What was Jane Addams Hull House?

Settlement houses that allowed immigrants to move in.

the boundary between explored and unexplored land.

What was Westward Expansion?

The consistent growth of the US territory toward the Pacific.

What was the purpose of the Dawes Act?

Make Indians become farmers and live on reservations.

Which best describes views of WEB DuBois?

demanded immediate social equality for African Americans

divided tribal lands into individual sections to encourage farming

How did labor unions support factory workers?

They negotiated with business owners and organized strikes.

Why was Susan B. Anthony arrested?

She voted illegally in Rochester, NY.

What was the purpose of Ellis Island?

functioned as a reception center to screen immigrants

helped African-Americans adjust to life after slavery

1896 US Supreme Court uphelds case, "separate but equal" doctrine.

business owner who came to wealth through ruthless methods

What were Jim Crow laws?

Laws to separate white and black people.

The 15th Amendment guarantees

African American men the right to vote.

Transcontinental Railroad

Linked the Atlantic & Pacific and spurred industrial growth

What was Jacob Riis known for?

Exposing the horrible living conditions inside tenements.

Why was the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire a landmark in labor history?

The tragedy led to reforms of safety measures & inspections.

What resulted from The Jungle by Upton Sinclair?

The Pure Food and Drug Act, The Meat Inspection Act

Only 1 seller in the market and no variety in goods.

Boss William Tweed was

the politician who stole an extreme amount of money from New York taxpayers

In passing the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890),Congress intended to...

prevent large corporations from eliminating business competition.

What was one reason Reconstruction was necessary?

Promote Rights of African Americans

The action of coming to a new foreign country to live permanently there.

People working to improve society.

Reporters who wrote stories to expose corruption in cities

What did the 19th Amendment do?

Granted women the right to vote in all states

Why did Thomas Nast portray Boss William Tweed as a vulture?

William Tweed stole millions of dollars from NYC

What was the Reconstruction Era?

Getting the Confederate States back to the Union.

Which two railroad companies built the Transcontinental Railroad?

Union Pacific and Central Pacific

What did the 14th Amendment grant?

Granted all rights to citizens no matter race or color

The Pure Food and Drug Act

required food and drug makers to list the ingredients in their products.

What was the purpose of Upton Sinclair writing "The Jungle"?

to expose the meatpacking industry and bring it down

Booker T Washington...

accepted social and political segregation focus of economic prosperity.

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1
The Transcontinental Railroad was built primarily by...
Japanese and Chinese Immigrants
Germans and Irish Immigrants
Italians and Chinese Immigrants
Irish and Chinese Immigrants
2
A person opposed to immigration
Nativist
Suffragist
Presidents
Slave
3
What was Jane Addams Hull House?
First factory busted in child labor law investigation.
Biggest brothel in American history with over 55 women.
First restaurant to serve African Americans.
Settlement houses that allowed immigrants to move in.
4
The frontier is...
a line or border separating two countries.
the extreme limit of understanding or achievement in area.
the boundary between explored and unexplored land.
where cowboys live.
5
What was Westward Expansion?
The consistent decrease of territory toward the North Pole.
The consistent decrease of the US territory.
The growth of the US territory toward the Atlantic.
The consistent growth of the US territory toward the Pacific.
6
While they disagreed on how to achieve it, Booker T Washington and WEB DuBois wanted
A communist United States
Equality for African-Americans
Women's suffrage
Government regulation of business
7
What was the purpose of the Dawes Act?
Help farmers earn higher prices
Keep miners off Indian land
Encourage Southern Blacks to settle in Great Plains
Make Indians become farmers and live on reservations.
8
Which best describes views of WEB DuBois?
believed African Americans would become equal over time
demanded immediate social equality for African Americans
was against women's suffrage
wanted African Americans to learn a trade
9
The Dawes Act
established the route for the Transcontinental railroad
divided tribal lands into individual sections to encourage farming
Declared Cuba an independent nation
Allowed Plains indians to continue their tribal traditions-herdng buffalo
10
How did labor unions support factory workers?
Blackmailing factory owners into giving rights to workers.
They used communist ideals such as violent protests and murder.
They negotiated with business owners and organized strikes.
They took over factories by buying out business owners.
11
Why was Susan B. Anthony arrested?
Giving a speech against child labor.
Protesting at the Supreme Court against slavery.
She voted illegally in Rochester, NY.
Recruiting new members for her Women's Suffrage Movement.
12
What was the purpose of Ellis Island?
Served as a welcome center for wealthy european immigrants
functioned as a reception center to screen immigrants
It was a military installation for anarchists
It became a place for organizing labor unions
13
What happened as a result of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire?
People stopped making shirts.
New fire safely laws.
The U.S. stopped building skyscrapers.
None of the above.
14
Freedmens Bureau
Helped transition African Americans to city/industrial life
Created jobs for newly arriving immigrants
helped African-Americans adjust to life after slavery
Did not help the former slaves in any way
15
Plessy vs Ferguson
1896 US Supreme Court uphelds case, "separate but equal" doctrine.
1875 US Supreme Court uphelds case, "equity for all" doctrine.
1996 Congress passed Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Racial & segregation laws were lawful for corporations with 100+ employees.
16
Robber Barons
business owner who shared their profits with the public
business owner who came to wealth through inheritance
business owner who came to wealth through ruthless methods
business owner who robs the rich
17
What were Jim Crow laws?
Laws to establish equal rights among all people.
Laws to charge extra taxes on freed slaves.
Laws to separate white and black people.
Laws to prohibit railroad tax.
18
The Temperance movement wanted to_
End the consumption of alcohol
End political corruption
End war
To end the Opium crisis of the 1890's
19
Carry Nation was a?
Prohibition Leader
Big Business Leader
Civil Rights Leader
Suffragist
20
The 15th Amendment guarantees
women the right to vote.
equal protection under the law.
African American men the right to vote.
African Americans the right to go to school.
21
Transcontinental Railroad
Linked the Atlantic & Pacific and spurred industrial growth
Improved farming by allowing for easier trading for farmers
Transportation system that moved goods across the globe
Controlled nation's oil production
22
What was Jacob Riis known for?
Being the first Danish immigrant.
Being a courageous fireman.
Exposing the horrible living conditions inside tenements.
Creating the Hull House.
23
What does suffrage mean?
fighting
women's rights
pain and suffering
right to vote
24
Why was the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire a landmark in labor history?
Owners went to court and forced to pay damages owed.
The fire set off strikes throughout the nation.
The Tragedy gave labor an edge in contract negotiations.
The tragedy led to reforms of safety measures & inspections.
25
The 13th Amendment
abolished slavery but only in certain states.
gave African Americans the right to vote.
abolished Slavery.
gave women the right to vote.
26
What resulted from The Jungle by Upton Sinclair?
The Pure Food and Drug Act
Better conditions for immigrants and factory workers
The Meat Inspection Act
The creation of endangered species lists
27
What is a monopoly?
Only 1 seller in the market and no variety in goods.
Many sellers and no variety in goods.
Many different sellers with a large variety of goods.
A large variety of goods, with only 1 seller in the market.
28
Boss William Tweed was
the trustbuster who broke up the railroad monopolies
the politician who stole an extreme amount of money from New York taxpayers
the muckraker who wrote "The Jungle"
the creator and owner of Standard Oil
29
In passing the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890),Congress intended to...
regulate rates charged by railroads.
distinguish good trusts from bad trusts.
force large trusts to bargain with labor unions.
prevent large corporations from eliminating business competition.
30
What was the Temperance Movement?
Limiting ones temper tantrums
Limiting voting privileges for African Americans
Limiting the cost of alcohol
Limiting alcohol comsumption
31
What led to the downfall of the Knights of Labor?
The Haymarket Square Riots
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877
The emergence of the American Federation of Labor
Their lack of success in improving working conditions
32
Most immigrants to Ellis Island came from:
The United States
Europe
Canada
China
33
What was one reason Reconstruction was necessary?
Promote Rights of African Americans
To separate North and South
To free all slaves
To ruin South's economy
34
Who? ........................................ Hint: Wall Street
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John D. Rockeller
J P Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
35
What is immigration?
The action of living in a tent year-round
The act of leaving one country to settle in another
The action of moving, but still staying in the same neighborhood
The action of coming to a new foreign country to live permanently there.
36
Progressives
People working to improve society.
People who wanted to help Robber Barons.
People that helped form labor unions.
People working for the right to vote.
37
Muckrakers
A non-union worker hired to replace a striking employee
People opposed to slavery and/or its expansion
Large number of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe
Reporters who wrote stories to expose corruption in cities
38
What did the 19th Amendment do?
Banned alcohol in the United States
Gave Congress the power to invoke an income tax.
Granted women the right to vote in all states
Gave black men the right to vote
39
Why did Thomas Nast portray Boss William Tweed as a vulture?
Thomas Nast worked for the government
William Tweed fought against corruption
He like vultures
William Tweed stole millions of dollars from NYC
40
What was the Reconstruction Era?
Helping wounded troops after the war.
Confederates getting slaves back to the south.
Getting the Confederate States back to the Union.
Rebuilding homes that were destroyed.
41
Who? ................................ Hint: Pittsburgh
John D. Rockefeller
JP Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew Carnegie
42
Susan B. Anthony wanted....
Farmers Workers Rights
Women's Rights
Civil Rights
Independence
43
Lincoln Steffens wrote....
The History of the Standard Oil Co.
The Jungle
The Shame of the Cities
How the Other Half Lives
44
Which two railroad companies built the Transcontinental Railroad?
Northern Pacific and Southern Pacific
Eastern RR and Western RR
Union Pacific and Central Pacific
Pacific and Atlantic
45
Who invented the telephone?
Thomas Edison
George Washington Carver
Alexander Graham Bell
Henry Ford
46
Identify the goals of the Knights of Labor
Equal wages for men and women
The 8-hour workday
All of the Above
End child labor
47
Why did crop prices drop for farmers in the 1800's?
Foreign wars
Increase of tariffs
Overproduction by farmers
Trade restrictions
48
What did the 14th Amendment grant?
Granted all rights to citizens no matter race or color
The right to bear arms.
banned slavery
Freedom to vote no matter race
49
The Pure Food and Drug Act
required Americans to get tested for drugs.
states that food and drug companies cannot be sued by consumers.
states that companies do not have to list their ingredients.
required food and drug makers to list the ingredients in their products.
50
What was the purpose of Upton Sinclair writing "The Jungle"?
to expose the meatpacking industry and bring it down
It exposed political bosses like Boss Tweed.
It was to expose horrible living conditions inside the tenements of NYC.
I have no idea once so ever
51
Booker T Washington...
spoke out against lynching.
fought for rights through groups and organization.
accepted social and political segregation focus of economic prosperity.
demanded full political and social rights immediately.
52
The Homestead Act (1862) attempted to promote development of western lands by
removing all restrictions on immigration.
providing 160 acres of free land to settlers.
creating a system of dams for crop irrigation.
placing Native American Indians on reservations.
53
What percent of the oil refining business did Rockefeller own?
100%
75%
90%
50%
54
What is segregation?
The separation of men and women.
The separation of blacks and whites.
A idea that everyone is the same.
Having people of different races together.
55
Jane Addams founded
Hull House.
many settlement houses.
the Salvation Army.
Addams House
56
Indians used buffalo to make:
soap, shields, and poles
food, tools, shelter and clothing
paper, tipi covers, and blankets
food, books, and tools
57
Who led the American Federation of Labor (AFL)?
Samuel pickett
Samuel gompers
Henry Glomber
George clooney
58
considered a robber baron...?
John D. Rockefeller, JP Morgan, and Andrew Carnegie
Thomas Edison
Henry Ford
Lincoln Steffens
59
What is a labor strike?
A surge of very productive labor on the job.
Work stoppage due to the refusal of managers/ owners to work.
A movement to raise awareness of unemployed Americans.
Work stoppage due to mass refusal of employees to work.
60
Booker T. Washington
Founded the Tuskee Institute and Black School in Alabama training teachers.
US Senator and former Newark, NJ Mayor
Founded the NAACP and Scientology supporter.
Founded the American school for the blind and mute.
61
What is a robber baron?
social darwnism
unscrupulous person who derives their power from wealth
standard oil
person who's personal fortune is contributed positively
62
What did Ida Tarbell expose?
unfair business practices of the standard oil company
horrific conditions of the American meat industry
the corruption of the municipal goverment
the horror of child labor through his photography
63
What is Manifest Destiny?
God given right of Americans to expand westward.
God given right to steal.
God given right to own property.
God given rights to all people.
64
The Meat Inspection Act ...
a law allowing meat to be sold everywhere.
was not useful during the Progressive Era.
forced meat packers to allow the government to inspect meat preparation.
was passed by government to help businesses sell their products.
65
What is the significance of the Homestead Act?
Encouraged settlement in Western states/territories.
Offered citizenship to immigrants.
Established the transcontinental railroad.
Offered citizenship to Native Americans.
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The 18th Amendment
Prohibits the manufacture, transportation and consumption of alcohol.
Ended slavery
Direct election of Senators
Women's Suffrage

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