The gilded age - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Praxis 5038 Authors and their Major Works (2023/2024) Already Graded A Maya Angelou (early 1900s) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; African-American autobiographer and poet Jane Austen (1770s-1800s) Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma. Social Satires of feminism Ray Bradbury (mid 1900s) Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles,. Science fiction short stories. McCarthyism Willa Cather () Death comes for the archbishop, O! Pioneers, My Antonia Stephen Crane The Red Badge of Courage ...

Cornelius Vanderbilt - ans --Wealthy Railroad baron, a true symbol of the "Gilded Age," known as the Commodore. A college in Tennessee bears his name. Andrew Carnegie - ans --owned U.S. Steel and used Vertical integration to monopolize the steel industry. Gave millions to build libraries and schools. Henry Bessemer - ans --Invented the process to make high-quality steel quickly and cheaply. The process was used by Andrew Carnegie to build a monopoly in the steel industry in A...

TJC US History 1302 Exam 1 Final Study Guide 2024. What strategy did Republicans commonly use in political campaigns during the 1870s and 1880s? - correct answer They accused Democrats of having caused "secession and civil war." Which of the following is true of William Graham Sumner? - correct answer He argued in his book Folkways that it was a mistake for the government to promote equality as it went against "survival of the fittest." Which of the following accurately describes Clev...

A white Northern Republican living in the Reconstruction-era South was referred to disparagingly as . . . An interloper A scalawag A carpetbagger A no good Yankee liar A carpetbagger According to advocates of laissez faire economics, which of these conditions could be achieved by the free market forces of supply and demand? a fair wage for laborers better safety conditions in the workplace greater productivity all of the above all of the above In the examples of Black...

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...

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...

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...

APUSH Review Activity #6 College Board Concept Outline Period 6: 1865 to 1898 Directions: The Concept Outline below presents the required concepts and topics that students need to understand for the APUSH test. The statements in the outline focus on large-scale historical processes and major developments. Our course has focused on specific and significant historical evidence from the past that illustrate each of these developments and processes. Complete each table on the outline below by ...

US History STAAR EOC 11th Grade correctly answered 2023 graded A+Gilded Age - correct answer 1870s - 1890s; time period looked good on the outside, despite the corrupt politics and growing gap between the rich and poor Technological (Second Industrial) Revolution - correct answer based on steel, railroads, electricity, oil-based products Alexander Graham Bell - correct answer He was an American inventor who was responsible for developing the telephone. Thomas Edison - correct answer Ame...

Praxis 5154: Social Studies Questions and Answers Already Passed What were reasons for settlement within the 13 colonies? become rich religious freedom voting rights land fresh start escape unwanted situations What were the causes and results of the American Revolution? Cause: British made colonies pay the harsh French & Indian War debt. (Sugar & stamp tax) Results: Treaty of Paris: Ended the war, recognized the colonies' independence, and drew lines between British Canada and American territ...