Unit 1
Westward Expansion
Industry
City Life
Mystery Box
100
What is an example of fulfilling a civic responsibility?
Jury Duty - Voting - Obeying Laws - Paying Taxes
100
What advancement accelerated settlement in the American West by creating fast trade and travel.
Transcontinental Railroad
100
Which development led to 24 hour factory operations, skyscraper construction, and mass transportation
Electricity
100
Push and pull factors are the main cause of _____________________ during the Gilded Age
Immigration
100
This term describes the late 19th century period where industrialists used their connections with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power while there was widespread economic despair
The Gilded Age
200
What founding principle in the Declaration of Independence was made stronger after the 13, 14, 15, and 19th amendments were passed?
EQUALITY
200
What phrase did the United States use to justify moving westward?
Manifest Destiny
200
What process led to stronger and cheaper steel for railroads, bridges, and skyscrapers?
The Bessemer Steel Process
200
This term describes people who wanted to protect the interests of Americans and were often against immigrants
Nativists
200
Nativists in the Gilded Age demanded the government to control immigration, leading to the passing of _____________
The Chinese Exclusion Act
300
What is an unalienable right?
rights that cannot be taken away or denied
300
Name the two largest rushes out west that led to boomtowns to appear overnight
Klondike Gold Rush
California Gold Rush
300
John D. Rockefeller formed a trust to create this, reducing competition among oil producers
a monopoly
300
William 'Boss' Tweed was an American politician who was part of Tammany Hall, this ________________ was the MAIN source of power in cities during the Gilded Age
Political Machines
300
This 1890 act was the first federal act to limit monopolies that hindered the exercise of free trade
Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890
400
What is the meaning of "E Pluribus Unum" ?
of many, one
we are a nation of various backgrounds - but are one united nation
400
This 1862 act led to a rush to grab free land in the Great Plains
The Homestead Act
400
Poor working conditions, long hours, and low wages led to the formation of -
Labor Unions
400
Overcrowding with unhealthy living conditions, congestion, and pollution were a result of ____________
urbanization
400
This 1887 Act was the first attempt by the U.S. government to regulate the railroad industry by prohibiting special rates for shippers and requiring rates to be reasonable and just.
The Interstate Commerce Act
500
** DOUBLE JEOPARDY **
What are two ideas/operations of our government that was laid out in the US Constitution?
Separation of powers - Establishing a court system
500
What was the MAIN purpose of the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887?
To force Native Americans to assimilate into American culture
500
This industrialist, known as the "Steel King" revolutionized the American steel industry
Andrew Carnegie
500
these overcrowded and poorly build apartment buildings housed many immigrants and low-income families in urban areas during the Gilded Age
Tenement Housing
500
What is one pull factor that gave immigrants hope for their future
many jobs and business opportunities in America