Turn of the Century #3 - NC Social Studies

''millions of acres - iowa, nebraska - for sale on 10 years credit'' ---What happened as a result of offers like the one shown on this 1872 poster?

During the late 1800s, the principles of Social Darwinism and laissez-faire economics were most closely associated with the interests of

Coal Production in the US -- 1829 - 240,000 tons, 1839 - 1,560,000 tons, 1849 - 6,448,000, 1859 - 15,633,000 ----what best explains the trend shown in this table?

Some Important Innovations Introduced in the US: • 1793 – cotton gin • 1834 – Cyrus McCormick’s mechanical reaper • 1837 – John Deere’s steel plow • 1873 – Joseph Glidden’s barbed wire --What was one result of the innovations listed?

A Milestone in U.S. Transportation • Completed in 1869 • Shortened travel between San Francisco and New York to a week • $50 million worth of freight carried from coast to coast every year within ten years of its completion ---What milestone ?

Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act (1887) and the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) in response to

How did Andrew Carnegie vertically integrate the steel industry?

''we rolled out of the station at Omaha, and started westward ...to those of us who had yet to experience what it is to eat in one of Pullman’s hotels on wheels . . .. Then to bed in luxurious couches''Which statement is best supported by the excerpt

Match it! Select the correct answer from the pull down...Good luck!