Column One
Which industrial leader controlled steel production?
Andrew Carnegie
When is the "Gilded Age"
Post Civil War - late 1800s to early 1900s
Describe the working conditions for those in factories during the Gilded Age. (you must include at least TWO specifics).
low pay (average of 10 cents and hour)
LOTS of child labor (as young as six and seven)
Ms. Sloan will approve/deny others
Which industrial leader is known for his role in banking/finance?
J.P. Morgan
Why is this era of history referred to as the "Gilded Age"?
Ms. Sloan will either approve or not.
Name two ways Jim Crow laws limited voting rights.
Poll Taxes
Literacy Tests
Grandfather Clauses
What does the 19th amendment provide?
voting rights for women
Which fighter of Jim Crow is described below:
Fought against lynching
Felt that protection was most important
Used newspapers to criticize and draw awareness to violence
Ida B. Wells
List one piece of social reform passed during the Progressive Era.
18th Amendment - prohibition of alcohol
Various welfare organizations established
Salvation Army
Conservation efforts and National Parks established (Roosevelt & Taft)
Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act
Consumer health protections in food and medicine (Roosevelt)
What is the name of the place most immigrants entered into the United States?
Ellis Island
List two aspects of President Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom Plan.
Used power of the presidency to attack the “Triple Wall of Privilege” trusts, tariffs, and banks
Tariffs
Lowered, 16th Amendment (graduated income tax)
Banks
Federal Reserve Act - regulates economy
Trusts
Federal Trade Commission and Clayton Antitrust Act
Describe the difference between a "Captain of Industry" and a "Robber Baron."
Many viewed their wealth, power, and domination over industries through their monopolies as bad (Robber Barons)
Others saw them as innovative entrepreneurs helping to improve and modernize the US while making the US globally competitive (Captains of Industry)
Define Muckraking Journalism.
Sought to expose injustices through journalism and encouraged government intervention to assist.
Which fighter of Jim Crow is listed below?
Accommodate (accepted) status of African American in the South
Focused efforts on building economic resources, establishing reputations as hard working, honest citizens
Focused on vocational training as opposed to higher levels of education
Booker T. Washington
List two parts of President Teddy Roosevelt's "Square Deal."
Used power of the Presidency to represent the common man
Attacked monopolies by using the power of the Sherman Antitrust Act earning him the nickname “Trustbuster”
Protected consumers with the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act
Susan B. Anthony & Elizabeth Cady Stanton were famous fighters for the right to what?
19th amendment / women's right to vote
Describe the Supreme Court Case "Plessy v. Ferguson." You must include the issue AND how the court ruled
Approved or not by Ms. Sloan
Which two parts of Europe did "new immigrants" come from?
South and Eastern Europe
Define Referendum
Citizens approve or reject laws passed
Which fighter of Jim Crow is described below:
opposed and criticised Washington’s ideas
Wanted full & immediate equality
Forms the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
W.E.B. DuBois
List two of the three goals of the Progressive Era.
Government controlled by the people
Guaranteed economic opportunities through government regulation
Elimination of social injustices
Describe the Sherman and Clayton Antitrust Acts.
Tried to prevent businesses that limited trade at the expense of the consumer or unfairly hurt competitors
Describe the Chinese Exclusion Act.
Those of Chinese descent were accused of taking jobs in populated areas
Banned California Businesses from hiring Chinese
Banned Chinese from becoming citizens
Federal government was “hands off” with regulating industries encouraging new levels of growth, and new business practices being developed.
Who is the Muckraking Journalist that wrote the book "The Jungle" that exposed the horrors of the meat packing industry in New York City.
Upton Sinclair