U.S Acts
Famous Authors
Labor Issues
Vocabulary Words
Misc.
100
This act was made by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1906 to help process meat.
What is the Meat Inspection Act.
100
This famous author is known for making his fictions, Moby Dick, and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
What is Mark Twain.
100
This federation is all for people who crave a hard-paying job.
What is the American Federation of Labor
100
Andrew Carnegie was famous for making this essay, to stop giving money to just anyone...
What is The Gospel of Wealth.
100
This man didn't invent the lightbulb, but he made it way better!
What is Thomas Edison.
200
This act is like the other act, but it deals a little more with medicine...
What is the Pure Food and Drug Act.
200
This man was practically responsible for the Meat Inspection Act and exposing of what is really in our food according to his book, The Jungle.
Who is Upton Sinclair.
200
You cannot stop these members from getting there 8-hour job done, unless money was involved!
What is the Knights of Labor.
200
Instead of making things in a line, you can take them apart in this setting.
What is a disassembly line.
200
This man invented the telephone... no, really! He did!
What is Alexander Graham Bell.
300
This act made railroads even more expensive! But it made Theodore Roosevelt more popular.
What is the Elkins Act.
300
This author gave their opinion on the issue with Native Americans, and released books such as Ramona, and A Century of Dishonor.
Who is Helen Hunt Jackson.
300
These groups of people investigate social issues and try to get down to the bottom of it.
What are Muckrakers.
300
One law made income tax clear, one made senators elected by popular vote, and one made liquor illegal (at least it seemed like a good idea).
What is the 16th, 17th, and 18th Amendment.
400
This act was made before UPS came... they couldn't charge more for longer railroad trips than shorter!
What is the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887.
400
This author is famous for his dark poems, and his stories such as The Sun also Rises, and The Short Stories
What is Ernest Hemingway.
400
This organization was lead by William H. Sylvis and made way for organizations, such as the Knights of Honor
What is the National Labor Union.
400
Survival of the fittest... it's the only way.
What is Social Darwinism.
400
This man is one out of two presidents to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery, and it's not JFK.
What is William Howard Taft.
500
This act is what made money what it is today, without using gold.
What is the Specie Payment Redemption Act.
500
This man was born on 1876 and he ended up making books, such as Call of the Wild, and the Seawolf.
Who is Jack London.
500
Don't paint your shirt red!
What is the "bloody shirt".
500
This way of working, describes the way that a store would work like.
What is Vertical Integration.
500
This is like getting loans from the bank, but from other countries. No wonder we're in debt!
What is dollar diplomacy.