Vocab
Muckrakers
They are like paparazzi
What was the first state to allow women to vote.
Wyoming
What was Ellis Island
This was a place where immigrants would stop to be inspected and to see if they were able to live in america.
What recourse attracted people to move west.
Lumber
Who made the first automobile
Henry Ford
Prospect
The people that panned for gold.
Who was Susan B Anthony
She was a women's right activist.
What types of jobs did many immigrants have?
Factories and mills
What was the Homestead Act?
Act that offered 160 acres of land free to any citizen or head of household
What was considered "Black Gold?"
Crude Oil
Prohibition
Banning of alcoholic beverages
When was the fire in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City
1911
How many European immigrants were there between 1870 and 1920?
20 million
Which railway company started from the west and which one from the east?
Central Pacific began in the west
Union Pacific in the East
How did Wild Bill Die
Shot playing a poker game
Suffrage
The right to vote
When were women allowed to vote
1920
When was immigration flourishing most in the U.S.?
Between 1870 and 1920
What was the Chisholm trail?
The major cattle route from San Antonio, Texas, through Oklahoma to Kansas
Which baseball team started to travel around first and go on tours?
Cincinnati Reds
"Manifest Destiny"
Belief that the westward expansion and taking over land was our destiny
What was the largest women's group in the nation's history
WCTU
Why did people want to immigrate to the U.S
They wanted jobs, religious freedom and to flee political turmoil.
Why did white settlers want to move Westward?
There was Minerals, resources, and farm land, they also wanted to build a railroad.
Who invented the typewriter
Christopher Sholes