U.S. History Flashcard

Front

The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in which year, connecting the eastern U.S. to California?

Back

1869

Front

What did the Homestead Act of 1862 offer to settlers willing to farm it for 10 years?

Back

160 acres of free land

Front

Andrew Carnegie made his fortune primarily through which industry?

Back

Steel industry

Front

John D. Rockefeller was a key figure in which industry?

Back

Oil industry

Front

The development of the Bessemer process helped make which production more efficient?

Back

Steel production

Front

Ellis Island was the main entry point for which group of immigrants in the late 19th century? Asian immigrants, European immigrants, African immigrants, South American immigrants

Back

European immigrants

Front

The term "Gilded Age" was coined by which author to describe the era's wealth masking underlying social problems?

Back

Mark Twain

Front

The Knights of Labor supported the use of what as a primary tool for labor rights?

Back

Strikes

Front

The invention of the lightbulb by Thomas Edison drastically reduced the need for what in factories?

Back

Manual labor

Front

The Pacific Railway Act (1862) facilitated:

Back

The building of the Transcontinental Railroad