Where were Native Americans (Indians) forced to live when Americans moved west?
Reservations
100
What were two products manufactured during the Industrial Revolution?
Coal, steel, oil, railways
100
What did Jane Addams start to support poor people?
Hull House
100
What name was given to wealthy industrial capitalists?
Robber Barons
100
Many new immigrants arrived in New York City and were forced to live in these types of homes.
Tenements.
200
Why did people move to the Great Plains beginning in 1862?
The Homestead Act.
200
What thing changed shopping for rural American?
The mail-order catalog
200
Susan B. Anthony was an example of this type of reformer because she wanted women to have the right to vote.
A suffragist.
200
What is the name of a company who has all the power in one part of the market?
A monopoly
200
Name two countries where old immigrants came from.
Germany & Ireland
300
How many acres did a Homesteader get?
160 acres
300
What changed shopping for city folk?
Department Stores
300
The Jungle was a book that revealed the horrors in the meat industry and led to the creation of this federal agency to oversee it.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
300
What French phrase described the attitude of Americans to business in the Industrial Revolution?
Laissez-faire
300
Name two countries where new immigrants came from.
Italy, Russian, Poland...
400
How long did the trip from New York to San Francisco take after the railroad was completed?
1 week
400
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
London
400
Teddy Roosevelt created our National Park system because he wanted to protect our national lands. Yosemite is an example of this reform movement.
Conservation
400
What philosophy is the basis of the American Economy?
Capitalism or Free Enterprise
400
What famous fire started the Labor Reform Movement by many immigrants?
Triangle Factory Fire.
500
What invention changed farming and ranching on the Great Plains?
Barbed Wire
500
What development made Americans feel more like part of one country?
Railroad.
500
People like Jacob Riis & Upton Sinclair were journalists who exposed problems in different parts of American life. These kinds of journalists are called ________________.
Muckrakers
500
What laws did the government enact to break up large companies?
Anti-trust Laws
500
Why were new immigrants coming to the United States?