Wild West
The Cowboys styled their outfits after which group
The Spanish Cowhands
Indians hunted for food/furs
Americans used the railroads to hunt buffalo for sport
Process that used oxygen and minerals to turn iron into steel
Bessemer Process
What are three dangers of working in a factory?
Lung Damage
Cave-ins and explosions
Molten Lava spills
Severe injury or death
Which American folk story tells of the African American man who beat the machine with his 40 Ibs hammer while building the railroad?
John Henry
What was the Homestead Act?
Law promised 160 acres of free land to anyone who did not fight for the confederacy was able to pay a small fee and agreed to improve the land over five years
Was the ghost dance succesful in bringing peace to the tensions between the settlers and Indians?
No
Built Manhattan’s Grand Central Depot
Vanderbuilt
Fire broke out in shirt company in NY which led to increased safety regulations
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Which 2 Middle School teacher have twins
Mrs. Desmond and Sra. Gonzalez
What is a boomtown
towns that lasted only a few years depending completely on miners
Encouraged Native Americans to become farmers
Dawes Act
Created a monopoly on oil
Rockefeller
What were two goals if unions?
Shorter work day
End Child Labor
Equal pay
Improved conditions
In Cars, what is Lightning McQueens racing number?
95
What were thee problems in boomtowns
Caused pollution and deforestation
Removal of native americans
Foreign miners treated unfairly
What are two ways Indian tribes adopted European customs hoping to preserve their lands
Government
Writing
Newspapers
Appearance
What is philanthropy
the effort to improve welfare of others
replacement workers for strikers
Strikebreakers
WHat is Ms. Delaneys fav soda?
Dr. Pepper
What caused the explosion of railroads to be built from the east coast to the west coast of America
The transcontinental railroad race
Which Indian tribe relied heavily on the Buffalo to survive
The Plains Indians
Banned the formation of trusts and monopolies
the Sherman Antitrust Act
Governments response to strikes
Sided with factor owners
Court ruled against strikes and army sent in to break up strikes
Strikers jailed
Carnegie's belief that the rich had a duty to help the poor and improve society
The Gospel of Wealth