Unit 6

Question 1

Century of dishonor and Ramona, dramatized the crimes against the Indians. They were both written by

Answer 1

Helen hunt Jackson

Question 2

The first transcontinental railroad was completed in

Answer 2

1869

Question 3

The inventor credited with inventing the electric light was

Answer 3

Thomas A. Edison

Question 4

Membership in the knights of labor rapidly declined after the

Answer 4

Haymarket massacre

Question 5

Samuel Gompers was the first president of the

Answer 5

American Federation of labor

Question 6

Which pairs a industrial leader with his industry

Answer 6

Cornelius Vanderbilt…. railroads

Question 7

The major issue that divided the stalwarts and the half breeds in the Republican Party was

Answer 7

The spoil system

Question 8

According to Frederick Jackson Turner what made the land of promise was its

Answer 8

Frontier

Question 9

Cheaper money was favored by

Answer 9

Farmers

Question 10

The period between 1865 and 1900 is sometimes called the gilded age because

Answer 10

The great wealth of some people hid widespread corruption

Question 11

President Benjamin Harrison’s republican Congress is known as the

Answer 11

The billion dollar congress

Question 12

An army of 500 workers was led on a march from Ohio to Washington by

Answer 12

Jacob Coxey

Question 13

In which area did the views of Booker T. Washington and WEB dubois differ most

Answer 13

The speed with which full equality of the races should be achieved

Question 14

The term business monopoly can best be described as

Answer 14

Company that controls or dominates an industry

Question 15

The 19th-century philosophy of social Darwinism maintained that

Answer 15

Economic success comes to those who are the hardest working and most competent

Question 16

Which factor most influenced the growth of the US economy between 1865 and 1900

Answer 16

Government policy of laissez-faire

Question 17

Industrialists of the late 1800s used fools and trusts to

Answer 17

Increase profits by minimizing competition

Question 18

Which expression most accurately illustrate the concept of nativism

Answer 18

Help wanted – Irish need not apply

Question 19

The populist party was important in United States history because it

Answer 19

Proposed ideas that later became law

Question 20

Goal of the Granger and populist movement was to

Answer 20

Help western farmers fight unjust economic practices

Question 21

One factor that further the industrialization in the US between 1865 and 1900 was the

Answer 21

Expansion of the railroads

Question 22

In the late 1800s many business practices of the roads lead to

Answer 22

An increase in the demand for governmental regulation

Question 23

During the late 19th century Samuel Gompers, Terrance powderely, and Eugene Debs were leaders in the movement to

Answer 23

Improve working conditions

Question 24

During the second half of the 19th century, government commitment to the principles of laissez-faire capitalism contributed to

Answer 24

Economic domination by business trusts

Question 25

The slogan eight hours for work eight hours of sleep, eight hours for what we will was used in the late 1800s to promote a major goal of

Answer 25

Organized labor

Question 26

The Indian wars that occurred between 1860 and 1890 were mainly the result of

Answer 26

The movement of settlers run to the great plains