American west
why did cowboys herd cattle north?
To be shipped to meat packing plants like Chicago.
what were the new inventions?
TV, Telephone, Lightbulb, and kerosene.
The working class suffered greatly during the Gilded Age, How?
Industrial workers accepted low pay and dangerous conditions because they could not afford to lose their jobs.
Where was Ellis Island located?
New York harbor.
What were the working conditons for industrialization?
poor conditons.
How did the gold rush fever help prospectors move west?
It helped populate California and other western regions.
How did leaders reduce competition in the industries?
they formed monopolies and trusts.
American industry relied on the labor of what ages?
All ages, but relied on children to work longer hours that adults.
What did Asians have to do before entering Angle Island?
Pass a rigorous inspection at the Angel Island Immigration Station before entering the country.
They were crammed into poor neighborhoods like New Yorks lower east side.
How did falling crop prices and large debts affect the farmers
the farmers formed a political organization such as the Grange. Their protest movements gave rise to the Populist Party.
While industrialists amassed great fortunes, society was tainted by political corruption and a great disparity between who?
rich and poor
Failed negotiations often led to strikes, and sometimes even to violence.
Overcrowded cities, civil unrest, and shortages of food, land, and jobs pushed immigrants out of their homelands.
What kind of eviromental dammage did industrys and urbanization cause?
Water and air pullution, and signifagent ranching and and logging damage.
During the Homestead Act after bringing in more farmers what challenges did they face?
They experienced crop-eating insects and drought.
What was the Innovation and Industry?
Produced greater access to goods and services, and it improved standards of living for many Americans, but not all.
What were the gains for unions?
unions gained wage increases and reduction in work hours.
Where did Mexican Immigrantes settle?
Generally settled in California and the Southwest region.
how did congress handle pollitical corruption?
the passed a bill called Congress passed the Pendleton Act, creating a professional civil service to clean up the federal government.
To prevent conflict and open lands for settlement.
why did the government inforce laissez faire?
because bussnises wanted the Government to eep their hands off.
What did workers negotiate to form labor unions?
Better wages and working conditions.
What led to the persecution of immigrants and restrictions on immigration from certain countries?
Strong opposition from nativists.
TRUE or FALSE.....
African Americans suffered racism and mob violence. Women lacked voting rights and workplace opportunities. The temperance movement tried to limit and even ban alcohol consumption.
TRUE!