This muckraking journalist exposed the horrors of the meat packing industry in his famous work, The Jungle.
Who is Upton Sinclair?
100
This founder of the AFL served as its President for 38 years.
Who is Samuel Gompers?
100
The Trail of Tears forced the relocation of many groups of Indians to this future state.
What is Oklahoma?
100
California
What is Sacramento?
100
This first general for the Union Army kept dragging his feet when it came time to send his men into battle. He was eventually fired twice by President Lincoln.
Who is George McClellan?
200
This progressive political party was created by Teddy Roosevelt when he failed to receive the republican nomination in 1912.
What is the Bull Moose Party?
200
This piece of legislation passed under President Wilson was declared the "Magna Carta" of labor law.
What is the Clayton Anti-Trust Act?
200
This Ottawa Chief unsuccessfully launched an attack on the British forts in 1763 after the British/American win in the French and Indian War.
Who is Chief Pontiac?
200
Texas
What is Austin?
200
Nickname of Winfield Scott's plan to conquer the South.
What is the Anaconda Plan?
300
The 16th amendment created this hated bureaucracy most Americans have to deal with every April.
What is the IRS?
300
During the labor unrest of the 19th century, this group of private security guards were used to break up strikes and infiltrate union movements. Most notable during the Great Railroad strikes of 1877.
Who are the Pinkerton Detectives?
300
Congress passed this law to dissolve many tribes as legal entities, wipe out tribal ownership of land and set up individual family heads with 160 free acres.
What is the Dawes Severalty Act?
300
Georgia
What is Atlanta?
300
This day served as the turning point of the Civil War and was also the single most bloody day of the battle.
What is Antietam?
400
A lasting legacy of the Progressives is the ability for the citizens of some states to create their own legislation through this process, and to vote for it through this process.
What is the initiative and referendum?
400
FDR's first attempt at granting workers more rights was shot down by the Supreme Court as unconstitutional in the Schechter case.
What is the NRA?
400
Andrew Jackson led a crusade against this tribe into the Everglades of Florida.
Who are the Seminoles?
400
New York
What is Albany?
400
The people of this southern city surrender to Sherman in the hopes he would not destroy their city. Sherman saved it and gave it to President Lincoln as a Christmas present.
What is Savannah?
500
President Wilson won on a platform of combating the tariff, banks, and the trusts, otherwise known as this.
What is the triple wall of privilege?
500
She served as the first female cabinet member and leader over the Department of Labor.
Who is Frances Perkins?
500
Under his reign as Supreme Court Justice, Cherokee Nation v. Georgia and Worcester v. Georgia led to Andrew Jackson declaring, "___________ has made his decision, now let him enforce it!"
Who is John Marshall?
500
South Carolina
What is Columbia?
500
As Grant and Lee went to battle in Virginia, "unconditional surrender" became the name of this final campaign.