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Robber Barons
Immigration
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Life in the GA
Extra Questions to reward your initiative
100
He was the head of the Standard Oil Company.
Who was John Rockefeller
100
This term means “fear of foreigners”
What is xenophobia
100
Dangerous conditions, low pay, and long hours all lead to the development of what?
What was the growth of labor unions
100
Boss Tweed operated in this city
What is New York
100
These were the two metals the US was trying to decide about in terms of what to back currency with
What are gold and silver
200
This tycoon made his riches in the steel industry.
Who was Andrew Carnegie
200
Immigrants to the east coast entered the country here, where inspectors looked for various maladies
What is Ellis Island
200
What was thrown into the crowd at Haymarket square?
What was a bomb
200
These three methods were used to prevent African Americans in the South from voting.
What are Poll taxes, literacy tests, grandfather clauses
200
This is how Boss Tweed was ultimately caught after escaping from jail
What is by being recognized from Thomas Nast's cartoons
300
True or False: Robber Baron means powerful, smart, fair-minded businessman.
What is false!
300
The immigration restriction league wanted to test this of immigrants before they could stay
What are literacy tests
300
What event led NY authorities to establish strict laws about fire codes?
What was the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
300
Many problems were created in the cities as a result of industrialization – who got blamed for them?
Who were immigrants
300
What industry was involved in the Great Strike of 1877?
What are the railroads
400
This person made money through railroad ownership
Who was Jay Gould
400
This exclusion act of 1882 made it illegal for people from this country or their spouses to immigrate here.
Who are the Chinese
400
This woman fought for new laws to protect child workers and miners.
Who was Mary Harris "Mother" Jones
400
This woman spent her life agitating for voting rights
Who was Susan B. Anthony
400
What does the term gilt mean?
What is to cover in gold leaf
500
This guy was a brilliant financier and rich New Yorker
Who was JP Morgan
500
This was the final stop at Ellis Island, where immigrants would often reunite with friends and family
What was the Kissing Post
500
A group of radical socialists founded and ran this union
What was the Industrial Workers of the World
500
The members of the Grange party did this for a living
What was farming
500
What Supreme Court Decision made "separate but equal" facilities legal?
What is the Plessy vs. Ferguson decision