Vocabulary
A person who supports changes that are intended to improve society
Reformer
Name at least one method the activist Clara Ueland use to promote women suffrage.
she hosted parties, orginized parades,etc
Which town's mayor took bribes from illegal businesses?
Minneapolis
What does the term "common good" mean?
is the belief that people should work for social and political changes that benefit everyone
What were the five main issues that caused the progressive movement?
1) government corruption
2) votes for women
3) railroad monopolies
4) logging practices
5) health dangers
6) racial discrimination
To preserve or carefully use something, particularly natural resources
Conserve
Name three of the Lyles' activities that supported the African-American community
They opened a barber shop, hair-styling business, and a real estate business
Why did William Hazel sue a local hotel?
He was being discriminated against by the hotel.
What was the purpose/ intention of the Allotment of American Indian reservation land?
Designed to convert American
Indian reservation land held
in common to land owned by
individuals.
What was the Minnesota example of government corruption?
Minneapolis Mayor took bribes from illiegal gambling operations
To adopt the values and habits of a larger group
Assimilate
How did assimilation pressures affect Wekwaa-giizhig?
They forced him to live in American ways & attend boarding school
What were settlement houses?
Community centers where immagrants learned about life in their new country.
What was the goal of settlement houses?
The goal of settlement houses was to “Americanize” immigrants at community centers where they learned about life in their new country
What health dangers were there in Minnesota before reforms were made?
Diseases spread quickly in growing cities. Water sources such as the Mississippi river were contaminated.
The right to vote
suffrage
Which amendment allowed women to vote in 1920?
19th Amendment
Why did the Ojibwe sue the federal government in the late 1990s?
The government did unfair land deals over a century ago.
What happened or was a result of the boarding schools?
Many American Indian students
resisted boarding schools and
did not break community ties.
The government ended this
policy and opened day schools.
What were the racial discrimination problems?
Some employers wouldn't hire African Americans,Some hotels wouldn't let them stay. And some communities didn't welcome them.
A share or portion, determined by a plan for dividing a larger quantity
Allotment
How big was the firestorm in 1894?
5 miles high and 30 miles wide
Why did William Hazel sue a local hotel?
He was being discriminated against by the hotel.
What are three 3 new policies that were created releated to assimilation?
1) Allotment of American Indian reservation land
2) Boarding Schools
3) Settlement housese for new immigrants
What was the Minnesota example of the rail road monopoly issues?
James J. Hill planned to create
a single company that would
control much of the country’s
railroad traffic.