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America Becomes a World Power
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4. The completion of this transportation system was greatly responsible for the population boom of the Western territories in the late 1800’s.
A 100

5. What is the trans-continental railroad?

6. These two immigrant groups were responsible for the construction of much of the nation’s railways in the late 1800’s.
A 200

7. Who are the Chinese and the Irish?

8. The light bulb (invented by this man) helped to fuel the growth of cities by allowing factories to operate 24 hours a day.
A 300

9. Who is Thomas Edison?
The more hours a factory could remain open, the more people it could employ. People flocked to the cities to fill these jobs.
A 300

10. The Standard Oil Trust (or a corporation of corporations) created by this man helped him control almost the entire worldwide oil industry in the late 1800’s.
A 400

11. Who is John D. Rockefeller?
A 400

12. Monopolies established by “robber barons” forced the prices of many goods and services to rise because of the lack of this in the industries.
A 500

13. What is competition?
If only one company produced a certain product, it could charge whatever it wanted for that product.
A 500

14. Immigrants coming from Russia, Italy and Poland would enter America through this checkpoint in the harbor of New York City in the late 19th century.
B 100

15. Site of the Statue of Liberty.
What is Ellis Island?
Site of the Statue of Liberty.
B 100

16. He founded the American Federation of Labor, an organization that helped support labor unions against unfair factory bosses.
B 200

17. Who is Samuel Gompers?
B 200

18. The discovery of gold in the 2nd half of the 19th century led America to forcefully remove this Native American tribe from their homeland.
B 300

19. Who are the Sioux?
B 300

20. The Pullman Strike of 1894 was just one example of economic unrest during the decade. What product did the workers in the Pullman factory produce?
B 400

21. What are rail cars for trains?
B 400

22. How did President Cleveland attempt to end the chaos of the Pullman Strike of 1894?
B 500

23. He sent in federal troops to stop the workers from striking.
Cleveland was criticized for supporting the interests of big business over the rights of the workers.
B 500

24. Upton Sinclair novel that exposed the working conditions of the meat-packing industry in Chicago.

25. What is “The Jungle”?
As a result, Congress passed legislation to regulate the working conditions of factories and industry.
C 100

26. She founded the Hull House in Chicago, an organization that assisted women and children with basic necessities and education.
C 200

27. Who is Jane Addams?
C 200

28. The goal of these “investigative journalists” of the Progressive Era was to expose the abuses of big business and the corruption of politicians. Ida Tarbell is a famous example.
C 300

29. Who are the “Muckrakers”?

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C 400

31. The purpose of the 17th Amendment changed the way this specific legislative body was chosen. Now they were to be elected directly by the people rather than by the state legislatures.
C 400

32. Equal representation: 2 per state.
What is the Senate?
Equal representation: 2 per state.
C 400

33. This political reform allowed voters to accept or reject legislative proposals. Some modern examples being gay marriage and the legalization of marijuana.
C 500

34. What is a referendum?
C 500

35. The “Exclusion Act” of 1882 forbid further immigration of this ethnic group.

36. Who are the Chinese?
D 100

37. The construction of this helped curb the cost of shipping goods by creating an artificial water route that connected the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
D 200

38. What is the Panama Canal?
D 200

39. This President issued his famous “corollary” stating that the US would intervene in the affairs of Latin America to restrict European involvement.
D 300

40. Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
D 300

41. America acquired new land overseas after this event

42. What is Spanish-American War.
D 400

43. Reason for Philippine War
The belief that dominance of weaker countries by a more powerful one would benefit the stronger nation economically and politically.
Reason for Philippine War
D 500

44. What is Imperialism?
D 500

45. George Washington show that the new Constitution works

46. What was the Whiskey Rebellion?

47. Great Britain began to tax the American colonists after this war

48. What was the French and Indian War?

49. The first (1763) gave England power in America but the second (1783) gave America’s Independence?

50. Who is Treaty of Paris?
E 300

51. This event caused American colonists to think as individually and begun to questioned their loyalty to King of England.
E 400

52. What is the Great Awakening?

53. This shifted power of the Puritan churches in Massachuettes by sharing membership with other members

54. What was the Half-covenant?

55. US is a new country and have to figured how to add new state
US is a new country and have to figured how to add new state. This is set of rules for how territories become states
F 100

56. What is Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

57. John Calhoun thought that state power were more important than federal power. He quit being Vice President during this event
F 200

58. What was the Nullification Crisis?

59. In the War of 1812 was the 2nd American Revolution because the US fought what country about trading

60. What is England (Great British)?
F 300

61. Prior to 1850, North economy was based on manufacturing and the South was based on agriculture…this main reason for this was
F 400

62. What were the geographic conditions?
F 400

63. The security of US and other America counties were protected when the president told European power to stop any future colonization
F 500

64. What is the Monroe Doctrine?
F 500

65. The Final Jeopardy Category is: The Supreme Court
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This Supreme Court decision of 1896 created the system of “Separate but Equal”; the practice of legal segregation based on race.
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67. What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
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