Let's Talk About Racism
What was a poll tax?
A tax taken before a man could vote
What is an immigrant?
A person who leaves their home country to move to another country permanently
The "inventor" Mrs. P doesn't like but must admit that he was good at making inventions better than before
Thomas Edison
Who are the 3 main Robber Barons
Andrew Carnegie
JD Rockefeller
JP Morgan
Who were the main worker groups on the Transcontinental Railroad?
African Americans
Chinese Immigrants
Irish Immigrants
Southern state's constitutions that stated that even if a man failed the literacy test or could not afford the poll tax, he could still vote because of this-
Grandfather clause
Immigration station in New York City harbor from 1892-1954
Ellis Island
Invented the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
In 1903, they succeeded in the first free controlled flight that was power driven
Wright Brothers
The train route across the United States, finished in 1869.
Transcontinental Railroad
The action or state of setting someone or something apart from the other people or things:
segregation
Immigration station in San Francisco, California. Immigrants entered here and were detained until given permission to enter the US.
Angel Island
Serbian American inventor, engineer and creative genius. Known for creating AC: Alternating Current
Nikola Tesla
First African American to receive a doctorate from Harvard in 1895. Pushed for African Americans to be bold in becoming a part of the educated society in the US:
W.E.B Du Bois
A plan under which Native Americans would give up their beliefs and way of life in order to attempt to become a part of white culture in the United States
Assimilation
In 1882, Congress banned a specific group of immigrants for 10 years except for: teachers, students, merchants, tourists, and government officials.
Chinese Exclusion Act
A mixture of people of different cultures and races who blended together by abandoning their native languages and customs:
Melting Pot
Colonel of the 7th Calvary for the United States. He was killed at the Battle of Little Big Horn
George Custer
This was an African American educator who believed that racism would end once African Americans gained useful labor skills to prove their economic worth to society. They founded the Tuskegee Normal & Industrial Institute.
Booker T Washington
Who were the Exodusters?
African Americans who moved to Kansas from the South to try to have a new life after being enslaved
Deal made between the US & Japan to allow Japanese people to temporarily move to Hawaii to work
Gentleman's Agreement
Early reform program, preached salvation through service to the poor in urban areas
Social Gospel Movement
Leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux, most famous for his fight and victory at the Battle of Little Big Horn
Chief Sitting Bull or Tatanka
This person was a journalist, activists, and researcher who dedicated her life to battle sexism, abuse, and racism
Ida B. Wells
Lakota Native America who fought against the United States military, responsible for the attack at Lodge Trail Ridge (Bozeman Trail)
Crazy Horse