Westward Expansion
What form of transportation spread rapidly west that pushed farmers to move as well?
Railroads
What was Industrialization?
Period of time where advancements in technology, transport, and communication made cities grow.
What law prevented East Asian immigration to the United States?
Chinese Exclusion Act
What is a Settlement House?
A community center offering assistance to those in need in cities.
What were 2 actions Labor Unions would take to stand up to businesses?
Strike
Protest
Walkout
Appeal to Government
What is Assimilation?
Natives give up culture beliefs to accept white culture
What does it mean to work Laissez-Faire?
Government is "hands off" in business practices.
What were the 2 islands immigrants had to pass through before getting the the United States?
Ellis and Angel Island
What is Segregation?
The Separation of people based on race
What women was influential in the establishment of settlement houses?
Jane Addams
In what battle did George Custer and his men become surrounded and wiped out by the Sioux tribe?
Little Bighorn
What is a Monopoly?
One company controls the market in a certain product
Give 3 hardships faced for many living in cities.
Crammed Tenements
Lack of Water Supply
Sanitation Problems
Fire
Crime Rates
What is a Muckraker?
Journalist who reveals corruption and problems of society
Name one of the 3 major leaders we discussed about Women's Suffrage
Susan B Anthony
Carrie Chapman Catt
Alice Paul
What was the goal of the Homestead Act?
Giving out acres of land to farmers as long as they lived on it for 5 years and made improvements
What were the 2 causes for Economic Boom in the US.
Natural Resources and Large Work Force
What type of Factory did "The Jungle" describe?
A Meat Packing Factory
What is Nativism?
The belief that US born people are better than foreign born people.
What was Teddy Roosevelt's "Square Deal"?
Protect common people from big business. Way for Teddy to be Progressive against monopolies.
What did the Dawes Act do?
Break up reservations and "Americanize" Natives
Explain the difference between Horizontal and Vertical Integration.
Horizontal - Controlling businesses selling similar products
Vertical - Owning all parts and steps in production of good
Give 2 punishments for Child Workers in this period.
Nailing Ears to Tables
Cold Water Baths
Heavy Weights
Bucket from the Ceiling
Stripped Naked
Leather Strap
What did the 16th, 17th, and 19th amendment do?
16th - Federal Income Tax
17th - Direct Election of Senators
19th- Women's Suffrage
What did Plessy v Ferguson establish?
"Separate but Equal" in segregation and Jim Crow.