Westward Movement
Dwellings on the Great Plains.
What were Sod Houses (or "Soddy's")?
Standard Oil Company.
Who was John D. Rockefeller?
He exposed the slums of NYC through his photography.
Who was Jacob Riis?
This law was passed to end the Spoils System.
What was the Pendleton Act?
Samuel Gompers was there leader. They focused on Collective Bargaining.
What was the American Federation of Labor?
This law gave settlers free land if they agreed to settle and work the land for five years.
What was the Homestead Act?
Finance/ Banking.
Who was JP Morgan?
Wrote "Shame of the Cities"
Who was Lincoln Steffens?
This tragedy led to reforms in fire-safety conditions in the workplace.
What was the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire?
Lists of workers that companies would not hire.
What were "Blacklisted" workers?
The East and West sections of the Transcontinental Railroad finally met at this "Point"
What is Promontory Point?
"The Commodore"
Who was Cornelius Vanderbilt?
Went after the business practices of John Rockefeller.
Who was Ida Tarbell?
Established by Booker T. Washington and focused on teaching vocational skills.
What is the Tuskegee Institute?
Labor Unions succeed in getting Congress to regulate the railroads between states.
What was the Interstate Commerce Act?
This invention brought an end to the open range West and the Era of the Cowboy.
What is barbed wire?
Pittsburgh Steel.
Who was Andrew Carnegie?
Famous Political Cartoonist. Focused on Government Corruption.
Who was Thomas Nast?
A prominant African American who disagreed with Booker T. Washington.
Who was W.E.B Du Bois?
The Populist Movement led by the farmers on the frontier, wanted this....
What is Governmental regulation of the Railroads?
This law allowed the US government to break up tribal lands by spiltting them up into individual plots.
What was the Dawes Act?
When a wealthy businessman or woman donates large amounts of money to charities, public educational projects, parks, museums, etc...
What is Philanthropy or what is a Philanthropist?
Famously said “I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach.” ...
Who was Upton Sinclaire?
19th Amendment.
What gave women the right to vote?
This law made monopolies illegal.
What was the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?