Quiz 22
developed the first telephone
Who is Alexander Graham Bell
alternating current popularized by Thomas Edison's competition
Who is Nikola Tesla
name of the westward migration of several thousand freedmen
What is Exodus of 1879
Reason thousands of families settled in the Great Plains
What is Homestead
Best known evangelist in the last half of the 19th century
Who is Dwight L Moody
developed first successful incandescent light bulb
Who is Thomas Edison
Introduced many uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes
Who is George Washington Carver
Became known as the Centennial State
What is Colorado
Symbol of mistreatment of Natives by the US Government
What is Wounded Knee
Policy that separated people based on their skin color
What is segregation
developed first suspension bridges in America
Who is John Roebling
location transcontinental railroad was completed
Promontory Summit
Organization found by Oliver Hudson Kelley
What is Grange
Final territory to be settled in the West
What was Oklahoma Territory
What is Wyoming
city that became the first center of skyscraper architecture
What is Chicago
Designed the Wainwright Building
What was Louis Sullivan
Name given to paper money issued during the Civil War
What is greenbacks
Rapid increase of prices because of the increase of money in circulation
What is inflation
He gave the Atlanta Compromise speech
Who is Booker T. Washington
developed inexpensive method for turning iron ore into steel
Who is Sir Henry Bessemer
Author of Wealth of Nations
What is Adam Smith
Organized the first successful national labor union
What is Samuel Gompers
Free coinage of silver was the central issue of this party
Who are the Populist Party
The author of Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Who is Lewis Wallace