad.
Passage of Homestead Act of 1862's offer of cheap land.
Safety valve for unhappy workers and farmers back East
4
Vertical integration involves:
merging with companies producing similar products
using new methods to increase production
forming trusts
buying out raw material producers and distributors
5
What invention was Alexander Graham Bell responsible for?
cabinet bed
telephone
alternating electric current
fluorescent light bulb
6
How did the completion of the transcontinental railroad spur western development?
made it easier for ranchers and farmers to ship goods east.
required immense quantities of iron and coal
it led to new discoveries of precious metals
it frightened away Native American tribes
7
What industry did John D. Rockefeller dominate in the late 19th and early 20th century?
Steel
Oil
Refrigeration
Railroads
8
The Bessemer Process helped make what product much cheaper and stronger?
concrete
oil
steel
iron
9
What invention was Thomas Edison given credit with?
fluorescent light bulb
internet
telegraph
telephone
10
What industry did Cornelius Vanderbilt make his money in?
railroads
electricity
steel
oil
11
Which of the following marked the end of the "Indian Wars"?
Sand Creek Massacre
Death of Sitting Bull
Treaty of Fort Laramie
Battle/Massacre at Wounded Knee
12
What did the Homestead Act and Pacific Railway Act show about the federal government?
unwillingness to moving Native Americans to reservations.
determination to break up big monopolies and trusts.
concern about preserving natural resources.
commitment to settling the western territories.
13
What is a "pull" factor that contributed to the settling of the Far West?
limited land in the Northeast and Midwest
little work in East after the Depression/Panic of 1873
Discoveries of gold and other minerals in the West.
Europeans struggled to hold jobs and own land.
14
Horizontal integration involves:
buying up all of the levels of production for what you sell
buying up your competition in the same industry
when one company controls one industry
when two corporations agree to work together as one company
15
The use of standardized time and time zones was introduced in order to benefit:
manufacturers who dealt in interstate trade
telephone and telegraph operators
railroad companies and train travelers
factory owners whose workers had set schedules
16
Why is Madame C.J. Walker famous?
invented the cabinet bed
An early African-American millionaire for beauty line
invented the telegraph
invented the carbon filament in light bulbs
17
Andrew Carnegie used all of the following to dominate the steel industry EXCEPT
buying out his suppliers
underselling his competitors
buying out his competitors
cutting the quality of his products
18
What industry did J.P. Morgan dominate in the late 19th to early 20th century?
Shipping.
Banking and finance
Steel and railroads
Railroads only.
19
What was the main purpose of the reservation system?
to make the new transcontinental railroad safer to operate
to assimilate Native Americans into mainstream culture
provide employment for Union troops after Civil War
clear federal lands for settlement
20
Why was the Homestead Act of 1862 significant?
made citizens of all immigrants
established "home rule" in the South
offered 160 acres of land and 600k+ families went West
gave away Confederate land only to Yankee carpetbaggers
21
What did the Pacific Railway Act of 1862 do?
Allowed miners to pan for gold in California.
Subsidized the building of transcontinental railroads
Granted 160 acres freely in the West to settlers
granted land for building A & T and A &M universities
22
What is NOT a way to know that a political cartoon is about a "robber baron"?
They are typically drawn fat, and well dressed.
Typically surrounded by money or gold.
By guessing on a political cartoon question like a dope.
Typically surrounded by the terms "monopoly" or trust
23
Which of the following is NOT considered a "robber baron"?
Carnegie
Rockefeller
Edison
J.P. Morgan
24
All of the following factors contributed to 2nd Ind. Revolution EXCEPT?
a wealth of natural resources
the emergence of the middle class
government support for business
a growing urban population
25
What did industrial consolidation and trusts reduce during the late 1800s?
economic competition
interstate commerce
monopolies
political corruption

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