CRT - REVIEW “Identifications”

What led to the construction of power plants…

The invention of the light bulb

What revolutionized industries, allowing manufacturers to produce large quantities of goods more quickly? Henry Ford

The Assembly Line

What riot revealed a deep racial division in the United States?

The Springfield Riot

What statue promised arriving immigrants a hope for a better life?

The Statue Of Liberty

What provided funds for land grant colleges?

The Morrill Act

Which amendment gave women suffrage?

The Nineteenth Amendment

What was the famous cattle drive from central Texas to Abilene, Kansas known as? Jesse Chisholm

The Chisholm Trail

What is the self-help organization for farmers that offered education, support, and fellowship?

The National Grange

What helped with Manifest Destiny by connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?

The Transcontinental Railroad

What was the group of national trade unions that represented skilled workers? AFL

American Federation of Labor

Whose electric power plant lit up 85 buildings in New York City? He also invented the light bulb.

Thomas Edison

What organization was led by Susan B What organization was led by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton? *It called for a constitutional amendment allowing women the right to vote

The National Women Suffrage Association

Where did most European immigrants go through processing when they arrived in the United States?

Ellis Island

Which Amendment gave Congress the power to tax people’s incomes?

The Sixteenth Amendment 16 16 16 $$$$ $$$$ The Sixteenth Amendment $$$$ $$$$ 16 16 16

What were three effects of the transcontinental railroad?

Connected Cities Brought more workers to the West Industry expanded West

What Happened? “Pikes Peak or Bust” Gold was discovered in Colorado Mining Rush 50,000 prospectors arrived to mine “Pikes Peak or Bust”

Gold Rush of 1859

What was it?? It’s purpose was to end Native American nomadic lifestyle It encouraged native American’s to become farmers It encouraged Native Americans to live on reservations

The Dawes Act

What movement am I??? Opposed immigration Believed immigrants would take American jobs Believed immigrants would cause a rise in crime These tensions increased due to racial, religious, and ethnic differences

The Nativist Movement

What movement am I??? Attacked corruption Tried to reform government Ex. landlords giving bribes to politicians to overlook violations Tried to reform government Ex. direct election of senators

The Progressive Movement

What gave 160 free acres of land to a settler who paid a filing fee and lived on the land for five years?

The Homestead Act

What was the organization for farmers founded by the People’s Party?

The Farmers' Alliances

What happened??? The U.S. Attorney General Richard Olney ordered an injunction to stop this railroad strike. Workers were striking because their wages had been cut.

The Pullman Strike