US History Resource Midterm

Who was Andrew Carnegie?

• Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist, known for founding the Carnegie Steel Company.
• Andrew Carnegie was a famous painter from Italy.
• Andrew Carnegie was a renowned scientist known for his work in physics.
• Andrew Carnegie was a politician in the United States.

What was a Trust?

• reformers who worked to stop unfair practices by businesses and improve the way grovernment works

• Stopped Businesses from trying to limit or destroy competition-Monopolies

• Huge companies that worked together to control all or the majority of a certain industry (steel, oil, railroads) from buying up competition or driving others out of business.

• Muckraker known for exposing the life of poor in New York City

The invention of the Light Bulb allowed America to finish the transcontinental railroad.

• True
• False

What is a Robber Baron?

• A small business owner struggling to survive, by breaking the law.

• A wealthy and powerful businessman who used exploitative practices to amass wealth in the late 19th century.
• A wealthy business owner who who donates their wealth to charity.

• A government official who regulates business practices.

The invention of the Bessemer Process allowed America to finish the transcontinental railroad.

• True
• False

What major US event happened right before the Gilded Age started?

• The start of World War I (1914)
• The signing of the Declaration of Independence (1776)
• The end of the Civil War (1865)
• The Great Depression (1929)

Why was the Bessemer Process important to the Gilded Age?

• It was a method for producing aluminum more efficiently.
• The Bessemer Process was a new method of making glass which was used for the new Skyscrapers

• It focused on improving agricultural tools and machinery, skyrocketing America's wealth

• it enabled mass production of steel, driving industrial growth and the development of America.

Why was this era of American History called the Gilded Age?

• due to the abundance of gold discovered during this time.

• because of the surface level prosperity and wealth that concealed underlying social problems.

• It was named after a popular novel published in the 1800s.

• It referred to the golden age of American agriculture and farming advancements.

Theodore Roosevelt was one of the presidents during the Progressive Era

• True
• False

What is the Sherman Antitrust Act?

• a federal law that prohibits monopolies and promotes competition.

• a state law that regulates local businesses.

• It encourages monopolies to thrive in the market.

• a tax law that increases government revenue.