What marked the end of the wars between the federal government and the Plains Indians?
100
he built a town for his railroad employees, which he strictly controlled
Who was George Pullman?
100
the main immigration processing station on the East Coast
What is Ellis Island?
100
the settlement house founded by Jane Addams in Chicago
What is Hull House?
100
many immigrants came to the U.S. with a sense of ________________________
What is optimism?
200
Gave 160 acres of land to settlers who would farm it for 5 years
What was the Homestead Act?
200
146 workers died in this fire, mostly women and immigrants, due to unsafe working conditions
What was the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire?
200
The main goal was to decrease Chinese immigration
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
200
these were founded by middle-class, most female, social reformers to help new immigrants and the poor by providing social activities, English classes, etc.
What is a settlement house?
200
less than 1% of these students attended high school around 1900
Who are African Americans?
300
land ownership (as it relates to the Plains Indians)
What is NOT central to the life and culture of the Plains Indians in the 1800s?
300
the main immigration processing station in San Francisco
What is Angel Island?
300
workers used to break strikes
What is a scab?
300
a series of laws in the South that were passed to separate the races
What are Jim Crow laws?
300
This Supreme Court case ruled that racial segregation in public facilities was legal
What is Plessy v Ferguson?
400
former slaves from the South who settled on the Great Plains
Who were the exodusters?
400
this innovation allowed factories to be built away from rivers
What is electricity?
400
because of this, applicants for government jobs had to pass exams
What is the Pendleton Civil Service Act?
400
a way for Southern states to keep African Americans from voting while allowing whites to do so (not poll tax or literacy test)
What is a grandfather clause?
400
he wanted African Americans to acquire job skills and gain equality by proving their economic worth
Who was Booker T. Washington?
500
involvement in global affairs (as it relates to Westward expansion)
What was NOT a defining characteristic of the Westward expansion era?
500
this innovation made it possible to construct skyscrapers in the 1800s
What is new methods of making steel?
500
appointing a friend to a political position would be an example of this
What is patronage?
500
they contributed to the economy of the Southwest by working as railroad workers, in agriculture, mining, and irrigation projects