What was a tenement house?

An apartment complex for poor families and immigrants

What is Manifest Destiney?

The belief that the US was destined to take over the continent.

What was a cattle drive?

The movement of cattle from ranches to meat markets along the railroad

Why was the steel plow important on the great plains?

It allowed farmers to settle the great plains

What was the Pacific Railroads Act?

An act passed to create the transcontinental railroad

The 2nd wave of immigration came from countries like...

Italy, Russia, Poland, and Greece

Why was Ellis Island important?

It was the island immigrants were checked and let into the US near New York

What is a secret ballot?

A voting system where people can vote anonymously

What was the Publicity Act?

An act that required congressional candidates to reveal their funding info

Why were journalists important during the progressive era?

They exposed corruption and America's issues

Who were the two progressive era presidents?

Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson

What was the Haymarket Riot?

A workers protest that hurt the public's perception of labor unions

What were some drawbacks or negative effects of industrialization?

Pollution and worse working conditions

Why were raw materials important during industrialization?

Raw materials were needed for jobs and industry

What is Horizontal Integration?

The forced assimilation of smaller businesses into a bigger business

The combination of separately owned businesses, controlled by a person

What was a referendum?

Allowed voters could propose a new law and get it passed with signatures

What was the Morrill Act?

The government gave states land and money to build colleges.

What was the Tillman Act?

Act that banned corporations from directly funding federal elections

What two acts did Teddy Roosevelt create after reading The Jungle?

Federal Meat Inspection Act & Pure Food and Drug Act

What is the 18th Amendment?

Banned the selling, production, and consumption of alcohol

What is a corporation?

A business owned by different people who purchase stocks in the company

What is a holding company?

A parent corporation that owns stock in other companies

What was Upton Sinclair's The Jungle about?

Meat and meat factories in Chicago

A political movement that wants collective ownership for workers

Why were women important during the progressive era?

They helped organize political reform movements

What is rugged individualism?

A belief that all people will survive or thrive based on their own skills

What is an ethnic enclave?

An area of a city that is made up of one ethnic community

What was women's main argument for why they should be able to vote?

If we are being taxed, we should have the right to vote.

What was the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire?

A tragic accident that transformed laws on worker safety

Why was the Wounded Knee Massacre important?

It was the last confrontation between the US and native americans

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1
What was the 19th Amendment?
Gave women the right to vote
Gave men the right to vote
2
What was a tenement house?
An apartment complex for poor families and immigrants
A large mansion for corrupt businessmen in the Gilded Age
3
What is Manifest Destiney?
The belief that the US was destined to take over the continent.
The belief the US needed to take over Canada and Mexico
4
What was a cattle drive?
The movement of cattle from the East coast to the West coast
The movement of cattle from ranches to meat markets along the railroad
5
Progressives believed in a __________ and ________ government.
Strong and independent
Strong and involved
6
Why was the steel plow important on the great plains?
It provided industrial jobs for workers out East
It allowed farmers to settle the great plains
The native americans used them for crops
7
What was the Pacific Railroads Act?
An act passed to split the railroads east of the Pacific ocean
An act passed to create the transcontinental railroad
8
The 2nd wave of immigration came from countries like...
Italy, Russia, Poland, and Greece
Spain, Portugal, and France
9
Why was Ellis Island important?
It was where Teddy Roosevelt fought in the Spanish American war
It was the island immigrants were checked and let into the US near New York
10
Immigrants from Italy, Poland, Czechia, Russia, & Greece were common in the late 1800s.
True
False
11
In a free market, competition is ________ for the consumer.
Neutral
Good
Bad
12
What is a secret ballot?
A voting system where people can see who you vote for
A voting system where people can vote anonymously
13
What was the Publicity Act?
An act that required senators to expose their policies
An act that required congressional candidates to reveal their funding info
14
Who was W.E.B. DuBois?
A civil rights leader
A politician
A famous labor union leader
15
Why were journalists important during the progressive era?
They exposed corruption and America's issues
They provided important news information
16
Who were the two progressive era presidents?
Theodore Roosevelt and Grover Cleveland
Woodrow Wilson and William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson
Grover Cleveland and William Howard Taft
17
What was the Haymarket Riot?
A workers protest that hurt the public's perception of labor unions
A fun workers protest in Chicago
18
What Teddy Roosevelt known as due to his anti - corporate and anti-corruption beliefs?
The Trust Buster
The Duke
The Mustache Man
The Rough Rider
19
What were some drawbacks or negative effects of industrialization?
Worse working conditions
Pollution and worse working conditions
Pollution
20
Why were raw materials important during industrialization?
Raw materials were expensive to ship from other countries
Raw materials were needed for jobs and industry
21
How did the assembly line transform the way people worked and lived?
Made production more effecient
All of the above
Introduction of generalized work
Created the standard work day
22
Why are monopolies bad?
Consolidated businesses
extended working hours
Lowered wages
All of the above
23
Why is lobbying bad?
Politicians didn't help workers if they were lobbied by corporations
All of the above
It let politicians ignore corruption if they got paid by companies
It led to corruption in US politics
24
Industrialization started in what country?
England
France
Germany
America
25
What is Horizontal Integration?
When a company spread out across an entire area of a town
The forced assimilation of smaller businesses into a bigger business
26
What is a trust?
A parent corporation that owns stock in another company
A business owned by different people who purchase stocks
The combination of separately owned businesses, controlled by a person
27
What was a referendum?
Allowed voters could propose a new law and get it passed with signatures
Allowed voters to remove a poorly performing politician
28
Why were railroads so important for corporations and factories?
They moved products quickly across the country
all of the above
They could move supplies between linked factory towns
They could ship raw materials to factories and work sites
29
What football legend is this?
Mark Bavarro
Dick Butkus
Tom Brady
Julian Edelman
30
A trade union has unskilled labor.
False
True
31
Factories needed __________ amounts of cheap labor.
Large
Small
32
What was "Seward's Icebox/Seward's Folly" ?
A term for buying Alaska
A term for buying Wyoming
33
What was the Morrill Act?
The government gave states land and money to build colleges.
The government gave farmers money to grow corn for the army.
34
What was life like for settlers on the Great Plains?
All of the above
Towns were hundreds of miles away - with little to no help in an emergency
Lived in dirt houses and grew crops to feed themselves
Dangerous - Native American raids and tornados
35
What was the Tillman Act?
Act that banned corporations from directly funding federal elections
Act that required congressional candidates to reveal their funding info
36
What two acts did Teddy Roosevelt create after reading The Jungle?
Hepburn & Homeward Act
Federal Meat Inspection Act & Pure Food and Drug Act
37
What is the 18th Amendment?
Gave women the right to vote
Banned the selling, production, and consumption of alcohol
38
What is a corporation?
A business owned by different people who purchase stocks in the company
The combination of separately owned businesses, controlled by one business
A large business
39
What is a holding company?
A company that holds surplus product and sells it later
A parent corporation that owns stock in other companies
40
Factories needed _________ amounts of cheap labor.
small
large
41
Most people moved from _________ to ______________ communities.
Rural to Urban
Urban to Rural
42
What was Upton Sinclair's The Jungle about?
Sailors in Maine
Meat and meat factories in Chicago
Factories in Boston
Farmers in California
43
What is socialism?
A pro-capitalist movement
A political movement that wants collective ownership for workers
44
Why were women important during the progressive era?
They became teachers, nurses, and social workers
They helped organize political reform movements
45
Progressives believed that industrialization and ________ created problems.
Immigration
Urbanization
46
What is rugged individualism?
A belief that all people will survive or thrive based on their own skills
A belief that all people are tough
47
What is an ethnic enclave?
A job held by only a certain ethnicity
A group of multiple immigrant communities
An area of a city that is made up of one ethnic community
48
What was women's main argument for why they should be able to vote?
If we are being taxed, we should have the right to vote.
Umm duh women should always be able to vote
49
The _________ engine was a major factor during Industrialization.
gas
coal powered
steam
50
What was the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire?
A bonfire in the Upper West side of New York
A tragic accident that transformed laws on worker safety
51
Why was the Wounded Knee Massacre important?
It was the last confrontation between the US and native americans
It led to a reformation of US policy
52
The Know Nothing Party hated what two groups?
Penguins & Cardinals
Canadians & The French
Catholics & Immigrants
Immigrants & Protestants
53
How did railroads assist the process of Native Americans being forced onto Reservations?
Army soldiers could shoot at buffalo from the train cars
Forts could be built along the Railroad
Supplies for the Army could be moved quicker on trains that horses
All of the above
54
What were some things the Knights of Labor protested for?
8 hour work day
All of the above
Safer working conditions & workers comp
ending child labor
55
The first wave of immigration came from England, ________, and Germany.
France
Scotland
Ireland
56
Urbanization is the process of people moving to ...
farms
cities
57
What does Laissez - Faire mean?
Hands on, a lot of control
Hands off, no control
58
What is Yellow Journalism?
Journalism that explores art history and meaning
Journalism that exaggerates stories to influence a population
59
Why did railroad worker strikes lead to more changes for workers.
Railroad workers were tougher than other workers
Railroad workers could stop trains and control the flow of factory money
60
What is lobbying?
When you yell at people in a cod lobby
Exchanging political favors for money
61
What was the 1st state to give women the right to vote?
Wymoning
Washington
Montana
Oregon
62
What was the Homestead Act?
An act that promised settlers land to farm on the great plains
An act that gave Native Americans land
63
What is Vertical Integration?
When a video game character jumps over an obstacle
When one company makes all the parts for a product in one factory
64
What was a boomtown?
A city that had its own special industry
A town that would spring up around an important natural resource
65
What is suffrage?
A form of charity
to suffer
The right to vote
A certain voter law
66
What was the Battle of the Little Big Horn?
A battle where the US government attacked the Blackfoot tribe in Montana
A battle where native americans defeated Gen. Custer and his men
67
What was a muckracker?
A politician
A journalist
A factory worker
A steel worker
68
What is Social Darwinism?
Survival of the fittest in the animal kingdom
Survival of the fittest between jobs, companies, and life.
69
What was a company town?
A town owned, ran, and operated by a single company
A town that had multiple companies within its district
70
Which strike involved steel workers fighting guards and scabs in Pennsylvania. A boss was almost assassinated.
Haymarket Riot
Homestead Strike
71
What did Teddy Roosevelt do to the Northern Securities Company?
He broke them up using the Supreme Court
He joined them with the US government
72
The Transcontinental Railroad was important because ...
It sped up the process of Native American land removal
Industries & towns were built near the railroad - letting people move
it could move materials and products across the entire US
All of the above
73
What was the 17th Amendment?
People could vote for their senators
People could reject income tax
74
How did the US buffalo population return from near extinction?
Teddy Roosevelt created laws to protect North America's largest mammal
Progressives fought for parks for them to live in and recover
People stopped hunting them
All of the above
75
Why did progressives and immigrants sometimes work together and sometimes hate each other?
Immigrants disliked progressive politcial reforms
Progressives tried to assimilate immigrants
All of the above
Progressives wanted to help immigrants

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