Men in History
Women in History
"Act"ing
Transportation
Civil Rights
100
He invented the light bulb
Who is Thomas Edison.
100
This author was considered an early feminist author. She was highly commended for her works and was considered a leading writer. Her name is the same of a famous piano composer.
Who is Kate Chopin.
100
This "Act" resulted in using paper money as currency.
What is the Resumption Act.
100
This was given to build more rail road tracks across the country.
What is Railroad Land Grants.
100
This organization was founded in Baltimore, 1866 led by 60,000 members. These were constructed after the Civil War.
What is the National Labor Union.
200
This man wrote "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
Who Mark Twain.
200
One of this woman's several jobs was as a teacher. She was considered a "leading muckraker." One of her works include "The History of the Standard Oil Company."
Who is Ida Tarbell.
200
This resulted in coins being produced as a form of currency. President Rutherford B. Hayes originally vetoed it because of the "inflation it would create."
What is the Bland- Allison Act
200
This railroad is the largest in the U.S. Their "headquarters" are located in Omaha, Nebraska.
What is the Union Pacific Railroad.
200
This was the first argument over a "relatively new Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution."
What is the Slaughter House Cases.
300
This U.S president was also "President" of Princeton University and had served as governor of New Jersey.
Who is Woodrow Wilson
300
She was among other things a sociologist and a novelist. She was referred to as a "Utopian Feminist." Her most famous book is "The Yellow Wallpaper."
Who is Charlotte Gilman.
300
This started the railroad "rates" and ended free passengers on trains.
What is the Hepburn Act.
300
This railroad was originally built between the states California and Utah. It was first formed as part of the Transcontinental Railroad.
What is the Central Pacific Railroad.
300
This group of men was against moving from paper money "greenbacks" back to the coin form of money.
What is the Greenback Labor Party.
400
This U.S president won the elections in 1908 against Democratic nominee William Jennings Bryan and was around 350 pounds.
Who is William Howard Taft.
400
This woman was the President of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. She was also the founder of the League of Women Voters and the International Alliance of Women.
Who is Carrie Chapman Catt.
400
This Act enabled government employees to join the "merit system" and put an end to the "spoil system."
What is the Pendleton Civil Service Act
400
This strike began on July 14 in 1877. It took place in Martinsburg, West Virginia. The strike ended 45 days later, broken up by U.S militia and state troops.
What is the Great Railroad Strike.
400
These five "cases" were condensed into one suit towards the U.S Supreme Court. These cases included African-American men who were denied entrance at movies theaters, hotels, and transportation companies.
What are the Civil Rights Cases.
500
This American author was one of the first to publish works of fiction. Some of his stories include "Call of the Wild" and "To Build a Fire."
Who is Jack London.
500
She was an American writer who wrote "A Century of Dishonor," which she sent to each member of Congress. She also wrote a short story called "Ramona."
Who is Helen Hunt Jackson.
500
This resulted in food requiring labels with the ingredients and having a "rating system for meats."
What is the Pure Food and Drug Act.
500
This strike began on May 11, 1894. It between labor unions and railroads. It began in Pullman, IL. This included three thousand employees of Pullman Palace Car Company.
What is the Pullman Strike.
500
This case dealt with "corporate rate and agriculture." One side of the case let states manage business "within their borders, including railroads, and is commonly regarded as a milestone in the growth of federal government regulation."
What is the Munn VS. Illinois Case.