This political party was an alliance between farmers and laborers. They called for broad based reform, including direct election of senators.
What is the People's (Populist) Party?
100
Along with a desire to get rich and improve their health, this is another reason why settlers moved to the West.
What is escape religious persecution?
100
This strike at the end of Reconstruction, the most violent in US history, started with wage cuts in the railroad industry.
What is the Great Strike of 1877? (Great Rail Strike)
100
This 1896 Supreme Court case established the doctrine of "separate but equal."
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
100
This belief calls for white people to help "civilize" dark-skinned and non-Christian people and societies.
What is White Man's Burden?
200
This was one of the primary goals of the Populist Party.
What is the free coinage of silver?
200
The acquisition of the Mexican cession led to this group of people in the area becoming US citizens.
Who are Mexicanos (Mexicans)?
200
This business grew tremendously with the help of land grants from the US government.
What is the railroad business?
200
This is a system of laws that enacted widespread racial segregation in late 1800s.
What are Jim Crow laws?
200
In addition to the belief that Americans should help civilize other parts of the world and the need for new markets, this also helped to fuel American imperialism.
What is nationalism?
300
This strike resulted when Andrew Carnegie wanted to cut wages and break up the power of the steelworkers’ union.
What is the Homestead Strike?
300
This act provided land to nearly 600, 000 families and led to the transformation of the Great Plains into farmland.
What is the Homestead Act of 1862?
300
This type of business consolidation, which includes owning all the different parts of production, is exemplified by the Carnegie Steel Company.
What is vertical integration?
300
This is the name for the era, known for wealthy business owners, political corruption, violent strikes, racism and nativism, that occurred between 1877 and 1900.
What is the Gilded Age?
300
The end of the Spanish American War led to the US acquisition of these territories.
What are Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines?
400
This presidential election led to the decline of the Populist Party and the dominance of the Republican party for the next two decades.
What is the election of 1896?
400
This act aimed to break up traditional Indian life by promoting individual land ownership.
What is the Dawes Severalty Act?
400
This post-Civil War business entity allowed for infinite growth of a company.
What is a corporation?
400
This class is known for its emphasis on character and the success of the individual, rather than community.
What is the middle-class?
400
This event promoted America's need for new markets as well as its responsibility for bringing "civilization" to the rest of the world.
What is the Chicago World's Fair?
500
This group of unemployed people marched on Washington, demanding that the government provide work in road building and other public works projects.
What is Coxey's Army?
500
US government attempts to stop Ghost Dances led to this event.
What is the Wounded Knee Massacre (Battle of Wounded Knee)?
500
This labor organization included all laborers, including women and African Americans, regardless of skill.
What is the Knights of Labor?
500
This common sentiment (feeling) of white Protestants during the Gilded Age is against immigration.
What is nativism (nativist sentiment)?
500
This type of news reporting helped to fuel support for the Spanish American War.