American History Chapter 16

The massive hunting of what animal hurt the Plains Indians?

Buffalo

Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller:

Built up giant corporations that dominated their respective markets

The Social Gospel

Called for an equalization of wealth and power

The Civil Service Act of 1883:

Created a merit system for government workers

The Interstate Commerce Commission was established in 1887 to:

Ensure that railroads charged farmers and merchants reasonable and fair rates

The grange was an organization that:

Established cooperatives for storing and marketing farm output

In "How The Other Half Lives", Jacob Riis:

Focused on the wretched conditions of New York City slums

One significant economic impact of the second industrial revolution was:

Frequent prolonged economic depressions

One of the reasons that the great strike of 1877 was important is that:

It underscored the tensions produced by the rapid industrialization of the time

Was an inclusive organization that advocated for a vast array of reforms.

Knights of Labor

The American working class:

Lived in desperate conditions

What factor did not contribute to explosive economic growth during the Gilded Age?

Low Tariffs

The economic development of the American West was based on:

Lumber, mining industries, tourism, and farming

The_____made possible the second industrial revolution in America.

Railroads

During The Second industrial revolution, the courts:

Tended to favor the interest of industry over those of labor

The second industrial revolution was marked by:

The acceleration of factory production and increased activity in the mining and rail road industries

In 1883, ______divided the nation into the 4 time zones still sued today.

The major railroad companies

What was the aim of Carlisle, a boarding school for Indians?

To civilize the Indians, making them "American" as whites defined the term

Bonanza farms:

Typically had thousands of acres of land or more.

Was the first billion dollar enterprise corporation.

US Steel

Chief Joseph:

Wanted freedom for his people, the Nez Perce.

The Greenback-Labor Party:

Wanted the federal government to stop taking money out of circulation

The Haymarket Affair:

Was provoked by the 1886 bombing at Chicago labor rally

In the nineteenth century, pools, trusts, and mergers were:

Ways that manufacturers sought to control the market place

By 1890, the majority of Americans:

Worked for wages