US HIST 2112 C 16

Power sources (such as water, coal, wood, and oil) were more expensive in the United States than in other nations around the world.

The number of inventions registered at the U.S. Patent Office remained fairly constant through the 19th century.

The first transcontinental railroad was completed at Promontory, Utah.

Andrew Carnegie invented the process that enabled a dramatic increase in steel production.

Most Americans experienced a rising standard of living in the late 19th century.

By the 1880s, most states had outlawed child labor.

The Sandlot Incident in San Francisco in 1877 led to attacks against Chinese immigrants.

The Haymarket affair was a peaceful protest against the use of child labor.

Anarchists oppose all forms of government.

The Foran Act made it illegal for federal or state government workers to join labor unions.

Which of the following industries was the United States not a world leader in by 1900?

What is the term given to describe the ability of companies to afford technological improvements and the workforces to propel them into the modern age?

Which of the following was not a cause of industrial growth in the era following the Civil War?

What invention spurred the industrial and urban development?

What is one thing that the United States had that other nations did not that helped spur the Industrial Revolution?

After the Second Industrial Revolution, corporations tried their hands at

Which of the following was developed before the Civil War?

Because of this machine, and the belief that women were more dexterous than men, the post-Civil War era saw an increase in the female workforce in businesses.

By 1897, the United States had more of this than all the European nations combined

John D. Rockefeller is best associated with which industry?

The process Rockefeller used to gain control of his company's industry is known as

When one company buys or forces out all of their competitors, it is participating in

When one company buys everything needed to produce, market, and deliver their product, they have participated in

This legal entity allowed companies to sidestep laws that forbade them from owning stock in their competitors.

In an effort to prevent corporations from obtaining market monopolies, Congress passed the

Why were trusts created?

Andrew Carnegie is best associated with which industry?

Thanks to this man's invention, steel became substantially cheaper to make.

This man created the United States' first billion-dollar corporation.

What was the United States' first billion-dollar corporation?

The way in which businesses cultivated and bought influence from government officials is called

After the Civil War, what was the complaint about the federal tariff?

The Legal Tender Act of 1862

After the Civil War, how did Congress often finance its economic plans?

Which of the following is an example of a land grant college?

What economic doctrine was typically used during the post-Civil War era?

What title was given to the political and economic leaders during the Gilded Age?

By 1900, _____ of college students were women.

The rise of this ailment was used to try to keep women from attending college and out of the workplace.

This woman established Hull House, a settlement house for immigrants in Chicago.

The largest group employed in factories during the Gilded Age was

Thanks to the electrical light,

Before the Civil War, if you were a young child and you had a job, most likely you worked

What was a reason that married women were offered less pay during the Gilded Age?

The Sandlot Incident was aimed at protesting the hiring of what group of immigrants?

This early union was more interested in working to craft state laws important to their members than directly bargaining with employers.

Which of the following was not a reform advocated by the Knights of Labor?

The Knights of Labor's decline began because of its perceived involvement in

This individual led the American Federation of Labor.

The Homestead Strike ended with

Eugene V. Debs and the ___________ became famous during the ____________.

The end of the Pullman Strike came when

Andrew Carnegie

Eugene V. Debs

Henry Clay Frick

Thomas Edison

Dennis Kearney

J. Pierpont Morgan

Terence V. Powderly

John D. Rockefeller

Samuel Gompers