Vocabulary
What was "The Jungle"
A book published by Upton Sinclair that exposed the unsanitary conditions of the meat packing industry.
This act regulated the railroad industry
The Interstate Commerce act
In simple terms, the Ellis island of the west
Angel Island
This man was the owner of the Standard Oil Company
John D. Rockefeller
What was the Pullman Strike
What is a monopoly (Provide one example)
This Act granted land to settlers in western territories
The Homestead Act
This is the island that Europeans arrived at in order to be evaluated for citizenship
Ellis Island
Who was Jane Addams and what did she accomplish
She was a social reformer who was on the front lines of the settlement act movement. She also won a Nobel piece prize for this
This term's meaning is to make an area less rural and more urban.
Urbanization
What was the Bessemer Process?
The first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production of steel
This Act prohibited the immigration of Chinese laborers into the United States. (Correct Year for double points)
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
This prohibited Chinese laborers from immigrating to the United States
The Chinese Exclusion Act
Who was Upton Sinclair
This event was the aftermath of a bombing that took place at a labor demonstration in Chicago
The Haymarket Incident (Strike, massacre, and riot also acceptable)
This railroad spanded across the United States and connected the eastern and western portions of the country.
The Transcontinental Railroad
This act prevented adulterated or misbranded meat products from being sold as food and to ensure that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions. (Must get year correct for credit)
The Meat Inspection Act of 1906
Where did most New immigrants come from in general
Europe and or Asia (Only had to get one correct)
This muckraker exposed and brought to light the poverty and poor conditions that poor people faced in New York City
Jacob Riis.
This strike or massacre was an industrial lockout in which strikers defeated private security agents after lots of bloodshed
The Homestead Strike/Massacre
The time period that took place from the 1870's to the 1890's contained much political corruption and wealth inequality.
The Gilded Age
This act was the first federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices.
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Organizations that provided support services to the urban poor and European immigrants
Settlement houses
This man exploited New York tax payers and stole an estimated $200 million dollars.
William "Boss" Tweed
This event was the deadliest industrial disaster to ever occur in New York City. This fire killed 146 people and they were mostly women.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire