Vocab
Belief that the government should not interfere with the economy.
Laissez-Faire
What problems did rapid urbanization cause in American cities in the late 1800s?
acceptable answers: crime/poverty, spread of disease, pollution, overpopulation/overcrowding, poor sanitation
Who wrote the book How the Other Half Lives that highlighted the living conditions of tenements in New York City?
Jacob Riis
What did unions fight for in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
higher wages and better working conditions
What is America's Birthday
July 4 1776
Crowded, multifamily apartments in large cities.
Tenements
Where did most of the immigrants come from during the Second Industrial Revolution?
Europe
What two things tripled during the Second Industrial Revolution?
Population & the amount of money that America made
Why did the First Amendment (right to peacefully protest) not apply to union activities such as strikes?
they often led to violence
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful
Total control or having a majority of an industry.
Monopoly
What was the main goal of nativists?
Restrict immigration
What class/job became the wealthiest during the Industrialization period?
Upper class / businessman
In order to pressure employers and companies to meet demands of reform, what did union members and workers participate in?
Strikes
What is the form of government of the United States?
Republic
Constitution based federal republic
Representative democracy
Muckrakers
What was the main reason that the U.S. population tripled during this time period?
Immigration
Who was the president who wanted government regulation on monopoly businesses?
President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
Why did Upton Sinclair write the book The Jungle?
To show and expose the unsafe and unsanitary working conditions at a meat packing industry in Chicago.
The US constitution starts with "We the People". What does that mean?
People who manage and control a business
Entrepreneurs
What are two reasons people settled in American cities in the late 1800s
What were two of the most important factors that fueled the Second Industrial Revolution?
Natural resources and a large workforce
What did muckrakers Jane Addams and John Spargo argue that the federal government should take more responsibility for?
Child labor and a focus on education only
How are changes made to the US Constitution
Amendments