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Why was it called the "Gilded Age"?

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America looked bright and shiny from the outside, but had problems, like corruption.

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The transcontinental railroad was mostly built by:

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Chinese and Irish immigrants because they worked for low wages.

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Which was NOT a cause of westward expansion? The Homestead Act of 1862, mining gold and other natural resources, the transcontinental railroad

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assimilation of American Indians

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This was a major factor in the success of the Wheat Belt in the late 1800's: mechanization, mining, genetic engineering

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mechanization

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The process of blending American Indians into the rest of American culture was called:

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assimilation

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This invention created steel, which was used to build railroads and skyscrapers:

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the Bessemer Process

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What is a monopoly?

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When one person or company controls a market

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______ invented the ______, a car that was created on the assembly line and inexpensive enough for regular Americans to buy.

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Henry Ford, Model T

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The Dawes Act was about:

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assimilation of the American Indians

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Andrew Carnegie and John D Rockefeller were known as robber barons because:

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they were like nobility, but they trampled on people to get rich.