Industrialization

What effect did the Transcontinental Railroad have upon Western cities? (what are some big cities of the West that you see on this map?

• The railroad barely impacted the big cities of the West

• The population of those cities increased greatly

• Most Native Americans relocated to these cities

What does Manifest Destiny, the Dawes Act, and the Transcontinental Railroad have in common?

• The rise of big business during this period of time

• The abolitionist movement

• The expansion and settlement of the West

• The growth of the labor movement

From the 1800s up until the 1970s, many Indian children were taken from their villages and reservations to be educated at boarding schools far away. There, they were taught to speak ONLY English, dress like white Americans and behave like white Americans. Many were abused and even murdered. What word best describes someone from one culture adapting to a different culture / making it their new culture?

• Nativism

• Nullification

• Assimilation

• Immigration

What was the point of the Dawes Act?

• To support Native American culture

• It started a series of wars on the Plains

• It forced the Indians to move to the Eastern side of the Mississippi River

• It was an attempt to force the Indians to assimilate to American culture

Impact = what is the meaning of this word? What had the greatest impact on American farmers in the Industrial Age?

• Loss of labor

• New inventions

• Climate Change

• Loss of land

What was the most important factor in the increased settlement of the Great Plains by people from the Eastern cities?

• Buffalo were easily available

• Precious metals were discovered

• Federal land grants

• Agricultural production decreased

Which of these descriptions best characterizes the Gilded Age?

• The discovery of goldfields in the West led to an increase in the amount of money issued for circulation.

• Industrialists used their connections with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power.

• In the Deep South, a sharp increase in immigration brought a boom in construction and industry.

• Small, family-owned farms were bought and consolidated to form large agricultural corporations.

By the turn of the century, New York City created a sanitation department to keep the streets clean. What caused this need in the first place?

• Passage of labor laws

• Immigration quotas

• Increased urban population

• Decreased regulation of railroads

What was a common characteristic of the Pullman Strike, Haymarket Affair, and Homestead Strike?

• They were defeats for owners

• They were victories for unions

• They became violent

• They were victories for workers

Captains of Industry valued competition in a free market because they believed only the strongest companies would survive and result in better goods and services. This is an example of

• Unionism

• Control Market

• Socialism

• Social Darwinism