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Test 8, Chapters 15-16 Flashcards

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1
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Why did Chicago become a great, prosperous city?

A

rich prairie soil, great railroads, hard-working people

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2
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What took place at Promontory Point, Utah, in 1869?

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workers completed the first transcontinental railroad

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3
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What former shoe salesman became a great evangelist across America?

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D.L. Moody

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4
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Which man was saved at the Pacific Garden Mission and later founded 67 rescue missions?

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Mel Trotter

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5
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What was invented by Thomas Alva Edison?

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incandescent light bulb

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6
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How did Andrew Carnegie make his fortune?

A

steel

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What is the term for one who risks personal loss to develop and market a new product?

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entrepreneur

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8
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With which inventor did Thomas Watson work?

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Alexander Bell

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9
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What hymnist published “Blessed Assurance” and many other hymns in the late 1800’s?

A

Fanny Crosby

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10
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Who is considered to be the greatest inventor in American history?

A

Thomas Edison

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11
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Which man made his fortune in the oil industry?

A

John D. Rockefeller

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12
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For what invention is Christopher Sholes remembered?

A

typewriter

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13
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Who was DL Moody’s song leader?

A

Ira Sankey

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14
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The first modern American skyscraper

A

Wainwright Building

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15
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George Washington Carver developed hundreds of uses for the

A

peanut

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16
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What area did the Sioux Indians regard as sacred?

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Black Hills

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17
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Which legislative act encouraged the Indians to take up farming or ranching?

A

Dawes Act

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18
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In which territory was gold discovered in 1858?

A

Colorado

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19
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What legislative act opened the Great Plains for settlement in 1862?

A

Homestead Act

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20
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In what year did the US census say the frontier had been settled?

A

1890

21
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What was a common type of housing for settlers on the prairie?

A

sod houses

22
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Which chief led the Indians in the battle at Little Bighorn?

A

Crazy Horse

23
Q

Who drilled the first oil well?

A

Edwin Drake

24
Q

Who called the period 1865-1900 the “Gilded Age”?

A

Mark Twain

25
Q

What did Sir Henry Bessemer develop?

A

steel-making process

26
Q

legislated the Pendleton Act

A

Chester Arthur

27
Q

only President to serve two non-consecutive terms

A

Grover Cleveland

28
Q

favored a gold standard

A

William McKinley

29
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shot after four months in office by a disappointed political office seeker

A

James Garfield

30
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first Democrat to be elected President after Civil War

A

Grover Cleveland

31
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provided for examinations for civil-service workers

A

Pendleton Act

32
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known as the “Centennial State”

A

Colorado

33
Q

regulated railroads

A

ICC

34
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stated that segregation was legal

A

Plessy v. Ferguson

35
Q

first state to allow women’s suffrage (right to vote)

A

Wyoming

36
Q

The Otis Brothers produced

A

elevators

37
Q

President _______ was influential in admitting six western states during his term.

A

Benjamin Harrison

38
Q

The Populist party also included those supporting a “________” policy.

A

free silver

39
Q

_____ became President after the assassination of President Garfied.

A

Chester Arthur

40
Q

General Lew Wallace wrote _____.

A

Ben-Hur

41
Q

Which poet became famous as “the Hoosier poet”?

A

James Whitcomb Riley

42
Q

Which poet’s works were not published until after her death?

A

Emily Dickinson

43
Q

Name the artist who became well known for painting cowboys and Indians

A

Frederic Remington

44
Q

Who was nicknamed “the March King”?

A

John Philip Sousa

45
Q

Name the two artists who provided us with a pictoral history of American life in the 19th century.

A

Currier and Ives

46
Q

What author wrote the famous novel Little Women?

A

Louisa May Alcott

47
Q

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?

A

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.

48
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How did the philanthropy of men like Andrew Carnegie help all Americans?

A

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.

49
Q

Know the following locations on the map of Mexico:

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Rio Grande, Lake Chapala, Yucatan Peninsula, Bay of Campeche, Gulf of California, Chihuahua, Citlaltepetl, Gulf of Tehuantepec, Baja California Sur, Mexico City

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