Ch. 19
What was the name of the American general who led United States forces at the Battle of Little Bighorn?
George Custer
Which big businessman led the oil industry?
John D. Rockefeller
What are laws upholding segregation called?
Jim Crow Laws
What natural resource cause thousands to move to areas like California and the Dakotas?
Gold
What is the name of the railroad spanning the country?
The Transcontinental Railroad
Which sport revolutionized early 20th century American society?
Baseball
What was one of the groups that spearheaded the movement Westward?
Miners, Ranchers, or Cowhands
The name of the period of great social and industrial change is called?
The Gilded Age
Which island did Asian immigrants enter through?
Angel Island
Why did the Native Americans feel the need to fight so hard for their land?
Which inventor invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
What is urbanization?
large growth of cities as a result of societal changes
What was the massacre called that symbolically ended the Native American's fight?
Wounded Knee Massacre
Due to scheduling issues, for train depots a long ways from each other, what was invented?
Standard Time Zones
Which material allowed cities to massively expand?
Steel