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After the _______ __________ was built the frontier disappeared.
Transcontinental railroad
The invention of the light bulb contributed to the industrial growth in the United States by making it possible for workers to:
Work during the night
Many ______ were built in the Gilded Age which encouraged the growth of cities, migration to/settlement of the West, and the creation of a national market.
Railroads
During 1865-1900, the ________ Revolution took place, which led to increased migration from rural to urban areas
The Industrial Revolution
In the late 1800s, in response to poor working conditions and low wages in many industries, people formed or joined these:
National Labor Unions
TRIPLE POINTS: Do we have off this Friday?
YES!
European immigrants moved to the United States in the late 19th century because of the:
Employment opportunities
The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 and the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 are significant because they established the principle that Congress could regulate some ________ practices
Business practices
A significant contribution to the industrialization of the United States was Henry Ford’s development of the:
Assembly line
TRIPLE POINTS: Name one thing you plan to do this summer BESIDE sleep and watch tv
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The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896 (struck down/upheld) state laws allowing racial segregation
Upheld
This Act made it so the federal government could dissolve business monopolies:
The Sherman Antitrust Act
TRIPLE POINTS: What day is the STAAR test?
April 27
In the 19th century, the United States was beginning to change from a ______ society to a mostly _____ society
Rural to urban
What is the reform cause with which Susan B. Anthony is most closely identified?
Women Suffrage
This term defines the process by which a person or persons acquire the social and psychological characteristics of the dominant group:
Assimilation
Social Darwinism is best summarized as the _____ of the _____
Survival of the Fittest
Workers in unions, during 1865-1900, wanted (two answers):
Better pay and conditions
Both the Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act were passed by the government to regulate:
Big business
This law, passed in 1882, barred Chinese immigration for 10 years and prevented the Chinese already in the country from becoming citizens:
Chinese Exclusion Act
The passage of the Homestead Act and the completion of the transcontinental railroad helped to fulfill the United States' commitment to ______ ______
Manifest Destiny
Andrew Carnegie’s 1889 article “The Gospel of Wealth” argues that all wealthy Americans are responsible for social progress and therefore should engage in _______
Philanthropy/Charity
The _______ _______ Act helped fight against the rapid growth of trusts and monopolies, ruthless business tactics of robber barons, and the use of unfair practices by the railroads such as rebates, pools, and differential rates.
Interstate Commerce Act
“A policy or attitude of letting things (like businesses) take their own course, without interfering,” this definition best describes a _____-_____ attitude:
Laissez-faire