Unit 1-3 Test Review

What did Carnegie believe the relationship should be between the rich and the poor?

• States should take care of all people

• Poor people rely on the rich

• The wealthy don't have to do anything

• Philanthropy should serve the poor

What caused settlers to move west, increased trade and communication, and the growth of western cities?

• Discovery of gold in California and Alaska

• Indian Removal Act

• The Transcontinental Railroad

• The Steel Plow

What is the effect of increased production due to industrialization, farmers debt increasing, and international trade hurting prices?

• The government cut farmer benefits off

• Farmers move to Western Europe

• Tariffs hurt trade

• Farmers move to cities for work

What allowed the federal government to get rid of monopolies?

• Sherman Antitrust Act

• Dawes Act

• Homestead Act

• Pure Food and Drug Act

What are some characteristics of Irish immigrants?

• Moved because of war; Were Eastern Orthodox

• Moved because of famine; Were Roman Catholic

• Moved because of the Holocaust; Were Jewish

• Moved because of lack of Cheetos; Were Anti-religious

What was passed in order to reduce competition for jobs in the United States?

• Homestead Act

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Dawes Act

• The Department of Homeland Security

What were some aspects of the Gilded Age?

• Fixing problems caused by Industrialization; Passing new laws to help the people

• Huge economic downturn where people lost all their savings; The government is now responsible for the welfare of the people

• Growing immigration numbers; Growing industrialization

• Explosion of culture including music, art, and music; African Americans gained more economic independence

What secured land to settlers out west?

• Chinese immigration; Mexican American War

• Klondike Gold Rush; War of 1812; George W. Bush

• Andrew Jackson's fight for the common man; The Civil War

• Mass killing of the Buffalo; Moving Native Americans to reservations; Moving natives off their land

What in an effect of the Homestead Act?

• Cities out west grew

• The Transcontinental Railroad was canceled

• Food supply decreased

• Canada declared war on the United States

Who inspired the creation of National Parks and lots of land being set aside for the public?

• Jane Addams

• Booker T. Washington

• John Muir

• WEB DuBois