Test 8, Chapters 15-16 Flashcards
Why did Chicago become a great, prosperous city?
rich prairie soil, great railroads, hard-working people
What took place at Promontory Point, Utah, in 1869?
workers completed the first transcontinental railroad
What former shoe salesman became a great evangelist across America?
D.L. Moody
Which man was saved at the Pacific Garden Mission and later founded 67 rescue missions?
Mel Trotter
What was invented by Thomas Alva Edison?
incandescent light bulb
How did Andrew Carnegie make his fortune?
steel
What is the term for one who risks personal loss to develop and market a new product?
entrepreneur
With which inventor did Thomas Watson work?
Alexander Bell
What hymnist published “Blessed Assurance” and many other hymns in the late 1800’s?
Fanny Crosby
Who is considered to be the greatest inventor in American history?
Thomas Edison
Which man made his fortune in the oil industry?
John D. Rockefeller
For what invention is Christopher Sholes remembered?
typewriter
Who was DL Moody’s song leader?
Ira Sankey
The first modern American skyscraper
Wainwright Building
George Washington Carver developed hundreds of uses for the
peanut
What area did the Sioux Indians regard as sacred?
Black Hills
Which legislative act encouraged the Indians to take up farming or ranching?
Dawes Act
In which territory was gold discovered in 1858?
Colorado
What legislative act opened the Great Plains for settlement in 1862?
Homestead Act
In what year did the US census say the frontier had been settled?
1890
What was a common type of housing for settlers on the prairie?
sod houses
Which chief led the Indians in the battle at Little Bighorn?
Crazy Horse
Who drilled the first oil well?
Edwin Drake
Who called the period 1865-1900 the “Gilded Age”?
Mark Twain
What did Sir Henry Bessemer develop?
steel-making process
legislated the Pendleton Act
Chester Arthur
only President to serve two non-consecutive terms
Grover Cleveland
favored a gold standard
William McKinley
shot after four months in office by a disappointed political office seeker
James Garfield
first Democrat to be elected President after Civil War
Grover Cleveland
provided for examinations for civil-service workers
Pendleton Act
known as the “Centennial State”
Colorado
regulated railroads
ICC
stated that segregation was legal
Plessy v. Ferguson
first state to allow women’s suffrage (right to vote)
Wyoming
The Otis Brothers produced
elevators
President _______ was influential in admitting six western states during his term.
Benjamin Harrison
The Populist party also included those supporting a “________” policy.
free silver
_____ became President after the assassination of President Garfied.
Chester Arthur
General Lew Wallace wrote _____.
Ben-Hur
Which poet became famous as “the Hoosier poet”?
James Whitcomb Riley
Which poet’s works were not published until after her death?
Emily Dickinson
Name the artist who became well known for painting cowboys and Indians
Frederic Remington
Who was nicknamed “the March King”?
John Philip Sousa
Name the two artists who provided us with a pictoral history of American life in the 19th century.
Currier and Ives
What author wrote the famous novel Little Women?
Louisa May Alcott
Why did many farmers want the government to print more paper money in the decades following the Civil War? Why would this practice actually hurt the economy?
The farmers wanted the gov. to print more money and increase the supply of money in circulation because it would bring inflation, the rapid increase of prices. They believed that inflation would increase the prices they received for their crops and make it easier to pay off their loans. The problem with this practice is that inflation makes it more difficult for everyone, including farmers, to buy the things they need.
How did the philanthropy of men like Andrew Carnegie help all Americans?
He and others like him invested money and effort that created thousands of jobs. They also gave much of their wealth away to needy people & private charities. During his life, Carnegie gave away more than $350 million. He donated 7000 pipe organs to churches and built over 3000 public libraries.
Know the following locations on the map of Mexico:
Rio Grande, Lake Chapala, Yucatan Peninsula, Bay of Campeche, Gulf of California, Chihuahua, Citlaltepetl, Gulf of Tehuantepec, Baja California Sur, Mexico City
