INVENTIONS & INVENTORS
She became the first African American woman to receive a patent. (cabinet bed)
Sarah Goode
Immigrants arriving from Europe will increase the population on which side of the country?
East, Northeast
An organization of workers banding together
Labor union
Investigative journalists who exposed the evils of the Gilded Age were known as what?
Muckrakers
Who was the first Progressive President?
Teddy Roosevelt
Henry Ford is known for utilizing this method of mass production
Assembly line
What was the name of the political boss of Tammany Hall
Boss William Tweed
The Populist Party wanted inflation to occur by using what policy?
Bimetallism
This amendment allowed for the direct election of US Senators
17th Amendment
Name one of the two people responsible for founding the NAACP
Ida B Wells & W.E.B. DuBois
This inventor had a large impact on the cosmetics industry and was also the first African American millionaire
Madam CJ Walker
What was the name of the immigration act/law that prohibited Japanese immigration in the early 1900's?
Gentleman's Agreement
Most workers suffered & did not make much money under this unregulated economic system/ideology
Lassez-faire capitalism
This religious based movement encouraged Protestant Christians to practice charity & shift their morality to fix many of the problems of the Gilded Age (Helped fix economic inequality)
Social Gospel Movement
Last of the Progressive Presidents. Passed the Clayton Antitrust Act & graduated income tax system
Woodrow Wilson
This inventor is credited with making steel cheaper & easier to produce
Henry Bessemer
This feeling amongst natural born Americans led to discrimination of immigrants and several anti-immigration laws
Nativism
This concept stated that some people are naturally superior to others which is why some people are successful & wealthy and some are poor.
Social Darwinism
This movement advocated for the 18th amendment which banned the sale & production of alcohol to try and morally improve America
Temperance Movement
Woman activist who supported an equal rights amendment & campaigned for women's suffrage
Alice Paul
This inventor invented railway telegraphy allowing for trains to send messages while moving
Granville T Woods
This non-governmental group (NGO) provided recreational activities and low cost housing during the Progressive Era
YMCA
Who founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
These community based centers were important for raising awareness about poverty as well as providing food, childcare, shelter, and English lessons to the poor & immigrants. Jane Addams founded her version known as Hull House in Chicago.
Settlement houses
This rich businessman is credited with building Florida's East Coast Railway which massively increased tourism rates & led to the development of cities like Miami, Palm Beach, & Key West
Henry Flagler