Writers, Authors & News Worthy
Muckraking photojournalist Jacob Riis exposed the conditions of the poor & working class when he published a series of photos called:
What was "How the Other Half Lives?"
This conflict in 1890 included The Lakota Sioux and the American Military. This conflict marked the end of significant NATIVE AMERICAN resistance.
What was the Battle of WOUNDED KNEE?
This was one of many scandals in President Ulysses S. Grant's term; his advisors illegally seized tax revenues for republican party campaigns.
What was the "Whiskey Ring Scandal?"
In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell created a new form of instant and direct COMMUNICATION.
What was the Telephone?
Directly after President Garfield's Assassination: This created a MERIT-BASED SYSTEM for obtaining government jobs, formally ending the SPOILS SYSTEM
The PENDLETON CIVIL SERVICE ACT of 1883
Helen Hunt Jackson wrote and published this book, bringing awareness to the treatment and rights of Native Americans living in America and the injustices done to them.
What was "A Century of Dishonor?"
This President was assassinated because a supporter was not rewarded with a Federal Appointment (official job title).
Who was President James Garfield?
This economic crisis began when Two Major Companies collapsed, causing a crisis in the stock market. Unemployment rose to 25% and lasted until 1897.
What was the Panic of 1893?
Joseph Glidden made building fences without lumber. This style of fencing was standard during the WESTWARD EXPANSION. It killed the Cattle Drive phenomenon.
What was barbed Wire?
In 1883, Through the American Railroad Association, this process helped to regulate RAILROAD SCHEDULES across the country, by Region (Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific).
What were TIMES ZONES?
Called the Grandfather of American Literature, he coined the phrase "Gilded Age" and wrote, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Who was Mark Twain.
Lakota Sioux & Cheyenne warriors led by CRAZY HORSE & SITTING BULL defeated Lt, Col. GEORGE CUSTARD at this battle. This Battle became known as "Custer's Last Stand."
What was the Battle of Little BigHorn?
This Association, similar to the Know-Nothing Party, was founded in Iowa by Herny F. Bowers. They were an Anti-catholic organization that feared the growing power and influence of immigrants.
What was the American Protective Association?
This organization was founded by Jane Addams, a Chicagoland Settlement Activist, that provided housing, education, and opportunities to immigrants and poor workers.
What was the Hull House?
In 1882, President Chester Arthur was the first President to pass immigration restrictions with this Act.
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
Reverend Taylor Nightingale founded this African American Newspaper. Later Ida B. Wells became a partial owner.
What was "The Memphis Free Speech?"
This deadly event occurred when a bomb went off during the May Day labor protest in Chicago, Il. Many blamed the Knights Labor for the Violence.
What was the Haymarket Square Riot?
This Act broke up tribal lands and reservations, then distributed the land to individual households. To encourage assimilation.
What was The Dawes Severalty Act?
Thomas Edison, the inventor of the Light Bulb, phonograph, and motion picture, opened his research and development laboratory in this city, which shares the same name as a Northern California City.
Where is Menlo Park?
This 1871 Act overturns the 1832 Worcester v. Georgia ruling.
This Thesis essay argued that the 1890 census data revealed the Frontier was closed. He further explained conquering the West was the American Identity.
What was "Frederick Jackson Turner's Frontier Thesis"?
President Rutherford B. Hayes sent federal troops to stop the violence between WORKERS and the BALTIMORE - OHIO Company (Think Transportation). Over 100 people were killed in 11 States.
What was the Great Railroad Strike of 1877?
This CASE declared that "separate but equal" accommodations for black and white passengers on trains were constitutional. This allowed racial segregation in public to exist, especially in the South.
What was Plessy v. Ferguson?
This club was founded by California conservationists who sought to preserve the natural beauty of the American landscape.
Who was the Sierra Club?
This 1890 Act was meant to control Monopolies and break up Trusts that interfered with trade. - The act was ineffective and often used to break up strikes instead.