APUSH Period 6 Review

Grab Bag

100

In 1882, Congress passed THIS in order to exclude immigrants from Asia. 

Chinese Exclusion Act

200

The Republican presidential candidate for 1884 was...

James Blaine

300

This 1890 act forced the government to purchase a certain amount of silver every month, which promoted inflation and appeased farmers who wanted to pay their debts with cheaper money. 

Sherman Silver Purchase Act

400

This 1894 tariff was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1895--it added a 2% tax on incomes over $4,000. 

Wilson-Gorman Tariff

500

This man essentially organized McKinley's 1890 campaign with his own finances, demonstrating to America how the steel and oil tycoons of the day had a grip on the Oval Office

Marcus (Mark) Hanna

Famous Figures

100

Orator of the famous "Cross of Gold" speech, and would be defeated (his first of many defeats) in 1896 after a campaign for the presidency. 

William Jennings Bryan

200

This man led United States forces to their slaughter at the Battle of Little Bighorn

George Custer

300

Leader and founding member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)

Frances Willard

400

Arguably the most forgettable of the forgettable presidents; the Pendleton Act was passed during his presidency. 

Chester A. Arthur

500

Founder of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), and someone who demanded complete socioeconomic equality for blacks.

W.E.B Du Bois

Native Americans

100

This Native American leader led his forces to victory at the Battle of Little Bighorn

Sitting Bull

200

These federal schools attempted to "Americanize" Native American children by stripping away their languages and customs

Boarding Schools

300

This 1887 law attempted to assimilate Native Americans by dividing tribal lands into individual family farms

Dawes Severalty Act

400

This 1890 battle marked the end of major Native American armed resistance on the Great Plains

Battle of Wounded Knee

500

Railroad expansion and the slaughter of this animal devastated Plains tribed by destroying a major source of food and materials

Bison

American Society

100

This organization, founded in 1881, sought to improve opportunities for African Americans through vocational education and self-help

Tuskegee Institute

200

This group of wealthy industrial leaders, including Carnegie and Rockefeller, was often criticized for dominating American society during the Gilded Age

Robber Barons

300

This social theory used by many wealthy Americans argued that economic success resulted from natural superiority and competition

Social Darwinism

400

This growing class became the backbone of industrial America as the nation shifted away from Jeffersonian ideals of small independent farmers

Working Class (Proleteriat)

500

This invention by Alexander Graham Bell revolutionized communication and created new job opportunities for women in switchboards and offices

Telephone

American Economy

100

This industrialist used vertical integration to control every phase of steel production, from mining to distribution

Andrew Carnegie

200

This business strategy, heavily used by Rockefeller, involved combining competing companies to monopolize a market

Horizontal Integration

300

This 1890 law was the federal government’s first attempt to curb monopolies and combinations “in restraint of trade.”

Sherman Antitrust Act

400

This process revolutionized steel production by blowing air through molten iron to remove impurities and lower costs

Bessemer Process

500

This federal law of 1887 created the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate railroad abuses such as rebates and unfair pricing

Interstate Commerce Act