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abeka us history test 7

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Dawes Act
broke tribal lands into plots
Vanderbilt
integrated railroad lines
Helen Hunt Jackson
wrote "A Century of Dishonor"
Francis Willard
most dynamic leader of the WCTU
James Hill
promoted the Great Northern Railroad
Louis Sullivan
known as the "Father of the Modern Skyscraper"
Adam Smith
largely responsible for the rise and triumph of capitalism
Westinghouse
invented air brakes
James Gould
controlled the railroads of the West
Homestead act
stimulated Western Settlement
Pullman
invented the sleeping car
Philadelphia
The Centennial Exposition of 1876 was held in the city of ____?
Casey Jones
The railroad engineer ___ died in the crash of the "Cannonball"
1880's
The decade of the ____ saw the greatest expansion of the railroads in American History
Chisholm trail
The ____ was a favorite route of cowboys driving hers to rail heads in the North
Bell
The first telephone company was ___?
Edison
The famous inventor ____ once said the genius is "one percent inspiration and ninety-percent perspiration"
Tuskegee institute
George Washington Carver joined the faculty of ____?
Aaron Ward
pioneered the mail-order business
Samuel Gompers
founded the first successful national labor inion in the United States
Roebling
was the chief engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge
P. T. Bardum
made the circus a national institution
Jane Addams
founded the Hull House in Chicago
Pillsbury
owned the largest flour mills in the world
Francis Bellamy
wrote Pledge of Allegiance
George Peabody
established a fund to promote education in the South
Sheldon Jackson
was one of the best-known home missionaries of the 1800s
Joseph F. Glidden
who invented barbed wire?
Colorado
which state entered the Union in 1876?
Edison
which inventor was called the "Wizard of Menlo Park"?
Sitting Bull
who was killed in the Battle of Little Big Horn?
Monopoly
a business which has virtually no competition is called a ____?
Birmingham
which city was known as the "Pittsburgh of the South"?
Propertiership
a business owned by one individual is called a ____
Stockholders
who actually own a corporation?
Entrepreneur
a person who organizes and manages a business undertaking is called a(n) ____?
Drake
who drilled the first oil well in the United States?
J.P. morgan
name the man who founded the US Steel Corporation
Pool
what is an informal agreement among competitors to limit competition and increase profits?
Henry Bessemer
who invented a new method of producing low cost steel?
Mark Twain
who referred to the Age of Industry as "The Gilded Age"?
Central Pacific Railroad
which railroad company encouraged Chinese immigration?
Wyoming
which state was the first to grant women full political rights?
Strike
what is a labor union's refusal to work called?
1871
when was the Great Chicago Fire?
Pullman's Strike
what was the most important strike of the late 19th century?
Morril
what act established "land-grant" colleges?
Mark twain
who is the most famous of the local color writers?
Geronimo
who led the Apache tribe?
Wovoka
name the Paiute Indian who devised the "Ghost Dance"
Dime Novels
in what publications would you find exciting stories about the men of the West?
Calamity Jane
name the woman who was a scout for Custer
Paul Bunyan
what mythical figure was the hero of the northern lumberjacks?
Smith-Hughes Act
what act provided federal funds to help high schools provide courses in agriculture?
Comstock Lode
what mine yielded $300 million in silver in the first 20 years of operation?
Wounded Knee
where did the last great battle between Plain Indians and U.S. troops take place?
Trunk lines
major rail lines
Red Cloud
chief of the Sioux
Santa Fe, Topeka, and Akinsin
scenic rail line
Sheldon
wrote "In His Steps"
Hearst
bought the New York World Newspaper business
Southern Pacific Railroad
ran through the Gadsden Purchase
Chief Joseph
chief of the Nez Perces
Sitting Bull
Sioux medicine man
Sequoia
chief of the Cheyenne
Lew Wallace
wrote Ben Hur: A Tale of The Christ
Feeder lines
smaller rail lines
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ESSAY: Discuss the great westward migration. What encouraged and stimulated the move west? What hardships did settlers face on the Great Plains?
Pulitzer
Bought the NY World Newspaper business
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