Westward Expansion
How long was the average journey out west via wagon? AND After the Railroad?
6 Months to 6 Days
What is a monopoly?
A Business with little to no competition
What immigrant group faced the largest amount of discrimination during this era? What law embodies this?
The Chinese, The Chinese exclusion acts.
Who is the most famous political boss of the era? What city did he control.
William Boss Tweed. New York City.
What happened to the Native Americans as a result of Westward Expansion?
What law offered free or cheap land for those willing to move out west?
The Homestead Act
What is the modern example of monopolistic competition in the modern era?
Microsoft and Apple
What are the two immigration ports of entry? What groups used each station?
Angel Island - Asian Immigrants
Ellis Island - European Immigrants
What is the name of Boss Tweed's Political Machine?
Tammany Hall
What happened to the Buffalo? What is the Dawes Act.
The buffalo were hunted nearly to extinction by Americans.
The Dawe's Act broke up reservation land, sold it make to tribe members, if re-purchased they would also grant citizenship to the new owner.
Who was allowed to buy land under the Homestead Act?
What is the difference between Vertical and Horizontal integration?
Vertical is purchasing the factors of production
Horizontal is purchasing your competition
How did political bosses exploit immigrants?
Quid pro qou practices, trading votes for food, money, jobs etc.
How did Boss Tweed get rich?
Kick-Backs
What major invention led to the 24 hour work day/ graveyard shift?
The lightbulb
What type of home was built in the Great Plains? What was their biggest risk? AND What did they struggle with inside of the home?
Sod Houses & Wildfires. Pests, mice, bugs and snakes.
What two groups are primarily hurt through the operation of monopolies? Why?
Consumers - no alternative options for product and price
Employees - no alternative options for employment in the industry
The Great Migration
What system was used to maintain power for bosses and their friends? What act attempted to create a Meritocracy?
The Spoils System and the Pendleton Act
What amendment led to woman gaining the right to vote.
19th Amendment
How did the government pay for the railroad?
Pacific Railway Act
What types of laws were passed to begin breaking up monopolies?
Which two immigrants groups made up a large portion of Railroad construction employees?
The Chinese and the Irish
What is the definition of Grafting?
Using your political for personal gain
What major issue was exposed by the book the "the jungle"? What was the initiative passed to rectify this issue?
The food and drug purity and contamination issues.
The Pure Food and Drug Act.