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Which act provided settlers with 160 acres of land if they occupied and improved it?
Which act provided settlers with 160 acres of land if they occupied and improved it?
The Transcontinental Railroad hindered westward settlement due to its high costs and limited access.
The Transcontinental Railroad hindered westward settlement due to its high costs and limited access.
False (B)
What two individuals are credited with building the first gasoline-driven motor vehicles in America?
What two individuals are credited with building the first gasoline-driven motor vehicles in America?
Charles and Frank Duryea
The process of converting iron into durable steel was developed independently by ____ and ____.
The process of converting iron into durable steel was developed independently by ____ and ____.
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Match the following individuals with their contributions:
Match the following individuals with their contributions:
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Which of the following is NOT a key element of the Wild West culture?
Which of the following is NOT a key element of the Wild West culture?
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What is the name of the urban park designed to feel as little like a city as possible, and who were its co-creators?
What is the name of the urban park designed to feel as little like a city as possible, and who were its co-creators?
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Horizontal Integration is the process of combining a number of similar firms into a single corporation.
Horizontal Integration is the process of combining a number of similar firms into a single corporation.
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Native Americans
Native Americans
The largest early population group in the western U.S.
Homestead Act of 1862
Homestead Act of 1862
Federal law providing 160 acres of land for a small fee if improved.
Transcontinental Railroad
Transcontinental Railroad
A railroad linking the eastern U.S. to the western territories.
Bessemer process
Bessemer process
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Vertical Integration
Vertical Integration
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John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
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California Gold Rush
California Gold Rush
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Frederick Law Olmstead
Frederick Law Olmstead
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Study Notes
Native Americans
- Largest and most important early western population group.
- Economic bases for the Plains Indians provided by buffalo.
- Transcontinental Railroad encouraged settlement of the west.
- Homestead Act of 1862 provided 160 acres for a small fee.
- Timber Culture Act of 1873 provided an additional 160 acres (of 40 acres planted in trees).
- Desert Land Act provided 640 acres if the owner irrigated within 3 years.
- California Gold Rush of 1849.
- Comstock Lode discovery of silver.
Western Expansion and Innovation
- Cowboy Culture: Mark Twain wrote about the cowboy experience in the west.
- Steel Production: Frederic Remington depicted the west through painting and sculpting. Henry Bessemer and William Kelly developed processes to convert iron into durable steel, enabling mass production. Charles and Frank Duryea built the first gasoline-driven motor vehicle.
- Henry Ford: Created the moving assembly line for mass production in automobile plants.
- Standardized Time Zones: Railroads facilitated the creation of standardized time zones across the continental U.S.
- Steel Industry: Andrew Carnegie controlled the steel production process, J. Pierpont Morgan founded the U.S. Steel Corporation.
- Innovations: Gustavus Swift made a small Chicago meatpacking company into a national corporation, and Isaac Singer developed and mass produced the sewing machine using a single company.
Business and Industry
- Horizontal Integration: Combination of similar companies into a single corporation (e.g., Singer Company).
- Vertical Integration: Taking over different businesses that a company relies on (e.g., Standard Oil which controlled various aspects of the oil industry).
- John D. Rockefeller: Created Standard Oil, an example of a monopoly (control of a market by a large corporation).
- Frederick Law Olmsted & Calvert Vaux: Co-created Central Park in New York City, designed as a public space.
- F.W. Woolworth: Established a national chain of dry goods stores.
- Montgomery Ward: Created a distribution catalog for rural Americans and Richard Sears founded Sears Roebuck.
- Marshall Field: Founded a department store, one of the first national department stores.
- Florence Kelly: Organized National Consumers League to improve working conditions.
- National Collegiate Association: Set rules and requirements for sports.
- James A. Naismith: Invented basketball.
- Charles Darwin: 19th-century intellectual, developed the theory of evolution.
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Explore the significant events and cultural aspects related to Native Americans and the westward expansion in the United States. This quiz covers key laws such as the Homestead Act, economic bases, and innovation during this transformative period. Test your knowledge on the cowboy culture and technological advancements that shaped the American west.
