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Semester Test Hall

Mrs. Hall SJMS - History Semester Test

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Place where many Asian immigrants were processed into the U.S. Angel Island
Place where many European immigrants were processed into the U.S. Ellis Island
The process by which people from other cultures who live in the U.S. gradually adopt American ways. Assimilation
Leader of Tammany Hall, well-known example of political machine. William Marcy "Boss" Tweed
Model of settlement houses, founded by Jane Addams Hull House
An organization that held control by finding food, jobs, and other favors in exchange for votes. Political machine
The growth of cities as a result of industrialization Urbanization
Political machine led by "Boss" Tweed in New York City. Tammany Hall
One of the reasons why industries were drawn to cities, the other reason was availibility of workers. Transportation
Founded Hull House in Chicago. Jane Addams
Led by ministers in the late 1800’s, dedicated to improving the lives of the urban poor. Social Gospel Movement
Allowed people to live further away from their jobs and allowed suburbs to develop. Streetcars and trolleys
Came from Eastern and Southern Europe New Immigrants
Came from Western and Northern Europe Old Immigrants
Immigrants settled in areas where they could finds jobs and people with similiar ethnic backgrounds. Immigrant Neighborhoods
Thousands of miners ignored Sioux rights and rushed onto Sioux land when this was discovered in the Black Hills. Gold
This group of people were attracted to the Great Plains because they wanted to escape discrimination in the South and have the chance to own land. Former Slaves
The government gave this to the railroad which they advertised in Europe and sold to settlers. Free land
Battle where General Custer and his men were outnumbered and killed by the Sioux Little Bighorn
Government gifts given to the railroad companies to help the development of the transcontinental railroad. Money and Land
Adventure, new beginning for freed slaves, cheap land, opportunity for wealth from silver and gold. Reasons for Westward Expansion
Low wages, long hours and poor working conditions Negative effects of industrialization
Captain of Industry who made his fortune in the oil refining business J. D. Rockefeller
Inventor of the telephone Alexander G. Bell
Railroads moved these from the west to the east. Natural Resources
Eastern Factories Railroads moved natural resources to these
Railroads brought goods to these National Markets
New kind of stores in the 1880’s that sold many different kind of products Department stores
Ragtime New type of music created in the early 1900’s that was a mixture of African-American songs and European music.
Vaudeville Popular live entertainment that mixed song, dance and comedy.
Free time Leisure
Two major newspaper publishers who competed for readers in NYC. Hearst and Pulitizer
Mail order catalogs Booklets including pictures and descriptions of merchandise that were sent to customers so they could order by mail.
Composer of Ragtime and "Maple Leaf Rag" Scott Joplin
1st two mail order catalog companies Montgomery Ward and Sears Roebuck
Group of laws enforced segregation of white and black people in public places Jim Crow laws
African-American who helped found the NAACP, believed in full political, civil and societal rights for African-Americans. WEB DuBois
US Supreme Court case the ruled "separate but equal" was allowed. "Plessy v. Ferguson"
Rule in the South that allowed poor whites to vote, but kept African-Americans from voting. You could not vote if your grandfather could not vote. Grandfather Clause
Used after Civil War and 15th Amendment to keep African-Americans from voting in the South. Poll Tax, Literacy Test and Grandfather Clause
1st city with electric streetcar system. Richmond, Virginia
New technologies that helped cities grow in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Skyscraper and elevator
African-American journalist who led a fight against lynching. Ida B. Wells
A group that used violence to keep blacks from challenging segregation, it was formed during Reconstruction. Ku Klu Klan
African-American leader that helped found Tuskegee Institute and believed equality could be achieved through vocational education. He did not openly challenge racial segregation. Booker T. Washington
"Speak softly but carry a big stick" was the motto of? Theodore Roosevelt
Muckrackers Progressive journalists
What did Muckrackers do? Expose corruption in American society to lead to reform.
What was the impact of corporations on the consumers? Kept prices high and wages low
What was the fastest growing city in the US in 1900? New York
Composed of groups opposed to the making and consuming of alcohol. Temperance Movement
Prohibited the manufacture, sale and transport of alcoholic beverages. 18th Amendment
Suffrage The right to vote
Upton Sinclair Wrote the novel "The Jungle" which was set in the meat-packing yards of Chicago.
Who was President during the Spanish-American War? William McKinley
What is racial separation called? Segregation.
Who became President after McKinley? Theodore Roosevelt
Who did Theodore Roosevelt choose as his successor? Taft
Theodore Roosevelt ran for President with this party in 1911. Bull Moose Party
Amendment granting women the right to vote? 19th Amendment
Susan B. Anthony Famous worker for women’s voting rights. Once fined $100 for voting for Grant.
World War I What marked the end of the Progressive Era?
Name 3 Progressive Movement reforms. Improved safety conditions for workers, reduced work hours, child labor laws passed.
Boomtowns Towns that sprang up quickly-often around mines
Homesteads Land to settle and farm on.
Reservations A place where Native Americans were forces to live
Great Plains The area between the Missouri River and the Rocky Mountains
Sod Houses The first homes many settlers had on the Great Plains
Vigilante A person willing to take the law into his or her hands
Vaquero A cowhand that came from Mexico with the Spaniards in the 1500's.
Buffalo Bill Cody A showman who brought the West to the rest of the world through his Wild West Show.
Helen Hunt Jackson Wrote "A Century of Dishonor" in which the federals government's failures toward the Indians are listed.
Buffalo soldiers African-Americans who served in the U.S. army in the West.
Corporation Type of business in which investors own part of the company by purchasing shares of stock
Gilded Age Name given to a period of time of fabulous wealth during the late 1800'.
Robber baron Name used for a person who has become wealthy through dishonest means, such as bribery and cheating.
Trust A legal body that is created to hold stock in many companies, often in the same industry.
Business cycle The pattern of good and bad times in the economy.
Agriculture The main economic activity of the South during the late 1800's/
Pittsburg City known for its steel mills
Bessemer Steel process Increased the output of steel while reducing the cost.
Samuel Gompers Helped form the American Federation of Labor and served as its president for 37 years.
Thomas Edison Person who came up with practical electric lighting
Philanthropist Person who gives large sums of money to charities
Generator A machine that produces electric current
Patent A government document giving an inventor the exclusive right to make and sell his or her invention for a specific number of years.
Monopoly A company that wipes out its competitors and controls an industry.
Henry Ford The "Captain of Industry" for the automobile industry.
Andrew Carnegie Person who made his fortune in the steel industry
Granville T. Woods Person who improved telephone and telegraph devices.
Edwin Drake Person who developed a workable oil well.
Howell and Singer Two people associated with the sewing machine.
Partnership, sole proprietor, corporation Three ways that a person can be an owner/part owner in a business.
Chief Joseph The leader of the Nez Perce Indians who asked for equality for his people
Geronimo and Chief Joseph Two Indian leaders who fled rather than move to reservations.
Frontier Unsettled areas where mainly Native Americans lived.
Barbed wire Used for fencing out West because there was little wood.
Long drives Taking cattle by foot to the railroads.
Chaps Seatless leather pants worn over trousers to protect legs from scrub, cactus and snakes.
Vast treeless wasteland Before new technologies this is how people thought of the Great Plains.
Wheat The most common crop on the Great Plains in the late 1800's.
Spanish Responsible for bringing the first horses to the Great Plains.
Dry Farming techniques Turning the soil after rain, leaving part of the field unplanted each year and planting seeds further apart in deep furrows.
Windmills Brought water up from the deep wells on the Great Plains.
Who was the first African-American to play in the previously all-white National Baseball League? Jackie Robinson
What is the main focus of the NAACP? To end the discrimination against African-Americans.
What law ended Chinese immigration for a number of years? Chinese Exclusion Act
Where did advertisements begin to appear? In newspapers.
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