Westward Expansion/ Natives
The belief that America should expand across the continent
Millions of immigrants were processed through this New York Harbor station from the late 1800s into the early 1900s.
What is Ellis Island?
One of the major issues in the industrialized society was having this group work in factories instead of attending schools
Who are children?
This 1911 tragedy at a garment factory led to stronger fire codes and workplace safety laws after 146 workers died.
the mysterious explosion of a battleship in Havana Harbor helped spark public support for war with Spain in 1898.
What is the USS Maine?
This 1862 law gave settlers free land in the West if they lived on and farmed it for several years
What is the Homestead Act
Two major reasons many immigrants left their home countries for the U.S. were to find work and to escape this.
What is persecution, famine, or economic hardship (seeking freedom/opportunity)?
Large corporations that controlled entire industries and reduced competition were known by this single‑word term.
What are monopolies?
This muckraking author exposed meatpacking industry problems in The Jungle, prompting food‑safety laws.
Who is Upton Sinclair?
This style of sensationalized reporting helped inflame public opinion and push the U.S. toward war with Spain.
What is Yellow Journalism?
The main purpose of boarding schools like Carlisle was to force Native American children to adopt this language and cultural practices.
What is forced assimilation to American culture
Many immigrants lived in these overcrowded, unsanitary apartment buildings while working in low‑paying jobs.
What is a tenement?
This late-1800s period had rapid economic growth alongside large inequality between the rich and poor.
What is the Gilded Age?
The 1906 federal law that required accurate labeling and safer food and medicine was called this.
What is the Pure Food and Drug Act?
After the Spanish‑American War, the U.S. gained control or influence over places like Puerto Rico, Guam and this place in the Pacific
What is the Philippines?
Policies like the Dawes Act and boarding schools caused loss of land, broken family ties, and long-term cultural damage; this is one long-term effect.
What is reduced land ownership and weakened tribal unity?
After arriving, immigrants often faced discrimination and low wages; these economic conditions contributed to the spread of this type of family labor space that sometimes combined living and working.
What are sweatshops?
Workers joined together in these organizations to demand better pay, hours, and safety; strikes were one tactic they used to pressure employers.
What are unions?
The plan used by President Theodore Roosevelt using antitrust enforcement and conservation programs to expand federal protection for the public.
What is the Square Deal?
These volunteer cavalry units, famously led in part by Theodore Roosevelt, gained public attention for their charge up San Juan Hill in Cuba
Who are the Rough Riders?
This 1887 federal law divided tribal lands into individual allotments and aimed to assimilate Native Americans.
What is the Dawes Act
The group of Americans who did not support immigration
Who are Nativists?
This term describes businesses that control every step of production from raw materials to finished products, allowing them to reduce costs and outcompete rivals.
What is vertical integration?
She led the National American Woman Suffrage Association and helped coordinate state and national campaigns that contributed to the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.
Who is Susan B Anthony?
This U.S. naval officer's victory in the Philippines at Manila Bay destroyed Spain’s Pacific fleet and helped secure an American victory early in the war.
Who is Commodore George Dewey?