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WorksheetsIndustrialism and The Last Frontier American Republic
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 52mins
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Used to stop a strike
Injunction
Partnership
Trust
Materialism
Sole Proprietorship
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Business owned by two or more people
Injunction
Partnership
Trust
Materialism
Sole Proprietorship
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a supersized corporation of combined companies
Injunction
Partnership
Trust
Materialism
Sole Proprietorship
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Focus on money and possessions
Injunction
Partnership
Trust
Materialism
Sole Proprietorship
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a one-owner business
Injunction
Partnership
Trust
Materialism
Sole Proprietorship
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people are free to invest and make profits
Corporation
Partnership
Capitalism
Holding Company
Sole Proprietorship
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gained control of companies by buying their stock
Corporation
Partnership
Capitalism
Holding Company
Sole Proprietorship
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formed when a business gains investors by selling stock
Corporation
Partnership
Capitalism
Holding Company
Sole Proprietorship
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Used his fists more than his guns
Tom Smith
Jesse James
Wyatt Earp
William Bonney
Allan Pinkerton
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modern day "Robin Hood"
Tom Smith
Jesse James
Wyatt Earp
William Bonney
Allan Pinkerton
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gunfighter at the O.K. Corral
Tom Smith
Jesse James
Wyatt Earp
William Bonney
Allan Pinkerton
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fought in the Lincoln County cattle wars
Tom Smith
Jesse James
Wyatt Earp
William Bonney
Allan Pinkerton
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Established a "rouges' gallery"
Tom Smith
Jesse James
Wyatt Earp
William Bonney
Allan Pinkerton
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led the Sioux at Little Big Horn
Crazy Horse
Sitting Bull
Chief Joseph
Geronimo
Black Bart
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Chief of the New Perce
Crazy Horse
Sitting Bull
Chief Joseph
Geronimo
Black Bart
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Chief of a rebel band of Apaches
Crazy Horse
Sitting Bull
Chief Joseph
Geronimo
Black Bart
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"the gentleman bandit"
Harry Tracy
Bat Masterson
Dalton Gang
Bill Tilghman
Black Bart
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Subject of a great manhunt
Harry Tracy
Bat Masterson
Dalton Gang
Bill Tilghman
Black Bart
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Later became a sportswriter in New York
Harry Tracy
Bat Masterson
Dalton Gang
Bill Tilghman
Black Bart
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All but one member was killed
Harry Tracy
Bat Masterson
Dalton Gang
Bill Tilghman
Black Bart
Many immigrants entered the United States by way of . . .
Ellis Island
Promontory Point
Johnstown
Washington. D.C.
Atlanta
The Exclusion Act of 1882 was passed because of the large influx of immigrants from . . .
Africa
China
Germany
Ireland
France
Cornelius Vanderbilt was known for . . .
building a transcontinental railroad
organizing a trust
organizing a labor union
consolidating railroads
Consolidation was an important process in the . . .
Generation of electricity
Growth of labor unions
Railroad industry
Telephone industry
The first transcontinental railroad linked the Union Pacific line with which other line?
Atlantic and Pacific
Central Pacific
Northern Pacific
Southern Pacific
The first transcontinental railroad was completed when the last spike was driven in the line at . . .
Omaha, Nebraska
Promontory Point, Utah
Sacramento, California
St. Joseph, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
James J. Hill was noted for his association with the . . .
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Central Pacific Railroad
Great Northern Railroad
Texas & Pacific Railroad
The partnership form of business organization was used with great success by . . .
Alexander Graham Bell
Andrew Carnegie
Thomas Edison
John D. Rockefeller
Under capitalism, all of the following conditions occur except that . . .
competition may drive weak competitors out of business
people are free to invest in businesses and make profits on their investments
businesses are totally regulated by government
private citizens are allowed to go into business
Laissez-faire economics are closely associated with . . .
capitalism
consolidation
incorporation
materialism
The Interstate Commerce Act did all of the following except . . .
direct railroads to set "reasonable and just" rates
prevent railroads from changing more for short runs than for long runs
form the Interstate Commerce Commission
bring many railroads to conviction in the courts under its terms
A business consolidation that buys stock to control several separate businesses in an an industry and then makes decisions in the interest of the entire group is a . . .
Holding Company
Sole Proprietorship
Trust
Corporation
Samuel Gompers was known for his organization of the . . .
American Federation of Labor
Great Northern Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Knights of Labor
One right that labor unions were eager to acquire was . . .
collective bargaining
consolidation
incorporation
injunction
Materialism is . . .
the freedom of people to invest in private businesses
the combination of small units into a larger entity
placing a higher value on possessions than on God and Christlikeness
gaining a legal charter to sell stock to investors
The outer fringe of American settlement was . . .
where many ghost towns were built
maintained as a reservation
known as the frontier
an area known as Indian Territory
Westerners were especially hopeful of getting the government to use money . . .
called "greenbacks"
made of gold
made of nickel
backed by silver
Cowboys on cattle drives followed all of the following trails except the . . .
Chisholm Trail
Goodnight-Loving Trail
Homestead Trail
Sedalia Trail
All of the following people would be found on a cattle drive except the . . .
point men
trail boss
ward
wrangler
Swing men
The cattle drives came to an end for all of the following reasons except . . .
Overgrazing
Falling meat prices
Severe weather
Use of by-products
Conflicts developed between the cattlemen and all of the following groups except . . .
Homesteaders
Indians
Miners
Sheepherders
Point men
Indian Territory was the future state of . . .
Arizona
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
The lack of trees on the western prairies affected all of the following things used by the homesteaders except their . . .
fuel
dry-farming techniques
house construction
fencing
All of the following were characteristics of the Great Plains of the American West except that it(s) . . .
climate was extremely hot in summer and cold in winter
received only small amounts of rainfall
was the home of many Indians
was covered with vast forests
The first practical barbed wire was designed by . . .
Philip Armour
George Custer
Jospeh Glidden
Gustavus Swift
Which of the following helped the prairie farmer establish links to the outside world?
the Grange
mail-order businesses
rural free delivery
all of the above
none of the above
All of the following men were famous outlaws of the West except . . .
Billy the Kid
Jesse James
Bat Masterson
Black Bart
Philip Armour
All of the following men furthered industries that aided the development of the West except . . .
Philip Armour
George Custer
Joseph Glidden
Gustavus Swift
Which Indian was not involved in the Battle of Little Big Horn?
Crazy Horse
Gall
Chief Joseph
Sitting Bull
America's policy toward the Indians in the late 1800s included all of the following tactics except . . .
encouraging them to join the Grange
assimilating them into mainstream American life
forcing them onto reservations
making the wards of the federal government
What country provided many immigrants who worked on the western sections of the transcontinental railroad and founded many service businesses on the West Coast?
China
England
France
Germany
Italy
What man consolidated the railroads in the Northeast in order to create a railroad empire stretching from Nee York City to the Great Lakes states?
Andrew Carnegie
J.P. Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
James Buchanan Duke
What two railroads met to form the first transcontinental railroad?
Atlantic Union
Central Pacific
Northern Pacific
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
What great American inventor developed many important electrical devices but is perhaps most remembered for his light bulb?
Alexander Graham Bell
Andrew Carnegie
Thomas Edison
John D. Rockefeller
J.P. Morgan
What man built a huge steel empire in the United States with the help of multiple partners?
Alexander Graham Bell
Andrew Carnegie
Thomas Edison
John D. Rockefeller
J.P. Morgan
What legislation did Congress pass to protect against unfair rates of for railroad transportation?
Railroad Transportation Act
Cheaper Train Tickets Act
Interstate Commerce Act
Fair Commerce Act
Name two labor unions that arose after the Civil War.
American Federation of Labor
Great Northern Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Knights of Labor
What town was wrecked by a catastrophic flood from a dam break in 1889?
Phoenix, Arizona
Denver, Colorado
Topeka, Kansas
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Santa Fe, New Mexico
What was the world's single richest gold mine?
Homestake Mine
Deadwood
Denver
South Pass
Butte
What was the famous western cattle trail that had an eighty-mile stretch with no water?
Chisholm Trail
Goodnight-Loving Trail
Homestead Trail
Sedalia Trail
What form of transportation most helped to bring about the settlement of the Plains?
Automobile
Plane
Railroad
Wagon
Boat
What new industry developed to process the beef raised in the West?
Electricity Industry
Shipping Industry
Railroad industry
Telephone industry
Meat-packing industry
Cattlemen were angered when what other animal was brought to pasture on the open range of the West?
Sheep
Cows
Bulls
Mustangs
Armadillos
What three groups of Americans "conquered" the frontier?
Homesteaders
Cowboys
Miners
Sheepherders
Point men
By what name was Oklahoma known before it was opened to settlement?
Ghost Towns
Reservation
Frontier
Indian Territory
Range
What kind of dwelling became common and practical on the western Plains?
Teepee
Pueblos
Yurts
Sod House
Casas
What important invention helped the farmers of the Plains built fences?
Barbed wire
Windmill
Telephone
Nails
Hammer
What invention helped the prairie farmers pump their water from a well?
Barbed wire
Windmill
Lever
Irrigation
Well House
Who invented the first practical barbed wire?
Philip Armour
George Custer
Jospeh Glidden
Gustavus Swift
Who was the lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Cavalry that was killed at the Battle of Little Big Horn?
Philip Armour
George Custer
Jospeh Glidden
Gustavus Swift
