Custer’s Last Stand
Disarming Native Americans at Wounded Knee
Revenge of the 7th Cavalry
100
How did immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe impact urban America?
America’s melting pot
Diverse culture
100
What effect did the Sherman Anti-Trust Act have on monopolies, such as the Standard Oil Company?
Banned formation of monopolies and trusts
100
How did the railroad system influence settling in the West?
The system allowed easier transportation for settlers to migrate to the Western Frontier
200
Who was the founder/president of the American Federation of labor?
Samuel Gompers
200
An attempt to Americanize the Native Americans
Why was the Dawes Act enacted in 1887?
An attempt to Americanize the Native Americans
200
Opportunity
Freedom
Jobs
Why was there an abundance of European immigrants arriving in America in the late 1800’s?
Opportunity
Freedom
Jobs
200
__________________________ led to early statehood for California
Gold Rush of 1849
200
How were American industries affected by the golden spike driven at Promotory Point?
Industries could now expand their markets throughout the country.
300
This man was the longest serving President of the American Federation of Labor:
Samuel Gompers
300
A complete massacre of the unarmed Native Americans
What best describes the Battle at Wounded Knee
A complete massacre of the unarmed Native Americans
300
Prohibited Chinese immigrants from legally coming to the U.S and was not repealed until 1943.
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
300
Ira Tarbell described John D. Rockefeller’s oil company’s method of eliminating competition as being what?
Cutthroat
300
This strike in 1894 was one of the most significant work stoppages in American History. It crippled the railroad industry, along with severely hurting the overall economy and required government intervention by both the military and federal government before it was resolved.
Pullman Strike
400
In the 1850s, Henry Bessemer developed a new method for making steel known as.
Bessemer Process
400
How did Chinese immigration impact America in late 1800’s?
Cheap labor force for railroads
400
________________ were overcrowded apartments that housed several families of immigrants.
Tenemants
400
Which industry did the phonograph revolutionize in 1877?
Music
400
What two railroads combined to create the Transcontinental Railroad?
Pacific and Union
500
__________________ founded U.S. Steel and sold it to J.P. Morgan for $500 million.
J.D. Rockefellar
500
In the 19th century why did most of the immigrants coming to America go through Ellis Island?
Most immigrants came from Eastern Europe
500
Why was the AFL formed?
Better wages, hours, working conditions for workers
500
In what ways did the AFL obtain better working conditions for American workers?
Collective Bargaining
500
These technological advances aided in the settlement of the west.