Labor Movements
What was the outcome of the Homestead Strike?
The strike was unsuccessful, and many workers lost their jobs.
What was the purpose of the Immigration Restriction League?
To restrict immigration and maintain a homogenous society.
This Act authorized the federal government to break up tribal lands by partitioning them into individual plots. Only those Native Americans who accepted the individual allotments were allowed to become US citizens.
The Dawes Act
The goals of this act were: expansion of US territory, increased access to land for settlement, and increased access to natural resources for wealth and production.
The Indian Removal Act
What was the name of the legislation signed by President Theodore Roosevelt that protected natural resources?
National Parks Act.
This was a labor conflict in the Railway industry led by the American Railway Union.
The Pullman Strike
How did the Immigration Restriction League propose to achieve its goal?
Implementing strict quotas on immigration.
In what way did the American Expansionist Dream impact Native American Communities?
Displacing Native Americans from their ancestral lands.
The belief that the native population is superior to immigrants entering the country.
Nativism
Which policy restricted immigration during the Progressive Era?
The Emergency Quota Act of 1921
How did the federal government respond to the Pullman Strike?
By sending troops to suppress the strike and arresting union leaders.
What was the primary purpose of Ellis Island during its operation?
To process and inspect immigrants coming into the United States.
This belief justified the American Expansionist Dream.
Manifest Destiny
In forced Assimilation Boarding Schools, Native American children were prohibited from doing what?
Speaking their native language and practicing their traditions.
This document advocated for women's rights.
The Declaration of Sentiments
Which two groups clashed violently at the Haymarket Square Riot?
Workers and the police.
This was a form of low-income, overcrowded housing that did not provide assistance to immigrants.
Tenement Housing
This made it easier and faster to travel across the country.
The Transcontinental Railroad.
The main purpose of this place was to address the needs of the urban poor.
The Hull House
The main purpose of this organization is to promote equality for all races and eliminate racial discrimination.
NAACP
What was the outcome of the Haymarket Square Riot?
Increased police repression of labor movements.
Is the following an immigration push or pull factor?
Immigrants leave their home country because of fewer jobs and food shortages.
Push Factor
The Battle of Little Bighorn resulted in a victory for which army?
The U.S. Army
Farmers and laborers were represented by which party?
The Populist Party