US History Unit 1: Western Expansion & Gilded Age Review

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Which of the following best characterizes the Gilded Age? Options: The discovery of goldfields in the West led to an increase in the amount of money issued for circulation. In the Deep South a sharp increase in immigration brought a boom in construction and industry. Industrialists used their connection with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power. Small, family-owned farms were bought and consolidated to form large agricultural corporations.

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Industrialists used their connection with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power

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What was the most important invention/improvement responsible for the growth of American industry? Options: factories, railroads, corporations, telephone

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railroads

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The Homestead Act encouraged people to move West because it..

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offered free land to those willing to farm it.

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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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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.

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The growth of cities is called:

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urbanization

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When a single group of people makes decisions for multiple companies and trade stocks, it is known as a:

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trust

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Andrew Carnegie was an entrepreneur and a _____________ because he donated money to libraries and universities.

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Philanthropist