Progressive Era

What immigrant groups were mainly involved in the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad? (Two answers)

• Chinese

• Swedish

• Irish

• Portuguese

John D. Rockefeller mainly made his wealth from the ______ industry.

• Steel

• Timber

• Oil

• Textile

Andrew Carnegie made his wealth mainly from the ______ industry

• Timber

• Oil

• Steel

• Textile

A monopoly is described as one company buying out their competitors (smaller businesses) so their company can corner (control) the market.

• True

• False

This famous inventor is credited with the invention of the phonograph and the lightbulb (which he patented to improve).

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Samuel Morse

• Thomas Edison

• Benjamin Franklin

Alexander Graham Bell is credited with the invention of the _________.

• Lightbulb

• Telephone

• Phonograph

• Calligraphy Pen

What was the famous end result to the Pullman Strike?

• Creation of the American Federation of Labor

• Creation of the National Guard

• Creation of Labor Day

• Creation of the Labor Department in the president's cabinet

Muckrakers was the name of the famous authors that were investigating the ills of society in the late 1800s, early 1900s?

• True

• False

Upton Sinclair famously wrote "The Jungle", which helped convince Teddy Roosevelt to pass The Meat Inspection Act of 1906.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Who was one of the famous founders of the NAACP?

• Booker T. Washington

• Teddy Roosevelt

• Upton Sinclair

• W.E.B DuBois