State Correct Answer for History of Centennial Exposition Flashcards

The center of attention at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia was? a.the diplay of revolutionary war era documents b.the liberty Bell c.the largest railroad locomotive ever built d.the Corliss engine

The United states was rich in? a. coal deposits b. iron c. agricultural production d. a, b, and c

One of several of Edision's contributions to the telephone was? a. the word "hello" b. insulated wire c. the dial d. a. b. and c

All of the following were involved in the Erie War except? a. James Fisk b. Jay Gould c. J. Edgar Thompson d. Cornelius Vanderbilt

One of the two railroads granted land under the Pacific Railway Act of 1862 was? a. Northern Pacific b. Southern Pacific c. Union Pacific d. Western Pacific

The Bessemer process of steel manufacture was perfected at about the same time by Henry Bessemer and, in the united States, by? a. Andrew carnegie b. benajmin Silliman c. William Kelly d. Thomas Edison

All of the following were successful inventors except? a. John D. Rockefeller b. Thomas A. Edison c. Alexander Grahm Bell d. Geroge Westinghouse

In Santa Clara County v. the Southern Pacific Railroad, the Supreme Court ruled that? a. trust were illegal b. a corp. was a "person" under 14th Amendment c. partnerships must be limited to a max of 5 persons d. county gov. could regulate railroad rates

Chicago emerged as the center of the meat-packing industry chiefly because? a. both Gustavus Swift and Phil Armour lived there b. Illinois was the cheif beer production state c. of its positions on the great Lakes d. major western reailroads fed into the city

The federal Gov. encouraged construction of western railroads principall through? a. grants of land b. cash subsidies c. subduing the Plains Indians d. liberalizing immigration laws

Andrew carnegie's principal method of reducing the cost of steel manufacture was? a. the trust b. liberal employment of the principal of limited liability c. vertical intregation d. monopoly

The principal of limited liability meant that? a. if a corp. failed, shareholders lost all of their personal property b. stock watering was no longer acceptable c. no single person could own no more the 50% of a corps stock d. a corps. liability was the corporations. assets, and nothing more

John D, Rockfelller dominated an entire industry through this? a. juducious us of partnerships b. establishment of interlocking directorates c. creation of a trust d. a, b, and c

By the turn of the century, the nation's major railroad systems were effectively controlled by? a. robber barons b. food processing firms c. investment banks d. the Interstate Commerce Commission

The organization of farmers that agitated for laws regulated railroads in the 1870s was the? a. Farm Bureau b. farmers' Federation c. Patrons of Husbandry d. Knights of the soil