Westward Expantion
primary reason for westward expansion
what is Economic opportunity/land?
groups of workers protesting better wages and working conditions
What are labor unions?
The island where most european immigrants first arrived at in the U.S.
Ellis Island
THis reform movement aimed to end slavery in the U.S
What specialized group of workers essentially created and advocated for the Populist Party.
What are Farmers.
the three categories for settling the west
what is mining, farming, ranching?
Who are robber barons?
The name of the neighborhoods or locations where immigrants were found in large populations maintaining their culture
What is ethnic enclaves?
Writer and Philosopher who advocated for civil disobedience
Who is Henry David Thoreau?
This system rewarded loyal party supporters with governmental jobs (unethical).
What is Patronage.
the Government legislation that provided 160 acres of free land to those who settled in the west
What is the Homestead Act
Group of workers focusing on improving wages and working conditions, skilled workers only
What is "New Immigrants"
Social reform that aimed to provide care and education for people with mental illnesses
What is the asylum movement
What did the Populist Party advocate for in the government?
An attempt to settle native on homesteads as individual family farmers that was extremely unsuccessful
What is Dawes Allotment Act
What is horizontal integration
The woman who provided services to working class immigrants in settlement houses ("Hull House")
Who is Jane Addams?
Idea associated with Andrew Carnegie who argued that the wealthy owed an obligation to society through charity
What is the Gospel of Wealth?
This plan proposed federally funded warehouses where farmers could store crops.
What was the Sub-Treasury Plan.
last effort of American Indians to resist U.S. government controls through a religious movement
What is the Ghost Dance
Reasons for U.S. being the worlds leading industrial power - give at least 3 -
Natural Resources, Labor supply/Growing pop., National trasportation network, capital and surplus wealth, Laissez faire, Technology/entrepreneur
people who opposed immigration (nativism) - name at least 2
What are old stock immigrants, labor unions, the American Protective Association, and Social Darwinists?
Who did the Voluntary Organizations provide help, aid, and Christian ideas to?
What is the homeless/the poor.
Who was the infamous leader of Tammany Hall, who stole millions of dollars from taxpayers and committed fraud?
Who is Boss Tweed.