Geography
The Frontier
Innovators
Immigrants
Industry
100
The natural divide between east and west in the US
What is the Mississippi River
100
This act encouraged settlers to venture into the Frontier in 1862
What is The Homestead Act
100
Forefather of Exxon Mobil, Chevron and British Petroleum.
Who is John D, Rockefeller
100
The original immigrants
Who are the British and French
100
The ability for Unions to advocate and argue for a large group of people at once
What is Collective Bargaining
200
This state became the capital of the worldwide Gold industry in the mid 1800's
What is California
200
The land where native americans were confined to after the Indian Removal Act
What are Reservations
200
Andrew Carnegie's company
What is U.S. Steel
200
The Old Immigrants
Who are the Western Europeans
200
The nickname for the big business leaders
What is Robber Barons
300
This republic fought for independence from Mexico in the 1840's
What is Texas
300
The expanse of wild, rugged land where only brave settlers lived
What is the Frontier
300
Alexander Graham Bell invented this
What is the Telephone
300
Who are the new immigrants?
Who are the Eastern Europeans and Asians
300
The type of integration that the Sherman Antitrust Act aimed to prevent
What is Horizontal Integration
400
The city that became famous as the home to the Haymarket riot of 1892
What is Chicago
400
The Sioux Chief who famously fought against the Federal Troops at the battle of Wounded Knee
Who is Sitting Bull
400
The greatest transportation feat in the history of the US was owned by
Who is Leland Stanford
400
Most immigrants lived in very tight and unpleasant buildings called
What is Tenements
400
The movement of settlers from rural lands into populated cities
What is Urbanization
500
This city produced over 70% of the clothing worn in the US in the 1880's
What is New York City
500
The intrinsic need fro white men to help civilize those that they deem to be savage
What is White Man's Burden
500
Eli Whitney invented this
What is the Cotton Gin
500
The first government act to exclude a group of people based upon ethnicity
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act
500
A company that is owned by investors
What is a Corporation
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