Quiz #12 Gilded Age

What was one of the richest deposits of silver ore found in the West?

• Arizona

• Nevada

• California

• Texas

What was the purpose of the transcontinental railroad?

• To connect the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts

• To connect Canada and Mexico

• To connect the East Coast with Europe

• To connect the North and South of the United States

What was the effect of railroads on Native Americans?

• They allowed Native Americans to travel freely

• They forced Native Americans off their lands

• They helped Native Americans preserve their lands

• They provided new jobs for Native Americans

What was the Homestead Act of 1862?

• A law that provided free transportation to the West

• A law that restricted settlers from moving west

• A law that required settlers to pay taxes on their land

• A law that gave free land for a $10 fee and a promise to live on it for five years

What was the main food source for Native Americans on the Great Plains?

• Fish

• Deer

• Buffalo

• Corn

What was the Dawes Act intended to do?

• Break up tribal groups and encourage farming

• Provide education for Native Americans

• Create new reservations for Native Americans

• Preserve Native American culture

Who invented the telegraph?

• Henry Ford

• Samuel Morse

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

What industry did John D. Rockefeller dominate?

• Oil

• Railroads

• Automobiles

• Steel

What term refers to have total control over an industry by one person or company?

• stock

• monopoly
• corporation

• cartel

What was the significance of the Wright Brothers' invention?

• They created the first automobile

• They successfully flew the first airplane

• They invented the first telephone

• They developed the first railroad