Immigration
What foreign ethnic group became widely ostracized in America in the 1880s?
The Chinese.
What were the working conditions like for factory workers?
Dangerous, exploitative, and harmful
What animal was symbolic to the Native Americans?
Buffalos
What religion was rejected by America and caused several ethnic groups to be rejected as well?
Catholicism
Which photographer took pictures of the tenement slums to raise public awareness?
Jacob Riis
What law in 1887 divided indigenous land to give to citizens?
What was the main reason several ethnic groups came to the United States in the 1840s?
The California Gold Rush
Name 2 examples of Robber Barons that were considered Philanthropists.
John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and Vanderbilt
After Native American families were separated, what happened to their children?
They were sent to boarding schools to become more "civilized".
What was the main reason in the 1840s that caused thousands of Irish to move to America?
The Potato Famine
What innovation during industrialization allowed skyscrapers to remain sturdy?
Steel frames
What 1830 Act authorized the forced relocation of Native Americans?
Indian Removal Act
What jobs did Germans work?
Name 3 machines that were revolutionary in the industrial revolution?
Cotton Gin & Steam Engine to name a few
What did the Lakota leader do after Little Big Horn?
They agreed to sign the treaty of Fort Laramie.