Review Of Chapter 19 Flashcards
What did Mark Carleton do ?
He found a type of wheat that would grow with very little perspiration.
Who was America’s wealthiest financier of the 19th century ?
J. P. Morgan
What did John D. Rockefeller create?
The Standard Oil Company
Who wrote Wealth of Nations ?
Adam Smith
What did the Centennial Exposition celebrate ? What year was this ? In what city did this happen?
- Celebrated 100 years of American independence.
- Happened in 1876
- Happened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
What did the Hatch Act do?
It made available to states funds to establish agricultural experiment stations
What did the Smith-Lever Act do?
It authorized the establishment of an Extension Service in the Department of Agriculture (1862)
What did the Smith-Hughes Act do ?
It provided federal funds to help high schools finance courses in agriculture, home economics, etc.
What nickname referred to the South after the Civil War ?
The New South
What was organized by J. P. Morgan?
The U. S. Steel Corporation
What is formed when a group of businessmen receive a charter of incorporation from a state government ?
A corporation
What is a pool ?
An informal agreement among competing businesses giving each business an are to market in.
What is another name for a “super corporation”?
A trust
What does mercantilism mean?
Tight control of trade.
What did the Granger laws try to do?
They tried to force railroads to charge equal freight rates to all shippers.
What was the nation’s first federal regulatory agency ?
The Interstate Commerce Commission.
The Interstate Commerce Act was accepted in 1887
What was the purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act ?
It was an attempt to keep big companies from putting small companies out of business. Passed in 1890
What did James Oliver invent ?
The chilled-iron plow
What city was known as “Pittsburg of the South”?
Birmingham
What did Luther Burbank do ?
He produced the thornless cactus and the Burbank potato
