American History Chapter 3 Test

In the period following the Civil War (1865-1901), the United States experienced westward expansion, as well as

• a number of wars in Europe.
• a significant increase in industrial growth.
• a closing of all Indian Boarding Schools.
• a significant decrease in industrial growth.

All of the following are true regarding the United States in the period 1865-1901, except

• it had very few natural resources.
• population had increased due to large families.
• it had a large workforce.
• population had increased due to immigration.

Perhaps the person who was best known during this time period for his company's inventions and innovative use of electricity was

• Andrew Carnegie.
• John D. Rockefeller.
• J.P. Morgan.
• Thomas Edison.

When a single company achieves control of an entire market, it is known as

• oligarchy
• monopoly
• corporation
• integration

The economic policy which stands for letting the people do as they choose, with very limited government interference is called

• socialism.
• laissez-faire economics.
• communism.
• mercantilism.

The two railroad companies which were given permission to build a Transcontinental Railroad were the

• Great Northern and Union Pacific Railroad Companies.
• Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroad Companies.
• Great Northern and Central Pacific Railroad Companies.
• Eastern Pacific and Western Pacific Railroad Companies.

The immigrant population which was instrumental in building the Transcontinental Railroad was from

• Italy.
• Russia.
• China.
• Poland.

The Transcontinental Railroad was officially completed on May 10, 1869, at

• Boulder, Colorado.
• Promontory, Utah.
• Reno, Nevada.
• San Francisco, California.

The railroad companies were able to raise money by selling land that had been given to them

• by the federal government through "land grants."
• by various Native American tribes living on the Great Plains.
• by the Dawes Act through "land allotments."
• by France, which still controlled much of the Louisiana Purchase area.

The major leaders of industry during this time period who gained tremendous wealth through questionable business practices were called

• Carpetbaggers.
• Robber Barons.
• Scalawags.
• Unionists.