Why did many “exodusters” move to the Great Plains?

Faced discrimination and lack of opportunity in the South.

What was the Gospel of wealth?

The idea of rich people using their money to help people in poverty

What is the definition of Laissez Faire?

Government does not interfere with business

Which of the following explains the significance of the Battle of Wounded Knee?

Ended Native American resistance to the reservation policy.

What is VERTICAL INTEGRATION?

Own most steps of production and distribution

Why are Big Businesses bad during the Gilded Age?

The owners have too much power...

What was the Open Door Policy?

Us opened trade to China for other countries

How did the Gold Rush and the Homestead Act result in demographic changes to the US Society?

American Indians were displaced by European Immigrants.

What was the main idea behind Lincoln's 10% Plan?

Amnesty (forgiveness) for rebels

The 15th amendment to the Constitution prohibits state governments from

denying the right to vote based on race

What is horizontal integration?

When someone buys all of their competitors in their industry

business owner who came to wealth through ruthless methods

How did the US government impact many Native American tribes during Westward Expansion?

The Native Americans were forced to move onto reservations.

Why did the railroad have the greatest impact on the bison?

Herds of bison disappeared due to expanding railroad lines.

According to Social Darwinism...

the strongest, hardest working people will rise to the top

What was the Boxer Rebellion?

The attacks trying to rid China of western influence

Why did the U.S. government displace Native Americans onto reservations?

Their former lands were valuable for mining and railroads.

Why were Native American children taken from their homes and sent to boarding schools?

Wanted the N.A. children to learn the ways of the white man.

The Radical Republicans hated President Andrew Johnson, because he

continued to veto (reject) Congress' Reconstruction laws

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1
What did Carnegie make his money in?
Oil
Steel
Gold
Iron
2
Why did many “exodusters” move to the Great Plains?
They were forced to leave the South.
They were paid extra money.
Faced discrimination and lack of opportunity in the South.
They were seeking religious freedom.
3
What did Rockefeller make his money in?
Oil
Coal
Steel
Iron
4
What was the Gospel of wealth?
The idea of rich people using their money to help people in poverty
Building Railroads to get richer
Inventions getting people richer
Rich people using their money to build mansions
5
What does urbanization mean?
Growth of islands...
Growth of farms...
Growth of cities...
Growth of mountains...
6
What is the definition of Laissez Faire?
Government has complete control over the people
Government controls people and business
Government has complete control over business
Government does not interfere with business
7
Was Reconstruction successful in securing the rights of African-Americans?
no
yes
8
Which of the following explains the significance of the Battle of Wounded Knee?
Led to the Native American migration to Canada.
Ended Native American resistance to the reservation policy.
Convinced the U.S. gov't to stop relocating Native Americans
The largest Native American victory over U.S. troops.
9
What is VERTICAL INTEGRATION?
Own most steps of production and distribution
Company that owns other companies in the same category
10
The captain of the Railroad industry was __________.
Carnegie
Morgan
Vanderbilt
Rockefeller
11
Henry Ford found that he could produce cars less expensively by:
Using designs make in China
Hiring only immigrants to work his factory
Using a moving assembly line
Using plastic instead of steel for cars
12
Why are Big Businesses bad during the Gilded Age?
The product is no good...
The owners have too much power...
13
What was the Open Door Policy?
US opened China to take raw materials for itself
Germany opened China to trade
China opened their borders for spheres of influence
Us opened trade to China for other countries
14
How did the Gold Rush and the Homestead Act result in demographic changes to the US Society?
Most of the population of America shifted from East to West.
Chinese increased at a faster rate than that of other groups
American Indians were displaced by European Immigrants.
Women outnumbered men living on the plains in the West.
15
Which term best describes a poor tenant farmer who gives a part of his crop as rent?
Sharecropper
Carpetbagger
Scalawag
Freedman
16
Which amendment gave citizenship and full Constitutional rights to freed slaves?
10th
18th
13th
14th
17
Yellow journalism is...
highlighting news in yellow
mistreatment of people
exaggerated news
comics
18
What was the main idea behind Lincoln's 10% Plan?
Allowing slavery to spread into the Kansas Territory
Punishment for ex-Confederate leaders
Blocking legislation written by Radical Republicans
Amnesty (forgiveness) for rebels
19
The 15th amendment to the Constitution prohibits state governments from
seceding from the Union
denying the right to vote based on race
allowing slavery
20
What is horizontal integration?
When someone buys all of their competitors in their industry
When someone retires from their company
When someone buys groceries from CVS
When someone buys all the resources in their industry
21
Captain of industry in banking?
Theodore Roosevelt
Henry Ford
John D. Rockefeller
JP Morgan
22
Robber Baron
business owner who came to wealth through ruthless methods
business owner who came to wealth through inheritance
business owner who shared their profits with the public
business owner who robs the rich
23
Which federal relief agency worked to provide blacks with food, clothing and an education?
Freedman's Bureau
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ku Klux Klan
Department of Energy Conservation
24
What term means "to charge an elected official with misconduct?"
Impeach
Ratify
Veto
Suffrage
25
The Homestead Act of 1862 negatively affected
African Americans
Small farmers
Native Americans
Mexican Americans
26
The Gilded Age lead to all of the following except-
Political Corruption
Urbanization
End of Slavery
Growth of Big Businesses
27
How did the US government impact many Native American tribes during Westward Expansion?
The Native Americans were left alone by the government.
The Native Americans all died in the Indian Wars.
The Native Americans were protected by the government.
The Native Americans were forced to move onto reservations.
28
What name was given to the state laws that limited the rights of the freedmen?
Habeas Corpus
The Reconstruction Act
The Black Codes
The 10% Plan
29
Why did the railroad have the greatest impact on the bison?
It was an opportunity for passengers to observe wildlife.
There was no room for bison on the reservations.
Herds of bison disappeared due to expanding railroad lines.
Settlers brought disease with them.
30
Which landmark Supreme Court decision said that segregation did not violate the Constitution?
Roe vs. Wade
The Dred Scott Decision
Brown vs. Board of Education
Plessy vs. Furguson
31
According to Social Darwinism...
it is wrong to have a gap between the rich and the poor
wealth should be distributed evenly to everyone
the strongest, hardest working people will rise to the top
the government should control business
32
Which of the following impacted the settlement of the West?
climate and government
goats and deserts
English and Germans
rivers and mountains
33
What is the 13th Amendment to the Constitution?
Freedom of speech
Bans slavery
Gives voting rights to freedmen
Gives women the right to vote
34
Captain of Industry --> Oil
Carnegie
J.P. Morgan
Rockerfeller
Vanderbilt
35
What was the Boxer Rebellion?
The naval battle between the Spanish Armada and U.S. fleet
The attacks trying to rid China of western influence
Panama demanding more money from the U.S building the Canal
Boxers like Mike Tyson went on strike during the 1990's
36
What attracts farmers to the Homestead Act?
Tornadoes
Fertile Soil
Buffalo
Money
37
Why did the U.S. government displace Native Americans onto reservations?
Native Americans built fences.
Buffalo crowded the farms.
Their former lands were valuable for mining and railroads.
The Native Americans asked them to leave.
38
Why were Native American children taken from their homes and sent to boarding schools?
Gov't. was trying to punish the N.A. for the Indian Wars.
Wanted the N.A. children to learn the ways of the white man.
They thought the children would be happier.
It was cheaper living in the Eastern boarding schools.
39
The Radical Republicans hated President Andrew Johnson, because he
continued to veto (reject) Congress' Reconstruction laws
was working with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate Lincoln
created the Ku Klux Klan
Opposed poll taxes and literacy tests
40
What power allowed for rapid industrialization in the 20th century?
Petroleum
Electricity
Nitroglycerin
Steam

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