AP US Unit 5 Review

The method of melting iron & blowing air to remove impurities, creating steel, is called the 

• Kelly Process
• Carnegie Steel Method
• Bessemer Process
• Steel Folding Process

The man responsible for founding the biggest steel corporation in the US during the period 1865-1900 was

• JP Morgan
• Andrew Carnegie
• John D. Rockefeller
• Cornelius Vanderbilt

The biggest oil company in the US during the period 1865-1900 was created by 

• JP Morgan
• Andrew Carnegie
• John D. Rockefeller
• Cornelius Vanderbilt

The inventor of the telephone in 1876 was

• Thomas Edison
• Nicola Tesla
• Alexander Graham Bell
• Eli Whitney

What did the Wright brothers invent?

• Telephone

• Railway Brake

• Airplane

• Light Bulb

Monopolized the meat-packing industry

• George Westinghouse

• James B. Duke

• Swift and Armour

• Henry Bessemer

Which region of the United States was most directly affected by the passage of the Homestead Act?

• Great Plains

• Atlantic Coast

• Appalachian Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

What gave settlers 160 acres of land in exchange for the settlers "improving" their new land?

• Homestead Act
• Dawes Act
• Morril Act
• Reconstruction Act

What nickname was given to towns that were created quickly due to the rush of people towards successful oil fields in Texas?

• "boom towns"
• "ghost towns"
• "oil towns"
• "rail towns"

Which best describes the living conditions of most immigrants during the Industrial Revolution? 

• Most immigrants lived in rural areas with few other people around
• Most immigrants lived in cities in extremely crowded buildings
• Most immigrants lived in single-family homes
• Most immigrants lived in homeless shelters year-round