A law, enacted in 1887, that was intended to "Americanize" Native Americans by distributing reservation land to individual owners.
What is the Dawes Act?
100
One of America's first industrial moguls, and leader in the steel industry.
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
100
Overt favoritism toward native-born Americans.
What is nativism?
100
Developed a series of more convenient alternatives to the heavy glass photography plates previously used.
Who is George Eastman?
100
Progressive era reform governor from Wisconsin that targeted the railroad industry.
Who is Robert LaFollette?
200
A law enacted in 1862 that provided 160 acres in the West to anyone who would cultivate the land for five years.
What is the Homestead Act?
200
A cheap and efficient process for making steel developed around 1850.
What is the Bessemer Process?
200
Community centers providing assistance to residents - particularly immigrants - in a slum neighborhood.
What are settlement houses?
200
Racial segregation laws passed in Southern states.
What are Jim Crow Laws?
200
Court case that upheld state restrictions on working women's hours.
What is Mueller v Oregon?
300
Battle in June 1867, also known as "Custer's Last Stand," against the Sioux and Cheyenne, led by Sitting Bull.
What is the Battle of Little Big Horn?
300
A law, enacted in 1890, that was intended to prevent the creation of monopolies by making it illegal to establish trusts that interfered with free trade.
What is the Sherman Antitrust Act?
300
Era from 1865-1900 characterized by substantial population growth in the US, and extravagant displays of wealth and excess.
What is the Gilded Age?
300
An 1896 case in which the Supreme Court ruled that separation of the races in public places was legal. "Separate but equal."
What is Plessy v Ferguson?
300
Muckracking journalist that wrote The Jungle about Chicago's meatpacking industry.
Who is Upton Sinclair?
400
Populist Democratic candidate in the 1896 presidential election against Republican candidate William McKinley.
Who is William Jennings Bryan?
400
An alliance of trade and craft unions, formed in 1886.
What is the American Federation of Labor (AFL)?
400
required by the Pendleton Civil Service Act of 1883, in order to appoint individuals to jobs based on candidates' performance.
What is the Civil Service Exam?
400
The first African American to receive a doctorate from Harvard, and founder of the Niagara Movement.
Who is W.E.B. DuBois?
400
allowed for the direct election of US Senators.
What is the 17th Amendment?
500
Native Americans were rounded up and forced to give up their weapons. 300 Native Americans, including children, were killed. The battle ended the Indian wars.
What is the Battle of Wounded Knee?
500
Consists of negotiations between employers and their employees to determine the conditions of their employment, like pay, hours, and benefits. Employees are often represented in negotiations by a union.
What is collective bargaining?
500
A group of corrupt politicians, led by the head of Tammany Hall, a political machine, in New York City between 1869 and 1871.
What is the Tweed Ring?
500
An annual tax that formerly had to be paid in some Southern states by anyone wishing to vote.