Captains of Industry/Robber Barons Review

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A less expensive and easier way to make steel. It increased production and lowered the price of steel in the US dramatically. Allowed skyscrapers to be built.

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Bessemer Process

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The total or complete control of a service, product or industry that prevents competition

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Monopoly

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__________ is a negative term to describe the great industrialists of the Gilded Age and __________ is a positive term to describe them.

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Robber Barons, Captains of Industry

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Cornelius Vanderbilt made his fortune in...

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railroads

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Who owned every step of the steel making process? Options: Rockefeller, Morgan, Carnegie, All of them

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Carnegie

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A law that gave settlers 160 acres of land for $10 with a promise to live and develop the land for a period of time.

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Homestead Act

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Which of the following correctly describes the American Federation of Labor? Options: It wanted to increase wages for its members., It allowed all workers to join., It used strikes as a last resort., It was formed by a group of socialists.

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It wanted to increase wages for its members.

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Which was the first labor union in the country who accepted all types of workers?

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Knights of Labor

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Why did the Populist party want unlimited coinage of silver?

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To increase the amount of money in circulation and raise farm prices

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During the late 1800's, farmers formed the __________ Party.

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Populist