Immigration
City Life
People
Terms
Gilded Age
100
What is a pull factor?
something that attracts an immigrant to a particular country
100
What drew people to cities?
jobs, anonymity, leisure activities
100
Who was Thomas Edison?
inventor.
100
What is manifest destiny?
the belief that the US was destined to go from the east coast to the west coast
100
Who was Rockefeller?
Oil
200
How was life for most immigrants once they got to America?
poor
200
What were at least 2 of the first mass public transit systems?
subway, trolley car, cable car
200
Who was George Washington Plunkitt? Describe a typical day for him.
NY politician, member of Tammany Hall
200
What is a referendum?
procedure where voters cast ballots on a proposed law.
200
What is a trust?
A legal combination of companies brought together to gain control of an industry and reduce competition
300
Which immigrant group worked on the Railroad?
Chineese
300
Public trasnsportation also allowed people to commute to work, resulting in the creation of?
suburbs
300
Who was Robert La Follette
Wisconsin Gov/Senator, Progressive, Wisconsin Idea, Referendum, Initiative, Recall
300
What is a recall?
When voters remove an elected official before their term is up
300
What was the average national wage?
$1.04
400
How long did the Chinese Exclusion Act prohibit Chinese Immigration?
10 years.
400
Immigrants could vote once they got to America, who couldn't?
Women and Native Americans
400
Who was called the Trustbuster?
Teddy Roosevelt
400
What is a muckraker?
investigative journalist
400
Define Social Darwinism
justification as to why the rich were rich while the poor got poorer.
500
Why did some groups assimilate easily?
culturally similar
500
What was Five Points?
NYC slum
500
Who was Alice Paul?
suffragette
500
What is a patent?
legal document that gives you rights to an invention
500
What was the Homestead Strike?
Carnegie, Pinkertons, Violent, Ineffective.
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