APUSH Period 6

Which of the following was not a factor that contributed to the industrial transformation of the U.S. in the late 19th century?

• new technology

• new forms of corporate organization

• new waves of immigration

• new government regulations

The creation of time zones, the near extinction of the buffalo, and the opening of the western frontier are all consequences of:

• development of the automobile

• government territorial policies

• the first flight at Kitty Hawk N.C.

• expansion of the rail road

Which of the following was not a reason "Social Darwinism" appealed to businessmen in the late 19th century.

• it legitimized their success

• it confirmed their virtues

• it associated them with traditional American ideals of freedom and individualism

• it increased entrepreneurship in different industries

With what industry was John D. Rockefeller most associated with?

• steel

• corporate finance

• railroads & shipping

• oil

With what industry was J.P. Morgan most associated with?

• steel

• oil

• railroads and shipping

• corporate finance

With what industry was Andrew Carnegie most associated with?

• oil

• corporate finance

• railroads and shipping

• steel

With what industry was Cornelius Vanderbilt most associated with?

• steel

• corporate finance

• oil

• shipping and railroads

One of the main ideas of Carnegie's "Gospel of Wealth" was:

• his strategy on how to accumulate wealth

• how certain people were able to succeed in business

• the disdain he had for the evils of money

• the responsibility of philanthropy on the wealthy

Which of the following is not associated with the Homestead Act (1862)?

• It intended to encourage settlement of western land

• offered public land to any person who lived on it and improved it for five years

• 160 acres were offered to settlers

• settlers experienced favorable weather and had fertile land to easily grow crops

The conflict that saw over one hundred Cheyenne and Arapaho, many of whom were women and children, killed by Colorado militia led by John Chivington is known as:

• Battle of Little Big Horn (1876)

• Battle of Wounded Knee (1890)

• Battle of Platte Bridge (1865)

• Sand Creek Massacre (1864)