11th Grade US History EOC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
the belief (theory) that it was the right of the United States to occupy all of America from Sea to
Shining Sea! - correct answer Manifest Destiny
The Census of 1890 announced the official end of the American Frontier (Frederick Jackson Turner) - correct answer Turner's Frontier Thesis
this war between the states (CSA v. USA) promoted the growth of industrialism in the late 1800s
(steel, railroads, communication, weapons, mass production of pre-made goods) - correct answer The Civil War
railroad baron, a true symbol of the "Gilded Age," known as the Commodore. A college in Tennessee bears his name. - correct answer Cornelius Vanderbilt
owned U.S. Steel and used Vertical integration to monopolize the steel industry. Gave millions to
build libraries and schools. - correct answer Andrew Carnegie
developed the air-braking system and alternating current - this allowed power to be sent over long distances. - correct answer George Westinghouse
the sleeping car made him a very wealthy man. 1894 Strike resulted in the death of 34 people. - correct answer George Pullman
he invented the telephone and was a pioneer in communication not only for the hearing, but for the deaf and hearing impaired as well. - correct answer Alexander Graham Bell
the light bulb is his most famous invention, he also invented the phonograph, and the first motion pictures. - correct answer Thomas Edison owner of Standard Oil, he used Horizontal Integration to control the oil business - correct answer John D. Rockefeller
developed the food processing industry (meat packing) - correct answer Gustavus Swift and Philip Armour
the belief that the strongest societies will survive. This idea was also used to justify monopolies and trusts. If a business is meant to survive - it will. Laissez - Faire: government should keep out of business limit regulations. - correct answer social darwinism-survival of the fittest
distillers conspired with political parties to cheat the U.S. Govt. out of millions of dollars of tax revenue. Citizens would demand reform within the government. Money was going to political parties instead of where it should go. - correct answer Whiskey Ring
political machine that controlled politics in NYC in the late 1800s. Controlled by Boss William Marcy Tweed who was exposed by the political cartoons of Thomas Nast in Harpers Weekly. Nast is the father of the symbols of political parties, the modern image of Santa Claus. - correct answer Tammany Hall
he invented barbed wire and brought an end to the open range. - correct answer Joseph Glidden
he invented the typewriter. - correct answer Christopher Sholes
he made milk chocolate available to the world. A Pennsylvania city bears his name. - correct answer Milton Hershey
he invented the telegraph. - correct answer Samuel F.B. Morse he was a wealthy banker - purchased Carnegie Steel and created U.S. Steel. - correct answer J.P . Morgan
attempt to stop patronage and political scandal, required government employees to pass a Civil Service Exam - correct answer Pendleton Civil Service Act
the first government attempt to regulate business. (1887) required railroads to charge fair rates and to publish those shipping rates. - correct answer Interstate Commerce Act
political movement for the common people. The government should own the railroads. Bimetallism, workers should have an 8 hour workday and better benefits. William Jennings Bryan - Cross of Gold Speech - correct answer Populism
phrase coined by Mark Twain, describes time period between 1865-1900, extravagant wealth (top 5% held 86% of the nations wealth) terrible poverty existed underneath the surface. - correct answer Gilded Age
an attempt by the US Government to Americanize the Native Americans. Divided reservations into small family sized plots of land. - correct answer Dawes Act
people came to America to escape harsh conditions in their own countries. (Gold Rush, Religious Freedom, Jobs, Land) - correct answer Immigration
protestants, lighter skin, lighter hair, lighter eyes, came to America from Western Europe - (Great Britain, Germany) in search of religious freedom. - correct answer Old Immigrants
immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe, they did not speak English - primarily Catholic. Came for opportunity - jobs, land. - correct answer New Immigrants
feelings of hostility for immigrants. It favored people or products that were American. - correct answer Nativism
the belief (theory) that it was the right of the United States to occupy all of America from Sea to
Shining Sea! - correct answer Manifest Destiny
The Census of 1890 announced the official end of the American Frontier (Frederick Jackson Turner) - correct answer Turner's Frontier Thesis
this war between the states (CSA v. USA) promoted the growth of industrialism in the late 1800s
(steel, railroads, communication, weapons, mass production of pre-made goods) - correct answer The Civil War
railroad baron, a true symbol of the "Gilded Age," known as the Commodore. A college in Tennessee bears his name. - correct answer Cornelius Vanderbilt
owned U.S. Steel and used Vertical integration to monopolize the steel industry. Gave millions to
build libraries and schools. - correct answer Andrew Carnegie
developed the air-braking system and alternating current - this allowed power to be sent over long distances. - correct answer George Westinghouse
the sleeping car made him a very wealthy man. 1894 Strike resulted in the death of 34 people. - correct answer George Pullman
he invented the telephone and was a pioneer in communication not only for the hearing, but for the deaf and hearing impaired as well. - correct answer Alexander Graham Bell
the light bulb is his most famous invention, he also invented the phonograph, and the first motion pictures. - correct answer Thomas Edison owner of Standard Oil, he used Horizontal Integration to control the oil business - correct answer John D. Rockefeller
developed the food processing industry (meat packing) - correct answer Gustavus Swift and Philip Armour
the belief that the strongest societies will survive. This idea was also used to justify monopolies and trusts. If a business is meant to survive - it will. Laissez - Faire: government should keep out of business limit regulations. - correct answer social darwinism-survival of the fittest
distillers conspired with political parties to cheat the U.S. Govt. out of millions of dollars of tax revenue. Citizens would demand reform within the government. Money was going to political parties instead of where it should go. - correct answer Whiskey Ring
political machine that controlled politics in NYC in the late 1800s. Controlled by Boss William Marcy Tweed who was exposed by the political cartoons of Thomas Nast in Harpers Weekly. Nast is the father of the symbols of political parties, the modern image of Santa Claus. - correct answer Tammany Hall
he invented barbed wire and brought an end to the open range. - correct answer Joseph Glidden
he invented the typewriter. - correct answer Christopher Sholes
he made milk chocolate available to the world. A Pennsylvania city bears his name. - correct answer Milton Hershey
he invented the telegraph. - correct answer Samuel F.B. Morse he was a wealthy banker - purchased Carnegie Steel and created U.S. Steel. - correct answer J.P . Morgan
attempt to stop patronage and political scandal, required government employees to pass a Civil Service Exam - correct answer Pendleton Civil Service Act
the first government attempt to regulate business. (1887) required railroads to charge fair rates and to publish those shipping rates. - correct answer Interstate Commerce Act
political movement for the common people. The government should own the railroads. Bimetallism, workers should have an 8 hour workday and better benefits. William Jennings Bryan - Cross of Gold Speech - correct answer Populism
phrase coined by Mark Twain, describes time period between 1865-1900, extravagant wealth (top 5% held 86% of the nations wealth) terrible poverty existed underneath the surface. - correct answer Gilded Age
an attempt by the US Government to Americanize the Native Americans. Divided reservations into small family sized plots of land. - correct answer Dawes Act
people came to America to escape harsh conditions in their own countries. (Gold Rush, Religious Freedom, Jobs, Land) - correct answer Immigration
protestants, lighter skin, lighter hair, lighter eyes, came to America from Western Europe - (Great Britain, Germany) in search of religious freedom. - correct answer Old Immigrants
immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe, they did not speak English - primarily Catholic. Came for opportunity - jobs, land. - correct answer New Immigrants
feelings of hostility for immigrants. It favored people or products that were American. - correct answer Nativism
