Gilded Age Review

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Who would most likely support William J. Bryan (Cross of Gold Speech)? Options: Slaves, Railroad Owners, Populist Part (Farmers), Republicans

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Populist Part (Farmers)

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How would the Homestead Act affect the population of the U.S.?

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Increased the growth of farms

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How did horizontal and vertical integration affect American companies?

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Large companies grew and eliminated competition.

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Why would the farmers support Bimetallism?

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They would benefit from the use of both silver and gold (inflation) for profit

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Which was not part of the First Industrial Revolution? Options: Steam Engine, Railroads, Electricity, Coal Fuel

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Electricity

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What was the major factor behind the Second Industrial Revolution?

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Electricity

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The Populist Party was

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Originally started by farmers

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How was life in the cities affected by the switch from agrarian societies into urban?

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Quality of life was sacrificed due to urban problems

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Why did the farmers support the Populist Party?

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The party wanted to fight for the struggles of the farmers (unfair rail shipping prices, etc)

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How were Thomas Edison and Lewis Latimer connected?

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They created the Lightbulb