Foundations of America
The first amendment includes freedom of speech, petition, assembly, and_________?
Religion
Thomas Edison's light bulb did what for workers and industries?
The Chinese exclusion act excluded what group of people due to the fear that they would steal American jobs?
The Chinese
Who is the one in charge of all of the poltical machine?
City boss
Assimilations means_?
To drop your culture/language and adopt the dominate culture----to be similar to everyone around you
List an example of Civic duty/responsibilities
Voting, jury duty, selective service, being informed of issues, etc
Philanthropists like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller do what with their excess money?
Donate it---to build colleges/buy art/ build libraries
Melting pot created an increase for nativism which caused ___________________ towards immigration
fear/hatred---xenophobia
Because of political machines, the Pendleton act was created which means?
Jobs have to be earned through merit--by passing an exam, not by being connected.
The close extinction of the _____ was the biggest blow to Native American life.
Buffalo
The Transcontinental Railroad connected _____ to _______.
East to West---Connected all of America
Child labor can be found in which era of History
Clue: we have only talked about two eras
Gilded Age
Immigrants came to America for?
A better future, economic opportunity, or religious freedom
_________ took advantage of inefficient city governments.
Poltical Machines
What dance scared the military and caused them to kill 300 unarmed Native Americans?
The Ghost Dance.
The Declaration of Independence stated that it got its power from the consent of the governed and __?
Clue: unalienable rights
Affirmed the fundamental rights of its citizens---life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
What process allowed for steel to be made efficiently, cheaper, and stronger?
Bessemer Process
New type of immigrants had what qualities? List 2.
Didn't speak English, Catholic, and came from South Europe
What was the primary reason that labor unions were being created in the 1800s?
Unfair work practices--- long hours, bad pay, bad working conditions
What act granted people 160 acres free of western land?
Homestead Act
List Tocqueville's 5 characteristics of America
Egalitarian, individualism, liberty, populism, laissez faire
What does the Sherman Antitrust Act do?
Stop monopolies and trusts from forming, thus allowing for there to be competition in the economy
Name the two island that were immigration depots in America.
Angel Island and Ellis Island
What is a graft?
What was the name of the trail that allowed for cattle to be herded from Texas to Kansas?
Chrisholm Trail