US Hisotry Unit 7 study guide
Tammany Hall of the late 19th century was
-a democratic political machine that controlled New York City politics
Which of the following is most related to the oil industry?
-John D. Rockefeller
The Credit Mobilier scandal involved what business?
-Railroad
Which author is credited with coining the term Gilded Age?
-Mark Twain
The Pendleton Act was in response to the
-assassination of President Garfield
In the last third of the nineteenth century, steel became a more widely used material after
-the Bessemer process made it easier to convert iron to steel
The first skyscraper was built in what United States city?
-Chicago
Who loaned the United States government $65 million in gold?
- J.P Morgan
The function of the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 was to
-assist states with establishing colleges
The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869 when the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad met at
-Promontory Point, Utah
In his Gospel of Wealth, Andrew Carnegie principally argued that
-the wealthy had an obligation to better society
Social Darwinists believed that
-human competition is a law of nature and fittest individuals rise to the top
The Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 wanted to
-assimilate Native Americans by offering them the promise of land and rights
Fredrick Jackson Turner's thesis sought to
-Illustrate the importance of the West in United States History
The purpose of the spoil system was to
-reward political supporters with public office
REVIEW
The Wilmot Proviso stated that
-slavery would not be allowed in the land taken from Mexico
Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by
-Harriet Beecher Stowe
The corrupt bargain of 1824 refers to the deal made between
-John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay
What state did not attend the 1787 Philadelphia convention?
-Rhode Island
One purpose for the Declaration of Independence was to
-explain to the rest of the world why the colonies had revolted
Who is commonly
-a democratic political machine that controlled New York City politics
Which of the following is most related to the oil industry?
-John D. Rockefeller
The Credit Mobilier scandal involved what business?
-Railroad
Which author is credited with coining the term Gilded Age?
-Mark Twain
The Pendleton Act was in response to the
-assassination of President Garfield
In the last third of the nineteenth century, steel became a more widely used material after
-the Bessemer process made it easier to convert iron to steel
The first skyscraper was built in what United States city?
-Chicago
Who loaned the United States government $65 million in gold?
- J.P Morgan
The function of the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 was to
-assist states with establishing colleges
The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869 when the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad met at
-Promontory Point, Utah
In his Gospel of Wealth, Andrew Carnegie principally argued that
-the wealthy had an obligation to better society
Social Darwinists believed that
-human competition is a law of nature and fittest individuals rise to the top
The Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 wanted to
-assimilate Native Americans by offering them the promise of land and rights
Fredrick Jackson Turner's thesis sought to
-Illustrate the importance of the West in United States History
The purpose of the spoil system was to
-reward political supporters with public office
REVIEW
The Wilmot Proviso stated that
-slavery would not be allowed in the land taken from Mexico
Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by
-Harriet Beecher Stowe
The corrupt bargain of 1824 refers to the deal made between
-John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay
What state did not attend the 1787 Philadelphia convention?
-Rhode Island
One purpose for the Declaration of Independence was to
-explain to the rest of the world why the colonies had revolted
Who is commonly