Vocabulary
What is a strike?
When workers refuse to work until employers meet their demands
This person believed the south should not be punished after the Civil War.
President Lincoln
Who did the Homestead Act give land to?
Settlers who lived on the land for 5 years
What is the name of the time period when the nation was rebuilding after the Civil War?
Reconstruction
How did the Transcontinental Railroad and the Industrial Revolution affect the economy?
They helped it grow rapidly
What railroad linked the Atlantic and Pacific coasts?
The Transcontinental Railroad
What did the Freedmen's Bureau do?
It gave food, supplies, built schools, helped people learn to read and write, helped people secure their rights, find jobs, gave property/land, and much more.
By 1880, most Native Americans were forced to live here.
Reservations
What significant battle took place in 1876?
Battle of Little Big Horn
This African American directed the building of the first central electrical power station.
Lewis Lattimer
These groups helped fight for better working conditions.
Labor Unions
From which two immigrant groups did thousands of railroad workers come?
Chinese & Irish
Gold, silver, and many other valuable minerals were found in the West from 1859-1896. Where were these minerals found?
Comstock Lode, NV, Idaho, Montana, Alaska
What was it called when a town was formed because gold or silver was found? What about when it ran out?
Boom & Bust
What was the movement called when many African Americans moved from the South to the North?
The Great Migration
In cities, many immigrants were forced to live in these crowded, poorly built apartment buildings.
Tenement
What is the name of the people who settled in the Great Plains when congress passed a specific act?
Homesteaders
When led to rail road stations, cattle was taken where to be sold as meat?
Cities in the East
What did workers get when they became sharecroppers?
A cabin, mules, tools, and seed. Workers were paid in crops.
How many hours a day did many people work in mills and factories in the late 1800s?
10-12 hours a day
Known as the Jim Crow Laws, this is the practice of keeping people in groups based on race.
Segregation
Who has a monopoly on the oil industry?
John D. Rockerfeller
Immigrants entered New York at this location.
Ellis Island
What did the Homestead Act of 1862 do?
What did Jane Addams and Lillian Wald do?
Started settlement houses to provide food, healthcare, and classes for immigrants.