The nation's first _________________________ was completed on May 10th, 1869 as the Central Pacific Railroads met at Promontory, Utah.
What is Transcontinental Railroad
100
An organized group that controlled the activities of a political party in a city, the ______________ also offered services to voters and businesses in exchange for their financial support.
Political Machine
100
The rapid growth of cities led to problems in ____________.
A) Housing
B) Transportation
C) Sanitation
D) All of the above
D) All of the above
100
True/False: One difference between Native Americans and white culture was their belief in ownership of land.
True
100
The ______________ was designed to assimilate people of wide-ranging cultures into the dominant culture
Americanization Movement
200
___________________ was a ruthless business man who started out working for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Soon he became known for his domination of the steel industry through horizontal and vertical integration.
Who is Andrew Carnegie
200
As the government became concerned that expanding corporations would stifle free competition, they passed the ____________________ which made it illegal to form a trust that interfered with free trade between sates or with other countries.
Sherman Antitrust Act
200
In 1900, one remedy for more urban space was to build __________
A) Prisons
B) Taller buildings
C) Duplexes
D) City Parks
B) Taller buildings
200
True/False: Inventions like the typewriter led to less women in the workforce.
False, it led to more women in the workforce.
200
Economic problems confronting farmers in the 1890's included all of the following except...
A) Falling prices for crops
B) Unfair railroad rates
C) Natural Disasters/weather
C) Natural Disasters/weather
300
__________________ was a plan under which Native Americans would give up their beliefs and way of life and become part of the white culture.
What is Assimilation
300
In 1862, Congress passed the _____________, offering 160 acres of land free to any citizen or intended citizen who was head of the household.
Homestead Act
300
Settlers on the Great Plains built their homes out of _______
A) Dirt
B) Wood
C) Brick
A) Dirt
300
True/False: Workers in the late 19th century formed Unions to boost business profits.
False, they did it to get better pay and rights for workers.
300
______________ allowed city dwellers to live further from their place of work.
A) Electric Transit
B) Taxis
C) Subways
A) Electric Transit
400
The ______________________ had their first successful flight on December 17, 1903
Who are the Wright Brothers
400
The _______________________ aimed to equip African Americans with teaching diplomas and useful skills in agricultural, domestic, or mechanical work.
The Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
400
People, particularly farmers, demanded regulation of the railroads in the late 19th century because...
A) They wanted jobs
B) Railroads weren't paying high enough wages
C) Railroads charged them unfairly
C) Railroads charged them unfairly
400
True/False: In the early 1900's, a rise in advertising changed the retail industry.
True
400
True/False: The federal government reinforced racial discrimination through voting laws and the supreme court ruling in Brown vs. Board of Education.
False, it was the Plessy v. Ferguson case.
500
Laws that were passed in the southern states to separate white and black people at public and private facilities were called ____________________.
What is Jim Crow Laws
500
The ________________ insisted that blacks should seek a liberal arts education so that the African American community would have well-educated leaders.
Niagara Movement
500
One factor hat limited the success if unions was...
A) They had too many members
B) Business forbid workers from joining
C) most workers were easily replaced
B) or C)
500
True/False: By early 1900, less than 250,000 students attended high school.
False
500
The settlers of the Great Plains used technology like _____________ to make farming easier.
A: Steel Plow B: Telephone C: Tractors