Give an example of a Push Factor. Explain.
Examples will vary. Causes people to leave their homeland and migrate to another region.
Name one monopoly and the industry leader who controlled it.
Answers will vary.
What do we call the railway extending from coast to coast?
Transcontinental Railroad
A group of corporations run by a single board of directors is called a ...
Trust
A share of ownership in a corporation is called ...
Stock
How did the 'Robber Barons' get their bad name?
Gained huge profits by driving the competition out of business using unfair tactics.
Explain how an Assembly Line works.
In a factory, a product is moved from worker to worker. Each worker performs a single specific task.
Where did the Central Pacific Railroad start and end?
Started in Sacramento, CA and Ended in Promentary Point, UT (connected to Union Pacific RR)
Which region of the US was most affected by the Homestead Act?
Great Plains
What is a monopoly?
A company that controls all of an industry
Profits paid to stockholders in a corporation are called ....
Dividends
What was the purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
To stop the formation of trusts and monopolies
What business leader was a powerful steel manufacturer?
Andrew Carnegie
Which business leader contributed most to the early development of transportation in the US?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Give an example of a Pull Factor. Explain.
Examples will vary. Draws or attracts people to another location.
The process of developing machine production of goods is called...
Industrialization
