Industrial Society
Which invention by Thomas Edison revolutionized home and business lighting in the late 19th century?
What is the light bulb?
Which 1875 act attempted to protect African Americans' civil rights but was later deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court?
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1875?
Which term describes the mass movement of people westward following the discovery of gold in 1848?
What was the Gold Rush?
Which law, passed in 1862, encouraged Western migration by offering settlers 160 acres of public land?
What is the Homestead Act?
Who led the Nez Perce in a retreat from U.S. forces, famously stating, “I will fight no more forever”?
Who was Chief Joseph?
Which form of energy began to replace steam power and revolutionized factory production in the late 19th century?
What is electricity?
Who was the African American leader that promoted vocational training and economic self-reliance for Black Americans, often called the “Atlanta Compromise”?
Who was Booker T. Washington?
Which term describes the mass movement of people westward following the discovery of gold in 1848?
Who were the Chinese immigrants?
Which act, passed in 1887, aimed to assimilate Native Americans by distributing tribal land into individual plots?
What is the Dawes Act?
Who led the Lakota Sioux in battles against U.S. forces during the late 19th century?
Who was Crazy Horse?
Who was responsible for the invention of the typewriter in 1868, which revolutionized office work?
Who was Christopher Sholes?
What organization did W.E.B. Du Bois help to found in 1909 to fight for civil rights and end racial discrimination?
What is the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)?
Which animal, crucial to Native American life on the Plains, was nearly driven to extinction by the late 1800s?
What was the buffalo (or bison)?
Which 1876 battle saw the defeat of General Custer by Sioux and Cheyenne forces?
What is the Battle of Little Bighorn?
Who was the leader of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and fought for workers' rights?
Who was Samuel Gompers?
What was the primary goal of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) when it was founded in 1886?
What was to secure better wages, hours, and working conditions for skilled workers?
What 1882 law prohibited the immigration of Chinese laborers to the United States?
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
What party wanted government to adopt a free silver policy, government owned railroads, shorter working hours, and other political reforms?
What was the Populist Party (People's Party)?
Which 1890 event marked the end of large-scale Native American resistance to U.S. government policies?
What was the Battle of Wounded Knee?
Who was the American steel magnate who donated much of his fortune to libraries, education, and scientific research?
Who was Andrew Carnegie?
What contributed to shaping modern American mass culture?
What was movies, music, sports, and advertising?
What form of violence, often used to intimidate African Americans in the post-Reconstruction South, involved extrajudicial killing by mobs?
What is lynching?
What term describes the forced relocation of Native Americans to designated lands, particularly after the Indian Removal Act?
What is a reservation system?
What 1890 law was passed to prevent the formation of monopolies and maintain fair competition in industry?
What was the Sherman Antitrust Act?
Who was the entrepreneur and inventor who patented the first practical sewing machine?
Who was Isaac Singer?