A law, enacted in 1882, that prohibited all Chinese except students, teachers, merchants, tourists, and government officials from entering the US
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act
100
US government and Dakota Sioux leaders negotiated a treaty ceding vast amounts of land in the Minnesota territory to the US in exchange for money and goods. Full payment never arrived, therefore violence commenced in Minnesota between the Dakota Sioux and the Americans.
What is the Dakota Wars
100
An organized group that controls a political party in a city and offers services to voters and businesses in exchange for political and financial support.
What is a Political Machine
100
Targeted by Muckrakers, particular Ida Tarbell, for his monopolistic business practices of overtaking smaller competitors and mistreating workers.
What is John D. Rockefeller
100
Workers for the Baltimore and Ohio RR went on strike, because the company had reduced workers' wages twice over the previous year. Strikers refused to let the trains run until Pres. Rutherford B. Hayes sent federal troops to reopen the RR.
What is Great RR Strike of 1877
200
Gave title to 160 Acres of land in the American West, to a person/family who would build a house on the land, live in it, and improve the land for five years.
What is the Homestead Act
200
Colonel John Chivington and his cavalry marched on and killed 150 Native Americans mainly women, children, and the elderly
What is the Sand Creek Massacre
200
A social and educational organization through which farmers attempted to combat the power of the railroads in the late 19th Century
What is Patrons of Husbandry/ The Grange
200
Controlled the Banking Industry and helped other Robber Barons to protect their fortunes by putting their money in trusts.
What is J.P. Morgan
200
A political system based on government control of business and property, and the equal distribution of wealth
What is Socialism
300
The dissolution of some reservations by forcing individual Indians to live on small family farms.
What is Dawes Act
300
Retaliation for the Sand Creek Massacre
What is Battle of 100 Slain/ Fetterman Massacre
300
The Political party that encouraged the increase in the money supply, which would produce a rise in prices received for goods and services.
What is Populist party
300
Used vertical integration to build his empire and used the Bessemer process to create cheap efficient steal.
What is Andrew Carnegie
300
The process that enables citizens to bypass their state legislature by placing proposed statutes and, in some states, constitutional amendments on the ballot.
What is Initiative
400
Two acts created to fight against monopolistic business practices.
What is Sherman and Clayton Anti trust act
400
Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, and several Cheyenne leaders defeat Custer and the 7th Cavalry.
What is Battle of Little Big Horn/ Custer's last Stand
400
A procedure that allows citizens to remove and replace a public official before the end of a term of office.
What is Recall
400
Hated by people because he controlled and abused a basic service for transportation and shipping.
What is Cornelius Vanderbilt
400
This labor union started as a secret society of tailors and grew slowly over time and eventually led by Terrence Powderly
What is Knights of labor
500
The 1913 US legislation that created the current Federal Reserve System.
What is the Federal Reserve Act
500
1890 Battle in which a young and deaf Sioux warrior discharged his weapon in the air and the US forces opened fire with carbine firearms and several rapid fire light artillery guns which led to the death of 153 Sioux Indians.
What is Battle of Wounded Knee
500
This Amendment made taxes payable directly to the federal government
What is 16th
500
Because of Robber Barons and their lavish spending, the Industrial Era was also known as
What is the Gilded Age
500
A minority group's adoption of the beliefs and way of life of the dominant culture.