First Semester Final Flashcards
8 How does competition benefit consumers?
8: by keeping prices low and the quality and choice of goods and services high. Competition makes our economy work.
Q. ch. 3 #10 Why did long drives develop?
A. Because it was an easy way to make money
chapter 3:how did Oklahoma Land Rush occur
there was unclaimed land where people can claim for themself
Chapter 4: How long did it take for inventions like the light bulb, the car, and the telephone to become part of daily life?
It took a few decades
Chapter 4: #10-
How did Andrew Carnegie build the steel industry?
pg111 last paragraph
By 1890 Carnegie domainted the steel industry. He did through vertical integration. He inquired companies through all the stages of the steel making process. Carnegie bought iron and coal, mines and the raw materials of steel. He bought Wearhouse and, ore, ships and railroads for storing and moving raw materials in this way Carnegie gained control of his business.
Ch. 3: What dangers did cowhands face during long drives? (75)
Ch. 3: Cowhands faced many dangers such as violent storms, “rustlers”, and stampedes.
Ch:3. Explain three factors that brought more settlers to the Great Plains. (76)
- Railroads made traveling west way easier and less expensive. 2. New laws offered free land. 3. new technology and above-average rainfall convinced that they would be able to farm in that region.
Name four major groups of people who worked as cowhands.
Civil war veterans
African Americans
Native Americans
Hispanic
Q. ch. 3 #9 Explain how longhorn cattle came to roam the plains of Texas. (74)
A. The Spanish brought the cattle to feed the people
Ch. 4: How did men’s and women’s wages compare by the 1900s?
Men’s wages were more than women and women usually didn’t work unless they were in sweatshops
What did vaqueros contribute to cowhands?
They introduced riding, roping, and branding skills
Ch. 4: How did the national railroad system improve the economy?
The railroad helped improve the economy because it could move steel and gold and other heavy items across the United States.
Ch:3. What was the Homestead Act and what requirements did settlers follow under it? (76)
The Homestead act was where the congress would give a family who paid $10 filing fee up to 160 acres of land. They also had to live on that land for five years to fulfil their payment.
Ch. 3: Describe the two major causes for the collapse of the “Cattle Kingdom.”
Ch. 3: The “Cattle Kingdom” collapsed because of loss of land and falling prices.
Chapter 5:#5-
Where did most European immigrants go through processing?
Most European Immigrants go through the processing is Ellis Island, New York
Chapter 3: Explain the Ghost Dance and how it affected Sitting Bull.
Western Native Americans began performing a ceremony called the Ghost Dance. This dance celebrated a long-awaited day when the settlers would leave and Native Americans were able to return to their traditional ways of life. U.S. government officials believed Sitting Bull was responsible for creating the dance. So, they tried to arrest him. During this process, the U.S. troops wrestled with Sitting Bull and then, “accidentally,” shot and killed him. In the end, Sitting Bull was blamed for creating the dance, which led to his “accidental” death.
