Quiz #12 Gilded Age

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

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

What were common working conditions in the late 1800s?

• Short hours, high pay, and safe workplaces

• 
  Long hours, low pay, and dangerous workplaces

• Flexible hours, moderate pay, and safe workplaces

• Long hours, high pay, and safe workplaces

Which factory fire led to the death of 150 people due to being locked inside?

• Textile Factory Blaze
• Industrial Warehouse Fire
• Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
• Cotton Mill Fire

What was the main goal of labor unions in the late 1800s?

• To increase the number of working hours

• To reduce the number of workers

• To demand better pay and working conditions

• To support employers against workers