Andrew carnegie - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

AMSCO Chapter 16 railroad - correct answers The nation's first big business, created a nationwide market for goods. This encouraged mass production, mass consumption, and economic specialization. (p. 320) Cornelius Vanderbilt - correct answers Called "Commodore", he used his millions earned from a steamboat business to merge local railroads into the New York Central Railroad, which ran from New York City to Chicago, operating 4,500 miles of track. (p. 320) transcontinental railroads - ...

APUSH EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ the US economy in the late 19th century was characterized by all of the following EXCEPTANSWERacceptance of unions and collective bargaining how did the american government affect industrial growthANSWERit provided incentives for growth which of the following was NOT a factor in American industrial developmentANSWERindustrialization of the south during the late ...

the belief (theory) that it was the right of the United States to occupy all of America from Sea to Shining Sea! Answer Manifest Destiny The Census of 1890 announced the official end of the American Frontier (Frederick Jackson Turner) 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) Answer The Civil War railroad baron, a true symbo...

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 Ci...

laissez faire - Economic liberalism that believes in unrestricted private enterprise and no government interference in the economy. Social Darwinism - The application of ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" to human societies - particularly as a justification for their imperialist expansion. JP Morgan - An influential banker and businessman who bought and reorganized companies. His US Steel company would buy Carnegie steel and become the largest business in the world in 190...

10 percent plan - Answer-Lincoln's blueprint for Reconstruction included the Ten-Percent Plan, which specified that a southern state could be readmitted into the Union once 10 percent of its voters (from the voter rolls for the election of 1860) swore an oath of allegiance to the Union 13th Amendment - Answer-The 13th Amendment to the Constitution declared that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, sh...

Gilded Age Age of history that occurred right after the end of the Civil War, brought lots of growth to America including lots of immigration from Europe Whiskey Ring During the Grant administration, a group of officials were importing whiskey and using their offices to avoid paying the taxes on it, cheating the treasury out of millions of dollars., During the Grant administration, a group of officials were importing whiskey and using their offices to avoid paying the taxes on it, cheatin...

Belief (theory) that it was the right of the United States to occupy all of America from Sea to Shining Sea! - ans --Manifest Destiny Historical argument prompted by the Census of 1890, which announced the official end of the American Frontier, the institution that always made America great. - ans --Turner's Frontier Thesis Conflict between the states (CSA v. USA) promoted the growth of industrialism in the late 1800s (steel, railroads, communication, weapons, mass production of p...

Thomas EdisonAmerican inventor best known for inventing the electric light bulb, acoustic recording on wax cylinders, and motion pictures. Alexander Graham BellInvented the telephone Captain of Industrya business leader whose means of amassing a personal fortune contributes positively to the country in some way. Robber BaronRefers to the industrialists or big business owners who gained huge profits by paying their employees extremely low wages. They also drove their competitors out of b...

US History: Gilded Age UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Who became America's first billionaire through his oil company? - Correct Answer- John D. Rockefeller Which man gained his wealth through the steel industry? - Correct Answer- Andrew Carnegie What was not a major cause of American industrial growth during the Gilded Age? - Correct Answer- Low tariff