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Immigration
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Vocabulary
100
Ellis Island
What was the main immigration center in New York City?
100
Thomas Edison
Who invented the first light bulb?
100
Bison
What did the government and Native Americans fight over the most?
100
Homestead Act
What was the name of the Act that gave settlers land if they moved west?
100
Prohibition
The law that band the production and sale of alcohol is called?
200
Angel Island in San Francisco
Where did the Asian immigrates enter the United States
200
The Wright Brothers
Who invented the first airplane?
200
reservations
Where did the government place the Native Americans?
200
Homesteaders
People who claimed land under the Homestead Act were called?
200
Initiative
The right of citizens to place an issue on a ballot for a direct vote is called?
300
Statue of Liberty
What was the first thing the immigrats saw from the boat when they entered New York?
300
Henry Ford
Who invented the first affordable automobile?
300
Crazy Horse & Sitting Bull
Who were the Lakota chiefs?
300
Weather
What was the biggest fear about moving west?
300
Corporation
A large business in which people invest their money and share ownership is called?
400
Slums
Where did most immigrates live?
400
George Washington Carver
Who discover many uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes besides eating them?
400
George Custer
Who was the general who fought in the Battle of Little Big Horn?
400
The Land Rush
What happen shortly after the Homestead Act passed?
400
Labor Union
A group of workers who unite to improve working conditions in their work place are called?
500
Steel mills, sweat shops and other industries
Where did most immigrates find work?
500
George Eastman
Who invented the roll film for cameras?
500
To protect the Black Hills from the miners.
Why did Setting Bull fight with the government?
500
Transcontinental railroad
What was the railroad that traveled across the United States?
500
Muckraker
A journalist who wrote about dangerous working conditions or dishonest businesses and politicians is called?