US History II
US History II
US History I
US History I
Essay questions
100
This term means people who own businesses can keep the profits they earn. This term means a company controls the entire industry. This term means governments should not try to control business.
What is capitalism. What is monopoly. What is laissez-faire.
100
The big change from making products by hand at home to making products by machines in factories is called what. When and where did this take place.
What is the Industrial Revolution. What is in 1700s in England.
100
The Sons of Liberty and Committee of Correspondence were called this - a group of people to united against British. The colonists formed these units who trained themselves to act as soldiers during a war.
What is a protest group. What is a militia.
100
This person along with 2 Sons of Liberty warned the British were coming. This phrase means Parliament could not tax colonists because the colonists did not have representation in Parliament.
Who is Paul Revere. What is "no taxation without representation"
100
Know the 7 reasons the US was able to become an industrial nation.
What is people had money (capital), had natural resources, had energy sources, had large railroad system, new inventions, had large population, and economy based on capitalism.
200
This term means 2 or more people own a business together. If this term fails, who is responsible for paying money they owe.
What is a partnership What is the owner must pay money the partnership owes.
200
This person founded the Standard Oil Company. In this state, oil was discovered. This person invented the electric power used to run trains, instead of steam
What is John D. Rockefeller. What is Pennsylvania. Who is Granville T. Woods.
200
This is an area with no cities or towns - lots of trees and land. This terms means an agreement between two groups. This term means to refuse to buy or use a product or good.
What is frontier. What is treaty. What is boycott.
200
After this event in history, King George closed Boston Harbor and made the colonists pay for their tea. This was the main action of the First Continental Congress.
What is the Boston Tea Party. What was to demand representation.
200
This was why Congress trying to limit powers of big business. Congress pass these two acts.
What is corporations were becoming huge and too powerful. What is Interstate Commerce Act and Sherman Anti Trust Act. Know what these acts did.
300
This term is a group of corporations that are run by a group of people on a Board of Directors. What is another name for stock.
What is a trust. What is shares.
300
Monopolies control an entire industry. Name some positive reasons for monopolies. Name some negative reasons for monopolies.
What is business advances, more money to invest. What is prevented competition, decided on prices people pay.
300
This term is the lawmaking British group. This term is a set of laws that limit the English king's power. This person was the leader of England.
What is Parliament. What is the Magna Carta. Who is King George III
300
This person was killed in the Boston Massacre. This is considered the first battle of the American Revolution.
Who is Crispus Attucks. What is the Battle of Lexington.
300
Know the terms of the Treaty of Paris that ended the French and Indian War.
What is France lost all lands, except for 4 small islands. Spain gave Florida to Great Britain. Lands east of Mississippi River given to Great Britain Lands west of Mississippi River given to Spain. Great Britain rules all of Ohio Vally and Canada
400
This person controlled the oil industry. This person controlled the railroad industry. This person controlled the steel industry.
Who is John D. Rockefeller. Who is Cornelius Vanderbilt Who is Andrew Carnegie.
400
Carnegie and Rockefeller are the "captains of industry." Name their positive contributions. Name their negative contributions.
What is helped industry grow, gave money to help others, gave money to build schools and churches. What is forced companies out of business and paying low salaries.
400
These two countries fought in the French and Indian War. This battle is known as the battle of freedom for the colonists.
What are France and Great Britain. What is the Battle of Lexington.
400
For this reason, Parliament kept on passing taxes onto colonists. What group was making all the laws for the colonists.
What is Great Britain had to pay off their debts after the French and Indian war. What is Parliament.
400
Know how and what the colonists did to protest unfair British laws.
What is start protest groups. The committee of correspondence sent information to other groups about what the British were doing. The Sons of Liberty were responsible for the Boston Tea Party and sending tea ships back to Great Britain. Another protest action was to boycott British goods.
500
To be sure railroads charge fair rates was the job of this commission. This person invented the light bulb. Only a corporation can sell these.
What is the Interstate Commerce Commission. Who is Thomas Edison. What are shares.
500
This person invented the oil drip cup to help trains move more smoothly. This person invented the telephone that helped improve communication.
Who is Elijah McCoy. Who is Alexander Graham Bell.
500
This is the area that both the French and British wanted to rule. The Native Americans fought for this group in the French and Indian war.
What is the Ohio River Valley. What is the British.
500
This is the name of the treaty that ended the French and Indian war. These are the names of two of the most famous protest groups set up by the colonists.
What is the Treaty of Paris. What are the Sons of Liberty and the Committee of Correspondence.