Bourbon Democrats
Why did Bourbon Democrats not want Black people and poor white people to vote?
They only wanted voters who would support the Democratic party.
Which of the following factors is considered a pull factor for human migration?
Job opportunities
The act that divided Native American reservations into allotments was called?
The Dawes Act.
This person became a war hero after leading the Rough Riders and was a Progressive.
Theodore Roosevelt
What political party was formed by farmers and was popular in the rural South?
Populist
According to the map, where did most people immigrate to the United States from?
Europe
To break up monopolies, Congress passed?
Sherman Antitrust Act
Who was the organizer of a settlement house to help immigrants and the poor?
Jane Addams
What main causes did Progressives work for in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
women's suffrage, an end to child labor, and more
How did the railroad affect immigration and migration to the West?
It facilitated travel and settlement, encouraging more people to move west.
This allowed people who migrated west 160 acres of land?
The Homestead Act.
The creator of generators as a constant source of electricity.
Thomas Edison
What describes the Grandfather Clause?
Black men had to pass a literacy test to be able to vote.
What do the terms push factors and immigration mean?
Push factors force people out of their homeland, while immigration refers to moving to a new country, often for those reasons
What event led to the US declaring war on Spain?
The explosion of the USS Maine
This person was known as the "Republican Black Eagle" and was elected to Congress in 1892.
George Washington Murray
Two ways the railroad impacted the physical landscape of the United States.
Landforms were altered to build the tracks & more goods were shipped across the country.
What kind of changes did Progressives work for in the United States?
Changes like women's suffrage and labor laws.
These were passed to keep whites and African Americans separate.
Jim Crow Laws
What was the event that led to the US declaring war on Spain?
The explosion of the USS Maine.