Manifest Destiny &
The Gold Rush
Americanization &
The Cattle Industry
Transcontinental Railroad
& Gilded Age Intro
Major Issues
of the Gilded Age
?
100

The belief that the United States was “destined” to expand its territory beyond the western frontier.

Manifest Destiny

100

What tactic was used by farmers to stop cattle from going through their lands?

Building barbed wire fences

100

Why are the late 1800's referred to as "The Gilded Age"

-  Because it was "golden" on the outside but "rotten" in the inside.
- It looked great/ life was great for a few but was horrible/ harsh for everyone else

100

What are three major issues, immigrants faced in the workplace?

- low wages
- long hours
- unsafe working conditions

100

The "New Immigrants" that came from Southern and Eastern Europe mostly found work in the _________.

Coal and steel industries. 
200

The Homestead Act (1862) promoted the development of Western lands by______.

Providing free/ extremely cheap land to settlers.

200

Lands that are set aside specifically for the settlement of Native Americans are referred to as _______.

Reservations

200

Who were the two main groups of people that helped build the Transcontinental Railroad

Chinese & Irish Immigrants

200

Unnecessarily high prices on a product or service were issues that were caused by the unfair practices of 

Monopolies. 

200
What is the Bessemer Process and why was this discovery significant?

-Bessemer Process turned iron into steel
- Significant:
a.) steel is lighter
b.) process was cheap and quick
c.) made way for skyscrapers, automobiles etc...

300

The invisible line between the areas of settlement and the areas that were dominated by nature and the Native Americans was referred to as____.

the Frontier.

300

The changes that Native American students underwent at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School can best be described as __________.

- assimilation
or
- forced assimilation 

300

The __a__ was invented by ____b____ . The consequence of his invention allowed for production in factories to continue at night. 

a.) The light bulb
b.) Thomas Edison 

300

The ___a___ was the first law to enforce a restriction on immigration into the United States. Due to the decline in wages, this Act banned immigration on __b__ workers. 

a.) Chinese Exclusion Act
b.) Chinese 

300

Explain the philosophy of philanthropy.

To assist in the welfare of other by the generous donation of money. 

400

Two major pull factors that drove settlers to move out West were?

a.) Homestead Act
b.) The Gold Rushes

400

What type of industry developed as a result of the cattle drive?

Meat Packing Industry

400

What are two significant benefits of the Transcontinental Railroad?

-Easier access to homestead settlements in the West

- allowed farmers to get their goods to distant markets faster while food was still fresh. 

400

a.) What is the theory of Social Darwinism?

b.) How was it used by Monopolists?

a.)
- Survival of the fittest
- The successful business man is successful simply because he the better/ smarter man. 

b.)
- It was used by monopolists to justify their corruption and greed.

400

a. ) Who wrote the book titled, "The Gospel of Wealth"?

b.) What was the primary focus of this book?

a.) Andrew Carnegie

b.) Philanthropy - using one's fortune to assist in the welfares of others through education.  

500

The mining deposits in the far West created by settlers due to the Gold rush led to the  ______.

establishment of towns and eventually states. 

500

a.) What was the primary objective of the Dawes Act?


b.) How did the government used the Dawes Act to seize the lands of the Natives?

a.)
- to Americanize the Natives by showing the ways of white settlers
- promote American culture and get rid of the Native American Culture

b.)
- small portions of the Native's land was given to Native families, and the rest was sold to white settlers

500

Farmers were being charged unnecessarily high rates to ship their goods short distances. What is the name of the Law that prohibited Railroad companies form engaging in these unfair practices. 

Interstate Commerce Act (1887)

500

In order to have a healthy free-market economy, there needs to be fair competition between business. What is the name of the law that stops businesses from engaging in unfair practices that prevent competition. 

Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890)

500

What are the three main ideologies shared by Nativists.

a.) believed that people of other races were inferior.

b.) believed immigrants would never conform to American culture.

c.) believed that immigrants would take away jobs from Americans because they worked for low wages.