Who's who
These men originally built bicycles but later turned to airplanes and were the first to fly at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Wilbur & Orville Wright
This sprawling amusement center in New York became a model for urban amusement parks
Coney Island
An annual tax that had to be paid before qualifying to vote
Poll Tax
New rules in baseball lead to pro teams what was the first pro team
Reds
What were southern whites trying to take away from blacks but making sure not to break the 14th amendment
Voting rights
Who was a turn of the century novelist that wrote books like Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain
This late 1800s fad was once a male-only sport but with split skirts, women could enjoy it also
Bicycling & Tennis
Racial segregation laws passed in the south came to be known as this
Jim Crow Law
What were the names of the two major newspapermen of the late 1800’s
Joesph Pulitzer & William Hearst
What was the most widely advertised item at the turn of the century
Patten Machine
I invented flexible film, which made it easier for photographers to develop their pictures
George Eastman
This was the system that brought packages directly to every home
Rural free delivery
This stated that even if a man failed the literacy test or could not afford the poll tax he was still entitled to vote if his father or grandfather had been eligible
Grandfather Clause
What was the name of the chain store that had over 596 stores by 1911
Marshall Field
Who brought the department store to the US
Marshall Field
I was the first African American to receive a doctorate from Harvard. I founded the Niagara Movement, which insisted blacks should seek a liberal arts education
W.E.B. Du Bois
This system bounded laborers into slavery in order to work off a debt to the employer
Debt Peonage
This court case said that separation of the races in public accommodations, paving the way for separate but equal
Plessy vs. Ferguson
What was Booker T. Washington head of in 1881
Tuskegee Normal & Industrial Institute
Who spearheaded the movement for planned urban parks
Fredrick Law Olmsted
I was a female newspaper editor that fought against lynching by writing, lecturing, and organizing for civil rights
Ida Wells
This place was where people painted urban life and working people with no frills
Ashcan School
Jim Crow laws were about
Segregation
What was the name of the printing press that made printing much faster at the turn of the century
Electric Powered printing press
What did Henry Ford start so that men of many nations could be taught American ways, the English language, and the right way to live
Sociology