Manifest Destiny
What was the reason so many people wanted to move to California in 1849?
Gold
What is a phrase to describe reasons for people to want to move TO the united states?
"Pull" Factor
What was the name of the place where most immigrants were living in during the 1800s that was vastly overcrowded?
Tenement Buildings
What was the name of the establishment that Jane Addams establish?
Hull house
What was the special term given to Journalist during the 1800s to 1900s?
Muckraking
What was the phrase of people who moved east to west, saying god told them to move from sea to sea?
Manifest Destiny
What is 2 reasons for someone to want to leave their country to join the United states?
War
Famine
No Jobs Available
Religious Persecution
Which argument best supports the view that the Age of Innovation and Industry was negative for most American workers?
New technologies were too expensive for poor and working class americans
What is the main goal of horizontal integration as described in the late 19th century that peogressives were trying to combat?
To achieve a monopoly by buying up or merging with competitors who produce the same product.
What was the main technology used in order to show what was going on around the country?
Flash Photography
What was the mode of transportation that finally allowed America to be fully connected?
Transcontinental Railroad
What is the name of a group of people who arrive to America looking for a new life?
Immigrants
Who was the main audience/target for most new inventions during this era?
Women
What was Theodore Roosevelts main reason to support Conservation?
Set aside large portions of land for future generations to use
What was the purpose of the new paper called the "Liberator"?
Encourage Black Americans to move west and fight for their social rights
What was the name of a certain dangerous road where people were moving to for the hopes of fertile green flat lands?
Oregon Trail
What is the name of a wave of people that arrived to the united states AFTER 1880's?
New Immigrants
What was an economic consequence of the Age of Industry?
Wages were too high, which lead to higher prices and an unstable economy
Du Bois's concept of 'double-consciousness' directly challenged which of the following prevailing social philosophies of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era?
The Progressive Era's emphasis on industrial efficiency and scientific management
The man known as Jacob Riis was responsive for revealing what problem in the United States?
Revealing City living conditions with poor Americans and city living
What was the infamous policy President Andrew Jackson placed that targeted a specific group of people in the 1830s?
Indian Removal Act
What is the name of a policy that banned a group of people from being able to come to the united states?
Chinese Exclusion Act
What was live like for those who did not live in the cities during the 1800s?
Isolation, reliance on new agricultural technologies, and constant challenges from harsh weather and low crop prices.
What was Government action that was taken place to stop businesses from consolidating power?
Sherman Antitrust Act
Based on Upton Sinclair, what was the problem that was going on in Chicago during the early 1900s?
Meat Packing Scandel