This group of people supported the political machines more than anyone else because they provided them jobs and helped them become citizens and find housing.
Who are Immigrants?
100
Built a railroad that connected NY to Chicago
Who is Vanderbilt?
100
The nickname for the Populist Party
What is "People's Party"?
100
The reception center for all immigrants
What is Ellis Island?
200
Children from 5 & up that worked is referred to as this.
What is child labor?
200
This is the most famous "boss" of the political machine. Nobody could be elected to be a politician without his "help"
Who is Boss Tweed?
200
Owned the American Tobacco Company and had a monopoly on tobacco.
Who are Washington and Buck Duke (The Dukes)?
200
The group of farmers that banded together to buy & sell
What is the Grange?
200
New Immigrants mostly came from this region.
What is Southeastern Europe?
300
This tragedy resulted in 146 people dying after a fire started in the workplace.
What is the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
300
The is the most famous political machine in NYC
What is Tammany Hall?
300
He dealt with banks, stock corporations, and insurance companies. He also bought out Carnegie's steel company.
Who is J.P. Morgan?
300
Wanting the dollar to be based not just on gold, but also on silver
What is bimetallism?
300
This prohibited the Chinese to come to the US
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
400
People left their farms and did this to the cities
What is migrated?
400
This a government regulation that regulated railroad rates for trains
What is the Interstate Commerce Act?
400
He went from rags to riches and was philanthropist. He had a "Gospel of Wealth"
Who is Carnegie?
400
Bimetallism, circulation of greenbacks, increased government regulation, and an 8 hour work day are part of this.
What is the Omaha Platform?
400
Railroad workers went on strike which hurt the country because it stopped transportation. The Supreme Court said they had to go back to work.
What is the Pullman Strike?
500
Poor, inner-city neighborhoods
What are urban slums?
500
This was a government regulation that broke up monopolies
What is the Sherman Antitrust Act?
500
Formed the first trust in America
Who is Rockefeller?
500
The leader of the Populist movement that ran for president in 1896 and lost.