Quick Recall
Who invented the Telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Explain why the Gilded Age was called the Gilded Age
Because it was a time where things were "golden" but not really.
give me an example of how westward expansion hurt native americans
boarding schools, assimilation etc.
Which changed American life the MOST: government policy, technology, business, or migration. USE EVIDENCE
lots of answers. but you must use evidence!
What law encouraged Americans to settle Western Land?
The Homestead Act
Explain how Jacob Riis made the poor and rich look in his photographs
Riis made the poor look especially poor and the wealthy look very wealthy
crowded cities, pollution, racism, etc.
Choose ONE development that created opportunity for some Americans while creating inequality or hardship for others. Explain BOTH sides.
include westward settlement, railroads, industrialization, and immigration.
What Railroad connected the East and West Coast?
The Transcontinental Railroad
How did Jim Crow laws make life hard for African Americans?
It gave them seperate but equal that never really ended
Give me an example of how racism still existed after the Civil War
assimilation, Jim Crow laws.
Which had the GREATER impact on western settlement: the Homestead Act or Transcontinental Railroad?
defending it is worth the most.
What was the Great Migration?
movement of Native Americans from the South to the North
Explain why someone might want to strike
unfair pair, working hours, working conditions
How did technology change life. give one example
lightbulb. railroad. telephone. etc
Which created a greater need for reform: political corruption or industrialization?
use evidence or stuff to back you up
The American government wanted this group of people to assimilate after they took their land
Native Americans
Explain the difference between a "robber baron" and a "captain of industry"
Robber Barons were rich guys who did bad things, Captains of Industry, were rich guys who usually did good for people too.
How did the transcontinental railroad make life easier
made travel easier
Were Jim Crow laws helpful or hurtful
give examples.