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Many immigrants came to America because they believed the streets were paved with this
What is gold
100
This 1882 law prohibited workers from immigrating to the United States
What is The Chinese Exclusion Act
100
This muckraker wrote How the Other Half Lives
Who is Jacob Riis
200
An organization of workers who have banded together to fight for fair working conditions and pay
What is a Union
200
The term for controlling an entire industry
What is a monopoly
200
In 1883, Emma Lazarus penned this poem that would later be inscribed on the Statue of Liberty
What is The New Colossus
300
From humble Scottish roots, this person rose to become king of U.S. Steel
Who is Andrew Carnegie
300
Upton Sinclair wrote this book that led to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act
What is The Jungle
300
Location of an 1886 labor protest where someone threw a bomb that killed policemen and civilians
What is the Haymarket Affair (Haymarket Square, Chicago)
400
Mark Twain gave this time period this name to show that beneath the outward displays of wealth, there were many problems in society
What is The Gilded Age
400
This cigar maker founded and became the President of the American Federation of Labor
Who is Samuel Gompers
400
Derogatory term given to replacement workers who cross the picket lines during a strike
What is scab
500
He paid his workers five dollars an hour and made cars affordable to the middle class
Who is Henry Ford
500
A form of factory work in which workers stand along a conveyor belt doing the same task over and over
What is an assembly line
500
These billionaire brothers, major players in influencing conservative politics, are considered by many to be modern day Robber Barons
Who are the Koch brothers