front 1 How did the government contribute to the building of the national rail network? | back 1 They provided free grants of federal land to the railroad companies. |
front 2 Which two railroads joined to create the first transcontinental line in 1869? | back 2 The Union Pacific and the Central Pacific |
front 3 All of the following were nineteenth-century transcontinental railroad lines except: | back 3 The Canadian Railroad |
front 4 Which of the following was not an effect of transcontinental railroad lines? | back 4 The cost of the railroads resulted in an economic depression. |
front 5 The Interstate Commerce Act achieved all of the following except: | back 5 Eliminated government supervision of the railroads |
front 6 What was the significance of the Supreme Court ruling in Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railroad Company v. Illinois? | back 6 It prohibited states from regulating interstate commerce. |
front 7 Who of the following was known as the most versatile inventor of the Gilded Age? | back 7 Thomas Edison |
front 8 What did a vertical integration like the Carnegie Steel Corporation accomplish? | back 8 It established monopolistic control of every phase of business, from raw material to final consumer. |
front 9 How did J. P. Morgan eliminate his banking competition? | back 9 By establishing interlocking directorates |
front 10 To justify their economic domination of their industries, large trusts like Standard Oil and those of Swift and Armour claimed what? | back 10 Large-scale methods of production and distribution could provide superior products at low prices. |
front 11 What was the basic belief of the Social Darwinists? | back 11 Survival of the fittest. |
front 12 All of the following are true of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act except: | back 12 It was very effective. |
front 13 Who did southern textile mills generally employ? | back 13 Poor whites recently off the farms |
front 14 What was one of the most difficult adjustments many formerly rural workers had to make to the industrial system? | back 14 The strict discipline and regimentation of time |
front 15 Which group was most dramatically altered by the new industrial age? | back 15 Women |
front 16 In its efforts on behalf of workers, the National Labor Union won which of the following? | back 16 An eight-hour day for government workers |
front 17 Who is associated with the Haymarket Square riot? | back 17 The Knights of Labor |
front 18 In contrast to the Knights of Labor, what did the American Federation of Labor advocate for? | back 18 Concentrating on improving wages and hours and avoiding general social reform |