Vocabulary
The most common used and effective tactic used by Labor Unions
What is Strike
The Legislative Branch of the government is comprised of these two bicameral structures.
What is the House and Senate
The supreme law of the land.
What is the US Constitution
John D. Rockefeller became a billionaire after he started this company.
What is Standard Oil Co.
Tom Torlino, a Navajo man entered an American school for natives in 1882 and in 3 years seemed to be entirely "westernized" and less native. This is called...
A)Immigration B) Nativism C) Nullification D) Assimilation
What is D) Assimilation
People who leave one country for another in order to escape persecution, gain religious freedom, or just start a new life.
Who are Immigrants
The House is based on population of each state but the Senate gets two seats per state, which means how many Senators comprise the Senate chamber
What is 100
The Declaration of Independence was a formal agreement by the 13 colonies to separate from which King and Country
What is England and King George III
Manufacturers speed up production by using better technology and more efficient processes. This helps lower prices for consumer goods. this process is called...
What is Industrialization
This Act was intended to assimilate native tribes into American culture.
What is the Dawes act.
This exclusion act of 1882 stopped Asian immigrants from entering the country for 10 years.
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act
Many today speak of "packing" the Supreme court. This Article of the US Constitution lays out the structure and number of justices for the Supreme Court and all federal courts.
What is Article III r the US Constitution
This branch of government, listed under the 2nd article of the US Constitution comprises the President an the Cabinet.
What is the Executive Branch
DAILY DOUBLE!!! Name the one of the two processes used by Carnegie to mass produce steel.
What is Open Hearth/ or Bessemer Process.
The process of growth in human population in an area is called this...Growth of housing, towns, industry, and transportation.
What is Urbanization.
Th business concept of "survival of the fittest"
Social Darwinism
The first three words in the US Constitution which lay out the idea of self-governance.
What is We The People
This amendment says that any laws which are not listed (enumerated) within the Constitution or Bill of Rights goes back to the States to decide.
What is the 10th Amendment of the Bill of Rights.
This was the first major, successful labor union in the United States.
What is Knights of Labor.
These immigrant political structures gained power, support, and influence starting in local city ghettos and sometimes reached into federal government. Tammany Hall and "Boss" Tweed were a part of these structures.
What are Political Machines
The system of economics where private individuals or firms own the means of production (capital), and market forces of supply and demand determine prices and resource allocation. US economy is based on this system.
What is Capitalist Economics
This person takes part in an organized attempt to influence legislators.
In 1966 the Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona, in which Ernesto Miranda's confession was deemed involuntary because he was not informed of his rights during the interrogation. This case helps protect this amendment to the constitution.
What is the 5th Amendment in the Bill of Rights.
Henry Clay Frick working as chairman of the Carnegie Steel Works, adamantly opposed unions, attempted to cut wages, and fortified the mill with fences and barbed wire. When workers struck, Frick hired Pinkerton detectives, leading to a violent confrontation. This Strike is called the...
What is the Homestead Strike
In the Black Hills of South Dakota gold was found on a Native Reservation. This lead to conflicts and later the natives being removed from the land. The most notable conflict was the Battle of Little Big Horn, where General Custer and the 7th Cav. made there last stand. What was the name of the native tribe?
What is the Sioux (Lakota)