End of Reconstruction
The end result of the Election of 1876 that resulted in the end of reconstruction
What is the Compromise of 1877?
Ran the corrupt NYC Tammany Hall Political Macine
Who is William "Boss" Tweed?
Invented the telephone
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
Entered US before 1870, largely from Northern and Western Europe, many were Protestant, spoke English, had job skills, farmed and worked in industries, and more easily assimilated in to US society.
Who are Old Immigrants?
Gave settlers 160 acres of land for filling a deed, living there 5 years and improving the land.
What is the Homestead Act?
The Supreme Court case that upheld the Separate but Equal doctrine.
What is Plessy v Ferguson?
A political cartoonist who exposed the Tammany Hall/TweedRing
Who is Thomas Nast?
Had thousands of patents including the lightbulb
Who is Thomas Edison?
Entered largely to US after 1870 from Southern and Eastern Europe and Asia. Most were very poor and little job skills. They did not speak English and religiously many were Catholic or Jewish. This group had a much more difficult time assimilating into US society
Who are New Immigrants?
Transportation network that connected east coast to west coast paid for by the government that connected in Utah
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
Laws which segregated Southern facilities.
What are Jim Crow Laws?
A scandal where taxpayers were overcharged for the building of the transcontinental railroad.
What is Credit Mobilier?
Created huge monopoly with his Standard Oil
Who is John D Rockefeller?
Established Hull House in Chicago to help immigrants adjust to life in the US
Who is Jane Adams?
Took reservation land and gave Indians individual allotments of land. Tried to get native to engage in farming
What is the Dawes Act?
Former TN slave who led the Exodusters from the South to Kansas
Who is Pap Singleton?
Gave the Government the authority to regulate just and reasonable warehouse and railroad rates
What is the Interstate Commerce Act?
Became wealthy through the consolidation of railroads.
Go Dores!!!!!!!!!
Who is Cornelius Vanderbilt?
The NYC check in point for immigrants
What is Ellis Island?
Schools where Native American children received a "Westernized" education to try and forcefully assimilate them into US culture.
What are Boarding Schools?
Former slaves who were led by Pap Singleton to Kansas in search of a better life
Who are the Exodusters?
Requires a civil service exam in order to get certain political jobs
What is the Pendleton Act?
Invented a line of African-American hair products
Who is CJ Walker?
The Asian country President Teddy Roosevelt made a Gentleman's agreement with regarding immigration
What is Japan?
Lands established by the federal government to live on which was often less than desirable.
What are Reservations?