Unit 5 SSUSH 11 and 12

An important reason for the formation of trusts in the late 19th century was a desire to

Which of the following was NOT an invention or innovation of Thomas Edison?

Which " hands off" policy towards business was followed by the federal government before 1890?

When a union called a strike, employers would often hire replacements, called

Chinese and Irish immigrants are known for

Who invented the telephone, which revolutionized both business and personal communication?

The 1894 Pullman Strike was halted by

What effect did southern and eastern European immigrants have on US society in the late 1800s?

The Pullman strike is an example of

The RR hired workers from _______to complete the Transcontinental RR

Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act in 1890. What was its purpose?

Congress passed legislation to allow for construction of the Transcontinental RR. Effect of RR?

Who founded Standard Oil& Trusts?

The Lakota angered troops by continuing a ritual that was important to them called the

How did the inventions of inventors like Edison and Bell change American life?

Which contributed MOST to the removal of the Sioux from the Great Plains from 1867 to 1890’s?

Which of the following fought for the rights of ALL workers- skilled and unskilled?

Many labor unions opposed immigration, arguing that most immigrant

Workers who tried to organize a union were placed on a list of "troublemakers" called a

Increased US. industrialization in the years following the Civil War led to

Samuel Gompers founded the _____ to organize skilled workers to resist abuses by management.

The Plains Indians were forced to accept life on reservations and defeat by the US gov. after?

The processing center for the vast majority of immigrants arriving on the East Coast was at

Railroad companies raised most of the money they needed to build their railroads from

Method used by big businesses to eliminate competition by setting prices as a group?

By the 1890s, more than half of all "NEW" immigrants in the United States were

Growth in the RR and steel industries led to the development of America’s first

Which of the following best describes: Oil + oil + oil = mega oil Co.

What was the purpose behind the formation of the AFL?

During the late 1800s, the U.S. steel industry directly benefited from