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WorksheetsChapter 19, Section 1: The Gilded Age
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 8mins
The transcontinental railroad helped the nation by
creating a faster, safer, and more reliable way to travel across the U.S.
creating a national market.
finding people willing to work on its construction.
all answers are correct.
One of the benefits of the transcontinental railroad was
the creation of time zones and standardized time.
the working conditions for laborers.
transporting materials from the cost.
attacks by Native Americans
How many time zones were created by the transcontinental railroad?
2
4
6
8
Which time zone does Chatham, IL belong to?
Eastern
Pacific
Mountain
Central
no correct answer
Challenges building the transcontinental railroad include
climate, geography, and natural resources
lack of labor
attacks by Native Americans
working hours and conditions
This big businessman gained control over the railroads by the 1870's.
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Henry Ford
Vertical integration was a method used by John D. Rockefeller to buy each step in the process of drilling/refining/transporting oil.
True
False
Andrew Carnegie used horizontal integration to gain control over more than 90% of all steel mills in the U.S.
True
False
The Gilded Age refers to
the last three decades of the 19th century in America.
The fact that greed and big business "covered up" many problems in U.S. society.
the last three decades of the 18th century in America.
No correct answer
All answers are correct
Developed and successfully flew the world's first "heavier than air" craft in Kittyhawk North Carolina.
Nikola Tesla
Orville and Wilbur Wright
Alexander Graham Bell
Andrew Carnegie
Developed the world's first telephone.
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John D. Rockefeller
An example of mass culture during the Gilded Age includes:
Reading books and magazines
attending baseball games
going to the movies
attending amusement parks
What two factors helped contribute to the development of mass culture between 1870-1900?
Urbanization
automation (factories using technology to improve production speed).
expansion of agriculture
decreasing population
In English, this phrase means "hands off" and is often a part of a capitalism economic system
Corporation
Trust
Laissez-faire
Capitalism
A patent is
a company in which a person can invest by buying shares of stock.
A group of companies with a board of directors.
a more efficient method to produce steel.
an exclusive right given to inventors.
During the Gilded Age, many big business owners provided financial support for worthy causes, like charities. This was known as:
The Bessemer Process
Philanthropy
Laissez-faire
Capitalism
Created the world's first reliable light bulb
Nikola Tesla
Thomas Edison
Orville and Wilbur Wright
Alexander Graham Bell
Developed a reliable power station using an alternating current that was able to provide electricity to large numbers of people.
Thomas Edison
Nikola Tesla
Alexander Graham Bell
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Periods of economic growth and downturns are called _________/________ cycles
(a)
