Gilded Age
Who is John D. ROckefeller
Man with huge wealth and owner of standard oil
Which President is responsible for the Compromise of 1877
Rutherford B. Hayes
The discovery of what land sparked the beginning of the Great Sioux War in 1876?
The Black Hills
Who wrote "How the Other Half Lives," exposing the poor living conditions in New York City tenements?
Jacob Riis
What year did the Spanish-American War take place?
1898
What was one disease commonly found in tenement housing?
TB, Cholera, Typhoid fever
What were the laws called that Southern states enacted to restrict the rights of African Americans after the Civil War?
Black Codes
What was the name of the battle where General Custer and his troops were defeated by the Sioux and Cheyenne?
Battle of little Big Horn
Which muckraker's work, "The Jungle," led to reforms in the meatpacking industry?
Upton Sinclaire
Which U.S. battleship was famously sunk in Havana Harbor, leading to the United States declaring war on Spain?
U.S.S. Maine
Which island served as the primary entry point for immigrants coming to the U.S. from Europe?
Ellis Island
Which Constitutional amendment granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all persons born or naturalized in the United States?
14th Amendment
Who was the Sioux leader that famously led the tribe during the Great Sioux War and won the Battle of Little Bighorn?
Sitting Bull
Muckrakers played a key role in the passage of which major piece of legislation, aimed at regulating food and drugs, after exposing unsafe products on the market?
Pure Food and Drug Act
What new idea or style of governance did America adopt after the war
Imperialism
What role did muckrakers play in exposing corruption during the Gilded Age?
Journalist exposing unfair/corrupt conditions during the Gilded age
: Which legislation provided land grants to states to establish colleges focused on agriculture and mechanical arts, including for African Americans?
Morrill Act
Which Sioux leader led the successful War against the U.S. Army before the Great Sioux War, securing the removal of soldiers from the Powder River Country?
Red Cloud
What was Jacob Riis best tool to expose horrible living conditions
The Camera
The Treaty of Paris, which ended the Spanish-American War, resulted in the United States gaining control of several territories, including Puerto Rico, Guam, and which other island?
The Philippines
What was the name of the 1894 strike against a railroad company that resulted in federal troops being sent to break it up?
Pullman Strike
What federal agency was established during Reconstruction to help freed African Americans with education, housing, and employment?
Freedman's Bureau
What treaty was violated by the U.S. government that contributed to the tensions leading to the Great Sioux War?
Treaty of FT. Laramie
Which prominent reformer worked to improve labor conditions and helped establish the National Child Labor Committee?
Florence Kelly
What major industry had America invested in Cuba, which prompted them joining in the war
Sugar Industry