Chapter 24: Everything You Need to Ace American History

During which decade did this chapter focus on?

• 1870s

• 1880s

• 1860s

• 1850w

Which railroad connected the East to the West

• Transatlantic Railroad

• Transcontinental Railroad

• West to East Railways

• The American Railroad

To provide financial help, usually used when a government helps a business

• Subsidize

• Economic

• GDP

• Dow Jones

This is the place where the two railroads met in the middle to connect the Transcontinental Railroad

• Stanford, California

• Promontory, Utah

• Detroit, Michigan

• Sacremento, California

Which industries exploded because of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Steel

• Cattle

• Coal

• All of the Above

This passed in 1862 and opened up the land for anyone who wanted to farm it

• Optional Act

• Moving Act

• Farming Act

• Homestead Act

This is a person without legal authority who takes the law into his or her own hands

• Crook

• Musher

• Vigilante

• Criminal

In 1873, the United States put its currency on what?

• The Paper Standard

• The Silver Era

• The Gold Standard

• The Bronze Standard

Who won the election of 1892?

• Benjamin Harrison

• Grover Cleveland

• John F. Kennedy

• Andrew Johnson

Who won the election of 1896?

• William McKinley

• Grover Cleveland

• Chester Arthur

• James Garfield