great railroad strike
also known as
the great upheaval
who was the president that signed the act?
Chester A Arthur
what did the pendleton act create?
civil service commission
civil service reform
what is the dawes act also known as
general allotment act
who won the election of 1896
William McKinley
who was the president during the great railroad strike?
president hayes
how long was the ban for?
how long did it actually last for?
10 years
60 years
during the pendleton act who was the president that later expanded the number of federal positions
grover cleveland
who was the president that passed the dawes act?
president grover cleveland
What does ARU stand for?
American Railway Union
railroad strikes were an economic threat to what?
economic prosperity and national security
definition of xenophobia
Dislike or prejudice against people from other countries
where did the haymarket riot take place?
whats another name for the haymarket riot?
Chicago, IL
haymarket massacre, square riot, or incident
how many acres of tribal land was taken?
who was it sold too?
90 million acres
non-native americans
pullman strike stopped railroads from running in much of...
western part of the country
what did the strike raise awareness too?
poor working conditions
wage cuts
when was the chinese exclusion act repealed?
1943
what was the movement for the riot
fighting for a 8 hour work day
what was the name of the boarding school
carlisle indian industrial school
wages started at
unskilled workers earned
journeymen mechanics earned
$1.30 per day
$1.86
$2.28 per day
what were the 2 consequences of the strike?
widespread of property damages
loss of lives
what are the 2 names of the islands where immigrants go to?
ellis island
angel island
what was the name of the activist during the haymarket riot?
which immigrant group was heavily involved?
august spies
germans
what did the boarding school take from Native American children? explain
tradition
culture
dignity
freedom
election 1896: areas did mckinley hold/areas did bryan hold
McKinley:Northeast, Upper Midwest, and Pacific Coast
Bryan: South, rural Midwest, and Rocky Mountain States