Vocabulary
What are pioneers?
they are people that discover something, or do something first and set the trail for others
What are reservations?
area of land set aside for American Indians
Who was an important female in the fight for women's suffrage?
Susan B Anthony
America has become known as....
Either Melting Pot or Land of Immigrants (both mean same thing)
What is a phonograph?
a record player
What are nomads?
they are people who wander from place to place
What is a refugee?
person who has fled to a new country
Who invented the phonograph?
Thomas Edison
How did Sitting Bull die?
gun shot after refusing to be arrested by the police
What are three hardships pioneers faced on the trail?
sickness, wild animals, and rough country
What is the "ghettos"?
a place in the city where people of one or more races/one or more countries live apart from the general population
What is a prairie?
large area of flat or rolling grassland
Who is Sitting Bull?
He is the leader of the Sioux that refused to let his people live on reservations. He tried to retreat to different areas, but in the end him and his people were forced on a reservation
Why did Americans break treaties with the Indians. Treaties such as "for as long as grass grows or water runs"?
They found gold and silver deposits on reservation land.
People who build properties are required to follow certain rules according to the city/state they are building in. What are these rules called?
building codes
What is conservation?
the protection of natural resources
What is sufferage?
the right to vote
What inspired Henry Ford to develop a gas-powered car?
horseless carriage
After Henry Ford developed the first car, what did nearly everything become developed out of?
wood or iron, or it became steam powered
What is the difference between ghettos and slums?
The ghettos were designated areas for those of different race or who come from other countries, while the slums was a designated area for those who were poor (no matter the race/country they came from)
The "wagon train" was a line of wagons with settlers on it. What direction were they going?
West
What are zoning laws?
rules that control building in certain parts of a city
Upton Sinclair was "lowkey the founder of" what? (hint: safety for future people) How did his discovery help the future?
food safety, he discovered that sick animals were being processed next to healthy animals and this was infecting healthy meat.
What did William Tweed do? (hint: he took advantage of something)
he created improvement schemes that allowed him to take more money from consumers and allowed them to think that they were paying for improvement, when they were just paying more for nothing to actually improve
What was the plan that was passed by Congress that allowed a CERTAIN number of people from different countries?
quota system