Age of Invention
Inventor of the light bulb
Who is Thomas Edison?
This railroad company faced significant construction challenges due to the Sierra Nevada mountain range
What is the Central Pacific Railroad Company?
This American author coined the term "The Gilded Age"
Who is Mark Twain?
The number of justices on the US Supreme Court
What is nine?
An important innovation during the invention age, this is an arrangement of workers and machines in a factory where each worker deals with only one part of a product.
What is an assembly line?
This act allowed American citizens to purchase up to 160 acres of land for a small registration fee if they promised to live on it and take care of it.
What is the Homestead Act?
A political movement for common people against the elite, focusing on the economy and challenging the establishment.
What is populism?
The minimum number of electoral votes needed to win the presidency
Proportionate savings in costs gained by an increased level of production
What are economies of scale?
The first race-based immigration policy in the United States.
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?
The practice of appointing government officials based on political loyalty rather than merit
In the case of a tied vote in the U.S. Senate, is the deciding vote cast by
Who is the Vice President?
An expansion strategy where a company takes control over one or more stages in the production or distribution of its products, utilized by Andrew Carnegie in the steel industry.
This American businessman led a coup to overthrow Queen Liliuokalani.
Who is Sanford Dole?
This New York City based political machine, often criticized for corruption, also fought for the city's poor and immigrant populations.
What is Tammany Hall?
These two teams will face off in the Super Bowl this year
Who are the 49ers and the Chiefs?
The first Federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices, prescribed (in vague language) the rule of free competition among those engaged in commerce.
What is the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?
The sinking of this battleship led to the start of the Spanish-American War
What is the USS Maine?
The first state to grant women's suffrage
After placing second in the Iowa Caucus race, this Governor dropped out of the Republican primary race
Who is Ron DeSantis?