American Journey Chapters 18-20

Why did farmers choose to settle west in the Great Plains region?

What did the US government do to encourage the building of the transcontinental railroad?

Which group of immigrants worked most heavily on the railroads?

_________ dominated the steel industry by controlling every step in the process

What was the main purpose of the Dawes Act?

_______ set up an oil refinery near Cleveland and became extremely rich

What did people start to do in their leisure time in the early 1900s?

What was the Chinese exclusion act?

When did the Gilded Age begin?

acquiring companies that provide the equipment and services needed for own business

Cities began constructing cable cars for more effective transportation, which became

In 1890, immigrants made up _____% or more of the population of major cities such as New York, Detroit, and Chicago.

The adoption of a standard gauge for railway tracks improved rail transportation by

The exclusive possession or control of the supply or industry or service.

The creation of the four time zones in the United States was a result of

This Apache leader was the last Native American to surrender formally to the U.S.

People who opposed immigrants were called

Land set aside for Native Americans.

The port where thousands of immigrants landed in NYC is known as

Who invented the air brakes?

Where was America's first automobile invented?

What are the factors of production?

Where did immigrants usually live?

How did the Homestead Act encourage people to move west?

What problems did cities face in the early 1800s?

the area and the natural resources available

A group of people who took the law into their own hands

The use of money to benefit the community is called

Who invented the TELEPHONE:

Tools, equipment, machinery, and buildings are

How did the US government encourage people to move west?

the number of workers needed to turn materials into goods

Immigrants who landed in the west coast of the United States usually arrived at

Incident where workers were trapped in a factory when fire broke out and many died

Which Lakota leader refused to give up their land to the settlers?

Most immigrants settled in cities because

when workers organize into groups and demand better pay and better working conditions

What was the Comstock Lode?

What is considered to be the only major sport completely American in origin?

combining competing companies into one corporation

Why did boomtowns become ghost towns?