Homestead and Railroads
Which law granted 160 acres of land to settlers willing to move out West and develop it?
The Homestead Act
What was the name of the corrupt NYC political machine run by Boss Tweed?
Tammany Hall
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Which island processed European immigrants?
Ellis Island
What was the name of the movement of farmers who fought for government support?
The Granger Movement
What is a major coast-to-coast railroad called?
Transcontinental Railroad
What was the name of the cartoonist who exposed Boss Tweed?
Thomas Nast
Who developed electric lighting?
Thomas Edison
Which island processed Asian immigrants?
Angel Island
Who was the founder of the AFL?
Samuel Gompers
Where were Native American children placed to be assimilated?
Indian boarding schools
What was the name of the railroad kickback scandal that put money into politicians pockets for approving land grants?
Credit Mobilier
Who was the major steel industry leader of the Industrial Era?
Andrew Carnegie
Who was the author/photographer of How the Other Half Lives?
Jacob Riis
What was the first law established to break up trusts?
Sherman Antitrust Act
Which act divided tribal lands into plots thus encouraging Native Americans to become farmers?
The Dawes Act
What was the first federal law to regulate railroad rates?
Interstate Commerce Act
Who was the leader of Standard Oil?
John D. Rockefeller
What was the name of the law that restricted Chinese immigration?
Chinese Exclusion Act
Collective bargaining
Who was the leader of the Exodusters?
Benjamin "Pap" Singleton
What civil service reform came after the assassination of President Garfield?
Who was the first self-made female millionaire?
Madam C.J. Walker
What is the term for the movement of people from rural farms to urban cities?
Urbanization
What was the name of the Tennessee labor conflict with convict labor?
Coal Creek labor saga