Industrial Giants
Innovators
Congressional Acts
Immigration
Miscellaneous
100
Steel entrepreneur who gave millions to charities according to his philosphy, the "Gospel of Wealth"
Who is Andrew Carnegie
100
Inventor of the telephone
Who is Alexander Graham Bell
100
First attempt to regulate business in the United States
What is the Interstate Commerce Act
100
English speaking, Protestant, and Western European are all characteristics of this group of immigrants
What are "old" immigrants
100
Led by Boss Tweed, this political machine controlled much of New York City in the late 1800s
What is Tammany Hall
200
Organized Standard Oil to become among the wealthiest Americans in history
Who is John D. Rockefeller
200
The "Wizard of Menlo Park," inventor of the light bulb, phonograph, and moving pictures
Who is Thomas Edison
200
Laws designed to help farmers
What are the Granger Laws
200
Southern/Eastern European, Catholic, in search of economic opportunities are all characteristics of this group of immigrants
What are "new" immigrants
200
Created by Booker T. Washington, this urged African Americans to seek education to overcome the inequalities in American society
What is the Atlanta Compromise
300
Known as the "Commodore," his wealth came from shipping and railroads
Who is Cornelius Vanderbilt
300
"Sleeping cars," made him a very wealthy man
Who is George Pullman
300
Congress passed this act to bring about civil service reform following the assassination of President Garfield
What is the Pendleton Civil Service Act
300
Region where many immigrants settled in the late 1800s
What are northeastern urban areas
300
His political cartoons helped to bring down Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall
Who is Thomas Nast
400
Chemicals and explosives such as gunpowder helped make this family extremely wealthy
Who is the Dupont family
400
Mass produced chocolate in Pennsylvania
Who is Milton Hershey
400
This act divided reservation land into private family plots and was designed to assimilate Native Americans into U.S. society
What is the Dawes Act
400
Americans expected immigrants to do this and become a part of American society
What is assimilation
400
Short lived event that created a tremendous impact on California
What is the gold rush
500
They made their fortunes in the meat packing industry
Who are Swift and Armour
500
Inventor of the electric transformer (alternating current) and the air braking system
Who is George Westinghouse
500
Segregation laws enacted in the South after Reconstruction
What are Jim Crow Laws
500
Group of people who did not believe that immigrants should not be allowed to enter the United States
What are nativists
500
The combination of several companies to control a single industry
What is a monopoly
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