This man owned the Standard Oil Company which was a monopoly.
Who was John Rockefeller
100
Congress passed this act which declared a person could gain 160 acres of land by living on it for five years and paying the registration fee
What is the Homestead Act
100
During the late 1800s farmers tended to belong to what political party?
What is the Populist Party?
100
He wrote "How the other half lives"
Who is Jacob Riis
100
These TWO railroads made up the transcontinental railroads
What were the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads
200
This monopolist made his money with steel. He was known for giving back to the community with his philanthropy as well.
Who is Andrew Carnegie
200
This piece of legislation was the first to attempt to break up monopolies
What is the Sherman Anti-trust Act
200
Farmers first organized by forming this organization
What is the Grange
200
He started the Gospel of Wealth
Who is Andrew Carnegie
200
Custer was defeated here
What is the Battle of Little Bighorn
300
He had a monopoly in the banking industry and he bought US Steel from Carnegie
Who is JP Morgan
300
This act was aimed solely at pleasing the nativists by limiting a certain ethic group.
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act
300
The farmers beliefs were written in this political statement
What is the Omaha platform
300
He was the first to plan city parks
Who is Fredrick Olmstead
300
What ended the open range?
What is barbed wire
400
This man was considered the worst robber baron
Who was Jay Gould
400
Considered ineffective, this act attempted to give land to Native Americans so that they could farm
What is the Dawes (Severalty) Act
400
Farmers wanted government ownership of what?
What are railroads?
400
She started the Hull House
Who is Jane Addams
400
The Spoils System was replaced with this Act
What is the Pendleton Civil Service Act
500
This is the percentage of an industry that a company must have in order to be declared a monopoly
What is 90%
500
Big business during the Gilded Age did not want the government to pass laws regulating business. Instead, they wanted the government to adopt these kind of policies which means "hands off".
What are laissez-faire policies
500
This person represented the farmer's bimetal interests in the election of 1896
Who is William Jennings Bryant?
500
He brought down William "Boss" Tweed with his political cartoons.
Who is Thomas Nast
500
What process did Andrew Carnegie use to purify steel?