US History A - Exam Review Day 1

Exodusters were

• European immigrants who settled on the Great Plains

• Former slaves from the South who settled in the Great Plains

The Homestead Act

• stated that all Native American children would be assimilated into American culture

• was created to provide 160 acres of land to any citizen who was the head of a household

Which of the following was a problem the farmers had with the railroad companies

• They were charging outrageous prices for shipping

• They were making secret agreements with brokers and merchants

• They were trying to control grain storage prices

• All of these

The Grange, or Patrons of Husbandry, was a political group that did all of the following EXCEPT

• Fought the corruption of railroad companies

• Taught people about high tariffs and how they could protect crop prices

Andrew Carnegie gained control of a large percentage of the steel industry by doing all of the following except

• Buying out his suppliers

• Cutting the quality of his products

Which of the following is NOT one of strategies John D. Rockefeller used to control the oil industry

• He paid his employees extremely high wages

• He drove his competitors out of business by selling oil less than the cost to produce it

Which of the following statements best describes the concept of a monopoly

• a company has complete control over a industry’s production, quality, wages paid, and prices of products.

• a company buys out its competitors to establish a controlled marked

All of the following statements are true of the Sherman Antitrust Act with the exception of

• It did not necessarily define what a trust is considered to be

• It was used by labor unions to fight for workers’ rights

Which of the following is NOT a way in which the railroads influenced the growth of the economy

• It allowed for the construction of automobiles for faster and better transportation

• They were responsible for the establishment and growth of towns

Which of the following statements below best describes the term urbanization

• The growth and expansion of cities as a result of increased businesses and population increase

• The process of which the government takes over complete control over a particular struggling city