USH 11 Unit 1 Review

What does Unit 1 cover?

• The United States transitioning from an agrarian to industrial economy pre-WWI

• A period in U.S. history where money and machinery transformed the country into an industrialized nation

• Something covered with a thin layer of gold

• It became cheaper and faster to transport goods across the country, shifting production from the countryside to urban centers

What is the Gilded Age?

• The United States transitioning from an agrarian to industrial economy pre-WWI

• A period in U.S. history where money and machinery transformed the country into an industrialized nation

• Something covered with a thin layer of gold

• It became cheaper and faster to transport goods across the country, shifting production from the countryside to urban centers

What is the definition of Gilded?

• The United States transitioning from an agrarian to industrial economy pre-WWI

• A period in U.S. history where money and machinery transformed the country into an industrialized nation

• Something covered with a thin layer of gold

• It became cheaper and faster to transport goods across the country, shifting production from the countryside to urban centers

How did the Transcontinental Railroad impact companies?

• The United States transitioning from an agrarian to industrial economy pre-WWI

• A period in U.S. history where money and machinery transformed the country into an industrialized nation

• Something covered with a thin layer of gold

• It became cheaper and faster to transport goods across the country, shifting production from the countryside to urban centers

What city was the hub for railroads leading west?

• Chicago
• Montgomery

• Kansas City

• St. Louis

What time zone is labelled ORANGE?

• Pacific

• Eastern

• Central

• Mountain

What time zone is labelled GREEN?

• Pacific

• Eastern

• Central

• Mountain

What time zone is labelled YELLOW?

• Pacific

• Eastern

• Central

• Mountain

What time zone is labelled BLUE?

• Pacific

• Eastern

• Central

• Mountain

What was the Industrial Revolution's role in American economy?

• Railroad owners, makers of farm implements, and mortgage holders

• No longer a shopkeeper economy, it depended on keeping production costs down, and large-scale operations and division of labor helped to create a continuous flow of goods

• Women and children because wages could be lower and they were used to fix broken equipment without shutting down

• Group founded by Oliver Hudson Kelley in 1867 to unite Southern and Northern farmers to fight against monopolistic control of grain transport and storage