People
He created the first car and assembly line to make production faster
Who is Henry Ford?
This is where immigrants coming mainly from Europe arrived in America
What is Ellis Island?
Name one sport popular during the time
What is basketball, baseball, or football?
This act broke up Native American Reservations and forced Native Americans to assimilate
What is the Dawes Act?
The term for this era, coined by Mark Twain
You need to tell me the name of the era and what it means
Name 2 of the 3 robber barons from the unit
When silver or gold was found, towns like these would soon spring up after
What is a boomtown?
In this NYC fire, many young workers, mostly women, died, leading to reforms
What is the Triangle Shirtwaist [Factory] Fire?
This Supreme Court case upheld the idea of "separate but equal"
What is Plessy v Ferguson?
Reasons why immigrants would leave their country and why America was an appealing place to go
You need to tell me what this is called and give 2 examples
The first major American inventor, he is also known as the "Wizard of Melno Park"
Who is Thomas Edison?
This is where immigrants mainly from Asia would arrive in America
What is Angel Island?
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
In this grant, the government gave money to states to form state colleges
What is the Morrill Grant?
People or companies who would use less than satisfactory ways to get rich
What are these people called?
This woman founded the Hull House
Who is Jane Addams?
This oxymoronic place is where a famous US General made his "last stand" against Native Americans
What is Little Bighorn or the Battle of Little Bighorn?
This process was a faster way to make steel
What is the Bessemer Process?
Best believe this act tried to regulate business for the first time
What is the Sherman Antitrust Act?
Rich people or companies giving back to the public (i.e. Carnegie Hall, Rockefeller Center, Vanderbilt University)
What is philanthropy?
This writer praised hard work and said that anyone can be successful by playing fair, touting the captains of industry
Who is Horatio Alger?
This shelter in Chicago housed the poor, including child laborers and immigrants
What is the Hull House?
These are the factors of production
This 1862 act gave 500 acres for people to live and farm on for a small filing fee
What is the Homestead Act?
Writers like Hearst and Pulitzer stretched the truth with colorful writing to gain readers
What is yellow journalism?