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Gilded Age (American West, Innovators, And Urbanization)
Test Description: Review over concepts surrounding the American West, early innovations of the Gilded Age, and Urbanization,
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Completed in 1869, this linked East to West in the United States and helped to create much of the change we see in the Gilded Age.
A
Transcontinental Railroad
B
Erie Canal
C
Wilderness Road
D
Interstate Highway System
2) The Transcontinental Railroad was built by two competing companies, the Union Pacific and the _____________.
A
Central Pacific
B
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
C
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
D
Central Atlantic
3) The immense cost of building railroads in the US was often paid for by the _____________.
A
Corporations
B
Foreign countries interested in trade
C
US government
D
Private investors
4) Most of the labor for building railroads in the US came from which two groups of immigrants?
A
Norway and Denmark
B
French and German
C
Japanese and English
D
Irish and Chinese
5) This helped to open the West to settlement by giving away cheap land to settlers who stayed and worked on it for five years.
A
Interstate Commerce Act
B
Homestead Act of 1862
C
Railway Act
D
Quota Act of 1924
6) Which of the following was not a way that the Native Americans used the buffalo?
A
Bones were used to make ceramic dishes that could be sold to settlers
B
Dung was collected to be used as fuel
C
Hides were used to make shelters and clothing
D
The meat provided food for the tribe
7) What was the effect of reservations on the Plains tribes?
A
Their population grew because of their access to agriculture
B
It strengthened their community since they weren't moving around
C
The relied even more on the buffalo for resources
D
It destroyed their nomadic way of life
8) Reservation schools were designed to do all of the following EXCEPT . . .
A
Dismantle existing Plains tribes culture, religion, and society
B
Provide industrial training for adult Native Americans so they could compete for jobs
C
Assimilate Native Americans into American society
D
Teach Native children English
9) Which of the following was not one of Thomas Edison's inventions?
A
Movie camera
B
Electric Chair
C
phonograph
D
steamboat
10) What happened to cities as a result of the Second Industrial Revolution?
A
The population dropped as more and more people moved away from the dangerous environment of the city
B
Changes in sea level forced many citizens to leave the city
C
The population remained relatively the same as it did before the Gilded Age
D
They grew incredibly fast as factories increased demand for labor
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