American History: Westward Expansion & Industrialization

160 acres for a small fee if occupied and improved

An additional 160 acres with 40 acres planted in trees

640 acres if the owner agreed to irrigate within 3 years

<p>It is not mentioned who discovered the silver in the Comstock Lode.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Roughing It</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The romance of the West</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Both Henry Bessemer and William Kelly are credited with developing the process for converting iron into durable steel</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mass production of steel</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Charles and Frank Duryea</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The moving assembly line used for mass production of automobiles</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Kitty Hawk, North Carolina</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Railroads across the continental United States</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process of steel production</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The U.S. Steel Corporation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He transformed a small Chicago meatpacking company into a national corporation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The sewing machine</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The combination of similar firms into a single corporation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The takeover of businesses a company relies on for primary functions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Standard Oil</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Control over a market by a single large corporation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Frederick Law Olmstead and Calvert Vaux</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To create an urban park in New York City that looked as little like a city as possible</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The first national chain of dry goods stores</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A distribution catalog of consumer goods for rural Americans</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sears Roebuck</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One of the first national department stores</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Florence Kelly</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Improve working conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rules and equipment requirements for sports to make sports safe</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>James A. Naismith</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He developed the theory of evolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

The largest and most significant early population group in the western U.S.

Provided essential economic support for Plains Indians.

Railroad that facilitated westward expansion by providing access to the west.

Law that granted 160 acres of land for a small fee if improved and occupied.

Law providing additional 160 acres if 40 acres were planted with trees.

Provided 640 acres to owners who agreed to irrigate their land within 3 years.

Mass migration to California in 1849 following gold discoveries.

Famous silver discovery that spurred mining booms.

Entertainments that promoted cowboy culture in America.

19th-century American author known for 'Roughing It' about western experiences.

Painter and sculptor who depicted the romanticized West.

Method for converting iron into durable steel, enabling mass production.

Steel magnate who led the expansion of the American steel industry.

Business strategy of combining similar firms into one corporation.

Company takeover of different businesses for essential functions.

Founder of Standard Oil, key figure in the oil industry.

Exclusive control of a market by a single corporation.

Urban park designed to integrate nature into the city.

Founded the first national chain of dry goods stores.

Created a consumer goods catalog for rural Americans.

Established Sears, Roebuck, an influential retail company.

Organized the National Consumers League for labor reform.

Group that pushed for better working conditions in retail.

Invented basketball, a popular team sport.

Intellectual who developed the theory of evolution.