U.S. History: Industrial and Progressive Era

One of Thomas Edison’s major accomplishments was

Supreme Court of the USA ruled that separating public facilities was constitutional in which landmark case?

During the late 1800s, the U.S. steel and oil industries directly benefited from the construction of 

The 17th Amendment is an example of Muckraking

Which of the following groups of laborers built the first transcontinental railroad?

Why is the 17th amendment important?

Founded the Hull House in Chicago

Which had the greatest impact on the economy, politics and culture of the United States in the late 1800s-1900s

Most settlement houses, like Hull House, of the late 1800s offered poor city dwellers

Process by which citizens put a proposed new law directly on the ballot.

Muckraker who wrote The Jungle and exposed the unsanitary conditions in the meat packing industry.

What was the experience of most “new immigrants” who arrived in the US in the late 1800s?

Process that allows citizens to approve or reject a law passed by a legislature

The result of Plains Indians’ resistance to westward expansion by the United States government?

What is a muckraker?

His invention enabled people to talk directly with each other across large distances.

The 17th Amendment is an example of voter empowerment because

Big business leader who made his fortune in the steel industry.

Which of the following inventions was not an improvement on U.S. infrastructure during the late 1800’s?

In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court

The purpose of the conservation movement was to

Which argument supports the perception of big business leaders as “captains of industry”?

Ida Tarbell’s efforts to expose Rockefeller’s business practices are evidence that she was a(n)

Muckrakers like Upton Sinclair hope to expose the abuses and corruption in politics, business or society

Negative term for powerful industrialists

Two of the major goal of developing inspection station at Ellis and Angel Islands was to

President Teddy Roosevelts ideas are most directly a reaction to the

What was the purpose behind the formation of the American Federation of Labor in 1881?

Jane Addams social activism was most strongly supported by which of the following?

What was the primary goal of the American Federation of Labor?

Group of separate companies that are placed under the control of a single managing board.

Which of the following groups would have strongly opposed Jim Crowe laws?

John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company and Andrew Carnegie’s steel company were examples of

Process by which voters can remove elected officials from office before their terms end.

Muckraker who exposed the unfair practices of the Standard Oil Company.

An important political aim of the Progressive movement was to

What happened at the Massacre at Wounded Knee?