Jim Crow
The origin of Jim Crow comes from which form of entertainment, popular during the Post-Reconstruction Period?
Minstrel Shows
Who were the three groups that settled the
"Wild" west?
Farmers
Cowboys
Miners
These were created by companies to control where their workers lived and to reduce company costs.
Company towns
This term, from French, meaning "Hands Off" refers to the economic policies of the Gilded Age
What is Laissez-Faire
This term was used to describe the veneer of wealth of the early 1900's.
This young man was lynched by a White mob at the age of 15. His picture was circulated in national magazines and newspapers.
Nevada, Idaho, and Montana were all created as states because what was found there?
What is Gold
Name the 4 Robber-Barons and their respective industries
Vanderbilt- Railroads
Carnegie- Steel
JP Morgan- Banking
JD Rockefeller- Oil
These were slums made for poor workers in cities.
This Supreme Court Case held that "three generations of imbeciles was enough"
Correctly describe the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments
13: No slaves except if convicted
14: U.S. citizenship for those born in the USA
15: Male Suffrage (regardless of race)
The Chinese Exclusion Act was partially created due to the fact that Chinese individuals worked as what in the West?
Miners
This is a process used by monopoly owners to control every step of production
What is Vertical Integration
What did the American "Melting Pot" do, and what primarily did the "Melting"
Melted away cultural differences, and schools
This law, passed to restrict monopolies, was originally used to break up labor unions
What is the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
These two educational leaders of post-reconstruction South were fierce opponents.
Who are Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois
This concept, developed by an American Historian, noted that American ingenuity+ hard work ethic came from the conditions of the west.
What is the Turner Thesis
This individual was known for his political corruptness. He became the third largest landowner of NY while working as a politician.
Who is William "Boss" Tweed"
Quotas
This amendment to the Constitution led to the direct election of Senators.
Billie Holiday sang this song to describe the violent conditions of Jim Crow South
What is Strange Fruit
Who was primarily responsible for the creation of the "Cowboy" myth, and which famous Native American did he hire?
Buffalo Bill and Sitting Bull
These organizations, meant to help unskilled and skilled laborers alike, attempted reforms like the 8 hour work day.
What are labor unions
Correctly Label the inventions of the following individuals
1) Henry Bessemer
2) Henry Ford
3) Thomas Edison
4) Alexander Graham Bell
5) the Wright Brothers
1) Bessemer Process
2)Assembly Line
3) Lightbulb
4) Telephone
5) Airplane
George Cassidy, a bootlegger for Congress in the Prohibition, went by this nickname.
What is "the man in the little green hat"