Semester I Review

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

• established ranching towns for cattle drivers.
• offered free land to those willing to farm it.
• offered land to gold prospectors.
• promised protection from Native Americans.

One of the primary purposes of the Dawes Act was to..

• turn Native Americans into farmers.
• rebuild the Native American nations.
• restore the tribal ownership of land.
• encourage the Native American population to increase.

Land set aside for Native Americans to live on.

• farm cooperative
• sooner
• Chisholm Trail
• reservation

___________ played a major role in the mining and cattle industry for transporting

• wagon trains
• railroads
• trucks
• tractors

What is the name of the first railroad to connect the east coast with west coast?

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Union Pacific Railroad

• Central Pacific Railroad

• Burlington Northern Railroad

Supporters of laissez-faire economics believe that government should

• promote collective bargaining and planning 
• abolish private ownership of the means of production 
• refuse to recognize the corporate form of business structure 
• allow business to function without restrictions

In the United States during the late 1800s, a major population trend was the

• movement of people from the farms to the cities 
• sharp decline in the birthrate 
• decline in the yearly number of immigrants 
• mass migration of people from the North to the South

One factor that furthered industrialization in the United States between 1865 and 1900 was the

• development of the airplane 
• expansion of the railroads 
• mass production of automobiles 
• widespread use of steamboats

One effect of monopolies on the United States economy is that they have tended to

• reduce business competition 
• keep prices low 
• give consumers a greater choice in purchasing goods and services 
• lead to a greater variety in the price for a particular product or service

The term “robber barons” is used to describe many industrialists of the late 19th century mainly because they

• made large charitable donations to worthy causes 
• sought to maximize their profits by eliminating competition and exploiting workers 
• attempted to stimulate the economy by keeping the prices of their products as low as possible 
• opposed the entry of poor and uneducated immigrants into the United States