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Populism
Western Frontier
Immigration
Urbanization
Business & Progressive
100
What method of transportation did the farmers use to move their crops?
Trains
100
Why did people wish to move out west?
Jobs opportunities, Free Land, Start over
100
What is an immigrant?
A person from another country
100
What was the name of the buildings poor people lived in?
Tenement Houses
100

What is Laissez-faire?

No government interference in the economy 
200

an organization of farmers fighting for reform

Grange movement - Farmer's Alliance 

200
What method of Transportation allowed people to move easily move out west?
Trains or steamboats
200
Why did immigrants want to come to America?

Escape difficult conditions back home such as famine, land shortages, religious and/or political persecution

200
What were some of the problems living in the cities during this time period?
Terrible living conditions, unsafe food, low pay from jobs
200

What is Social Darwinism?

The stronger businesses will succeed and the weaker one will fail

300

The Populist Party was created the help which group of people?

The Farmers

300
What was the homestead act?

free land up to 160 acres; applicant must improve the land

300
Immigrants mostly lived where?
Cities (New York, Chicago) 
300
What does Urbanization mean?
People moving from the countryside to the cities
300

Conditions for Industrial Workers

Poor, low pay, unsafe work conditions, short breaks
400

the use of silver and gold to back paper money 

Bimetallism

400
What problems did new settlers face out west?
Difficult terrain, creating new towns, native american raids
400
What was Ellis Island?
The gateway to America, immigration check point
400
During this time period their was a great gap between these two groups
Rich and the Poor
400
Who were muckrakers?

Journalists who wrote about the corrupt side of business

500

William Jennings Bryan – Delivers the __________ speech to support Bimetallism in his campaign speech

Gold Cross Speech
500

Who were the Exodusters?

freed slaves moving west during post-Reconstruction for economic opportunities

500

What is Nativism?

favoritism towards native-born Americans

500
What were settlement houses?

community centers in slum neighborhoods that provided assistance to people in the area

500

Why was Prohibition created?

Alcohol creates many problems in the family and work life.