The Homestead Act
What year did the Homestead Act go into effect?
1862
This German Anarchist was convicted of conspiracy and hanged after the Haymarket Riot
Albert Parsons
This former president ended the Reconstruction period in the United States....
Rutherford B. Hayes
This author wrote a book titled "The Jungle" which exposed the conditions of the meat packing industry in 1906....
Upton Sinclair
This individual oversaw a monopoly in the steel industry...
Andrew Carnegie
The Homestead Act ended in this year...
1976
This riot started after someone threw a bomb during a labor rally in 1886?
The Haymarket Riot
The codes severely limited the rights of Black people....
This President helped to convince Congress to pass the Pure Food and Drug Act after reading "The Jungle" in 1906...
Theodore Roosevelt
Andrew Carnegie did this with his wealth before he died....
Donated a large portion to support various causes (education, libraries, world peace, and scientific research)
Under the Homestead Act and individual could receive this much land...
The Haymarket Riot took place outside of this factory in this city.
The McCormick Factory in Chicago
This actor created the character "Jim Crow" who become a symbol of racism after the end of Reconstruction...
Daddy Rice
This group of volunteers that consumed food that was poisoned with chemicals that were commonly used in food processing was called...
The Poison Squad
This investment banker dominated corporate finance on Wall Street and is credited with helping to create the modern American economy...
J.P. Morgan
These were the two main requirements to receive land under the Homestead Act...
Must be 21 and a citizen of the United States
This person was the 22nd Governor of Illinois who pardoned some individuals connected to the Haymarket Riot
This amendment to the Constitution granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to anyone born in the United States or who became a citizen of the country....
14th Amendment
Conditions in the food production industry were unsanitary and dangerous prior to the passing of this Act in 1906....
The Pure Food and Drugs Act
This wealthy American was nicknamed "the Commodore" and made his fortune building railroads...
Cornelius Vanderbilt
These individuals were not eligible to receive land under the Homestead Act after the Civil War...
People who fought against the United States (Confederate Soldiers)
This political system is the belief that there should not be governmental authority and people should be able to govern themselves...
Anarchy
This "rule" stated that anyone who had at least one great grandparent who was black would also be considered black...
The One Drop Rule
This chemist coordinated an experiment with a group of volunteers to show how dangerous chemicals were that were commonly used in food production....
Harvey Wiley
This individual founded the Standard Oil Company and seized control of the newly born oil industry in the United States....
J.D. Rockefeller