Industrialization
He is best known for pioneering horizontal integration in the oil industry.
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
The popular northern general who became president following Andrew Johnson was ________.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
Multiple choice: Jane Addams is best known for:
What is b) Establishing Hull House and championing the rights of the urban poor?
The U.S. Army officer famously killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn was ________.
Who is George A. Custer?
The wealthy quarry owner who led a famous march on Washington was ________.
Who is Jacob S. Coxey?
Adept lobbyist and member of the "Big Four," ________ financially backed the Central Pacific Railroad.
Who is Collis P. Huntington?
Multiple choice: "Boss" Tweed, a New York City political boss, is most known for:
The Chicago architect who contributed significantly to the creation of the skyscraper was ________.
Who is Louis Sullivan?
The leader of the Sioux who defeated Custer’s forces was ________.
Who is Sitting Bull?
The charismatic labor union leader who organized the American Railway Union was ________.
Who is Eugene V. Debs?
Known as a manipulator of stocks who used "stock-watering," ________ was a prominent figure in finance during the Gilded Age.
Who is Jay Gould?
The President who won office after a disputed election and agreed to remove federal troops from Louisiana and South Carolina was ________.
Who is Charles J. Guiteau?
The author of the words inscribed at the base of the Statue of Liberty was ________.
Who is Emma Lazarus?
The federal marshal who maintained order in Abilene, Kansas, was ________.
Who is James B. Hickok (Wild Bill Hickok)?
Multiple choice: The significance of the "Granger Laws" was that they established:
d) A system of land grants for agricultural colleges
What is b) The principle of public control of private business for the public good?
The railroad builder who popularized steel rail by replacing the iron tracks of the New York Central was ________.
Who is Cornelius Vanderbilt?
Multiple choice: Grover Cleveland is historically significant as:
Who is b) The Democratic presidential candidate who won the presidency in the election of 1888?
________ was an urban evangelical preacher who focused his revivals on forgiveness.
Who is Dwight Lyman Moody?
A series of treaties that established land boundaries for Native American tribes was known as the ________.
What is the reservation system?
The monetary policy proposed by Populists aimed for an unlimited coinage of silver at a specific ratio to gold, famously referred to as ________.
What is 16 to 1?
The inventor credited with the invention of the telephone was:
Who is b) Alexander Graham Bell?
The President who won office after a disputed election and agreed to remove federal troops from Louisiana and South Carolina was ________.
Who is Rutherford B. Hayes?
Multiple choice: W. E. B. Du Bois's critique of Booker T. Washington's approach centered on the idea that Washington's focus on vocational education would:
What is b) Condemn Black people to a lower position in society?
The Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868) was significant because it:
What is b) Led to the abandonment of the Bozeman Trail and guaranteed the Great Sioux Reservation?
Multiple choice: The Pullman Strike was a significant railway strike in Chicago that occurred in response to:
What is b) Worker wages being cut by one-third during an economic downturn?