What is the name of the man who started Standard Oil
Who is John D. Rockefeller
100
The processing center most European immigrants came through on their journey to America.
What is Ellis Island
100
The battle in which Sioux and US cavalry clashed and crush Custer's forces
What is The Battle of Little Bighorn
100
There are 24 of them and they helped trains and people be on time.
What are time zones
100
Why did immigrants live in ethnic neighborhoods?
For safety, to blend in better, so they could be around similar people. Any of these will count as a right answer.
200
I started Carnegie Steel.
Who is Andrew Carnegie
200
This area of the USA was known as the The Great American Desert
What are the Great Plains
200
This killed between 200-300 people and left over 100,000 people homeless.
What is Great Chicago Fire
200
What is the system for turning out large numbers of products quickly and inexpensively known as?
What is mass production
200
What is a push factor?
Anything that pushes an immigrant out of their native country to another. Like war, famine, or persecution.
300
I was known as the king of railroads
Who is Cornelius Vanderbilt.
300
What is the name of the concert/music hall that Carnegie built in NYC
What is Carnegie Hall
300
This event happened when Native American tribes started to believe in a new religion. This lead the US government banning the practice of the Ghost Dance.
What is massacre of Wounded Knee
300
Complete control of the production and distribution of a certain good.
What is a monopoly
300
Where did most immigrants come from after the 1870s?
Eastern and Southern Europe
400
I bought Carnegie Steel and formed US Steel.
Who is J. P. Morgan
400
The processing center most Chinese immigrants came through on their journey to America.
What is Angel Island
400
Protesters went on strike nation wide for an 8 hour work day.
What is the Haymarket Square Riot
400
Group of separate companies that are placed under control of a single managing board in order to form a monopoly.
What is trust?
400
What invention made skyscrapers actually be considered functional?
What is the elevator
500
I designed Central Park.
Who is Fredrick Law Olmsted
500
The location where the Transcontinental Railroads joined up.
What is Promontory Point
500
A group of unarmed Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians who were killed by a group of militia men from Colorado.
What is the Sand Creek Massacre
500
The expansion of cities and an increase in the number of people living in them.