BRHS Gilded Age STAAR Review

Which is NOT a conclusion that can be made about the transcontinental railroad?

• Goods were transported across country
• Travel across the country was possible
• Populations in the west increased
• Railroad reduced the size of the US

Which one of these men was not a robber baron with a monopoly and ruthless business tactics?

• Andrew Carnegie
• JP Morgan
• John D. Rockefeller
• Thomas Edison

Which law expanded competition and eliminated trusts and monopolies?

• Interstate Commerce Act 
• Homestead Act
• Sherman AntiTrust Act
• Dawes Act

Which inventor created lighting and new uses of electricity?

• Samuel Morse
• Thomas Edison
• Cyrus McCormick
• Robert Fulton

John D. Rockefeller was a captain of which industry?

• Oil
• Banking
• Steel
• Automobile

J.P. Morgan was a captain of which industry?

• Railroads
• Steel
• Banking
• Oil

What does philanthropy mean?

• generously donating money to good causes

• future generations; your kid's kids

• being wealthy and leaving all of your money to 1 son

• a place where different nationalities and religions are mixed together

A person who has become rich through ruthless and unscrupulous business practices such as Vanderbilt and Carnegie was called a ?

• Robber Baron

• Slum Lord

• Proprietor

• Land Lord

Which word means a complete ownership or control of the entire supply of goods or a service in a certain market?

• monopoly

• industry

• colony

• philanthropy

What does "Gilded" mean when we talk about the Gilded Age?

• Nice on the outside, ugly on the inside

• Ugly on the outside, nice on the inside