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America in the Gilded Age 1880-1900
America in the Gilded Age 1880-1900
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Students will be assessed on their knowledge of American History between the years 1880-1900
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1
A railroad that stretches across a continent from coast to coast
Interstate
Transcontinental
Elliptical
Transcendent
2
Because wood was scarce on the great plains, many farmers built houses of _____ - soil held together by grass roots.
Shrubs
Turf
Sod
Kudzu
3
Investors in stock, or stockholders, hope to receive ________, or shares of a corporation's profit.
Stimulus
Payola
Handouts
Dividends
4
An economic system based on ownership of property, market economy, and goal of making a profit, or income.
Mercantilism
Capitalism
Socialism
Communism
5
Gaining control of all the steps used to change raw materials into finished products is called _______ integration.
Lateral
Watershed
Vertical
Oblique
6
Who were paid low wages to help build the railroads?
Irish
African Americans
All of the above
Chinese
7
John D. Rockefeller made his fortune in the ___ industry.
Silver
Gas
Oil
Coal
8
How did the growth of railroads change the management of other businesses?
Railroads brought people together.
Railroads opened new markets.
Railroads isolated newly connected towns.
Suburbanization
9
Andrew Carnegie used his wealth to ____ society.
Help
Harm
Diversify
Retool
10
A rich vein of gold, silver, or other valuable ore.
Mine
Lode
Quarry
Stash
11
Who were the skilled riders who herded cattle on ranches in Mexico, California, and the Southwest?
Caballeros
Amigos
Buckaroos
Vaqueros
12
A corporation is a ________ that is owned by ________.
kingdom, peasants
franchise, employees
empire, servants
business, investors
13
In 1892, farmers and laborers form the People's Party, also known as the _________.
Homesteaders
Democrats
Civilians
Populists
14
The principle that describes the limited supply of resources.
Falling
Emptiness
Scarcity
Descending
15
The Sherman Antitrust Act in 1890 banned the formation of trusts and monopolies.
True
False
16
The Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act of 1862 offered federal land grant to build _________ that would teach farming.
Churches
Hospitals
Schools
Day Care Centers
17
The belief that the rich had a duty to help the poor and to improve society was called the "______ of wealth".
Mindset
Worldview
Philosophy
Gospel
18
Why did boomtowns spring up throughout the west?
Mining
Farming
Ranching
Logging
19
Economic theory in which the price resources is determined by the availability of the resource and the desire for it.
Government subsidies
State of technology
Supply and demand
Availability of workers
20
A ________ controls all or nearly all the business of an industry.
Small business
Monopoly
Trust
Corner store
21
How many acres of land did the Homestead Act of 1862 promise to the head of a household?
60
600
40
160
