US history questions🌨️

What Era best fit with this characteristics

Creation of the Federal Reserve

Ratification of the 18th amendment

Passage of the Clayton Anti-Trust Act

Progressive Era

In what year did the Gilded Age begin in the United States?

1870

What territory did the United States gain after the Spanish-American War?

Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines, Cuba

In what year did the Spanish-American War begin?

1898

How did this expansion improve the standard of living in the United States?

It increased access to raw materials and opened markets for processed goods throughout the country

Both the Fifteenth and Nineteenth Amendments

expanded access to political participation

Based on the list and your knowledge of U.S. history, how did Andrew Carnegie impact American society?

While Carnegie used harsh monopoly tactics to build his wealth, he later became a leader in philanthropic giving.

Based on the excerpt and your knowledge of U.S. history, how did physical geographic factors impact prospectors traveling to the Klondike Gold Rush?

Steep mountain slopes and extreme cold forced prospectors to endure severe physical hardships and carry their own supplies.

In response to the issue described in the excerpt, Congress passed the

Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act