Terms
Go West Young Man
Inventors and Big Business
Government
Misc.
100
This was the term for Americans wanting to complete the quest to settle from Sea to Sea
What is Manifest Destiny
100
This was 160 acres of land giving provided the land was farmed and improved
What is Homestead
100
He invented the telephone
Who is Alexander Graham Bell
100
This was a system where politicians gave jobs to donors and friends even if they were unqualified
What is the Spoils System
100
He wrote the book The Jungle to expose poor meat conditions in slaughter houses.
Who is Jacob Riis
200
This type of immigrant landed on Angel Island and worked on the Transcontinental Railroad
What is a Chinese Immigrant
200
He perfected the light bulb and began the company General Electric
Who is Thomas Edison
200
This is the economic system in the United States where you work hard and can acheive success. It is up to the individual
What is Capitalism
200
This is the name of crowded houses or apartments where many immigrants would live together in poor conditions
What is tenement houses
300
This is the term where the U.S. government attempts to convert cultures more like that of the United States in regards to rules and traditions
What is Assimilation
300
This was the breed of cattle chosen to be raised because of thier toughness and ability to adapt. Oh, they are beautiful also!
What is a LONGHORN
300
He got rich off the steel industry and was generous in sharing his wealth
Who is Andrew Carnegie
300
This was an act introdcued to make a test required to ensure people who were placed in government positions were qualified
What is The Pendleton Act
300
Newspaper writer who exposed poor conditions and political corruption
Who is Joseph Pulitzer
400
This is French and it means basically " Hands Off" and some Americans applied it to business
What is laissez faire
400
This was discovered in Nevada by Henry Comstock.
What is Silver
400
He became rich as an oil man and formed monopolies
Who is John Rockefellar
400
This man started a railroad from New York to Chicago
Who is Vanderbilt
400
These were places formed just outside cities where people would move to get away from the filth and crime
What is suburbs
500
This is the term for a person in business who uses his own money and takes all the risk for profit
What is entrepreneurs
500
Due to little police in the west, these people would take law into their own hands to keep the peace. Can you say " Batman?"
What is Vigilantes
500
This is where machines were created to put out products much more quicly and cheaply
What is mass production
500
This was an act by the govenment to regulate or end monopolies
What is the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
500
This was the island where most European immigrants landed
What is Ellis Island
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