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The West
Robber Barons
Railroads
The West
Progressivism
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Final Jeopardy
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100 Question from Railroads
In which state did the two ends of the
transcontinental railroad meet in 1869?
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100 Answer from Railroads
Promontory Point, Utah
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200 Question from Railroads
How did railroads impact the development of the
West?
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200 Answer from Railroads
The railroads made settlement in the west
possible and inexpensive. Wherever there was a
railroad stop, a small town sprung up. The
railroad enabled homesteaders to stay in contact,
obtain goods and supplies, as well as sell their
crops back east. In bringing more people, they
also pushed Native Americans further west and
onto reservations.
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300 Question from Railroads
How did the government pay for the
Transcontinental Railroad?
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300 Answer from Railroads
They paid private companies (like Union Pacific
and Central Pacific Railroad Companies) in large
land grants and loans. Cheap labor provided by
immigrants from_____ and _______ kept costs down.
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400 Question from Railroads
What was the impact of railroads on other
industries, including steel and oil?
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400 Answer from Railroads
Railroads made transportation of steel and oil
possible. They allowed manufactured goods and
agricultural products to be transported around
the country in a reliable and timely manor for
the first time.
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500 Question from Railroads
Which legislation, that Congress passed in 1906,
regulated the railroad industry in the name of
interstate commerce and allowed the government to
set maximum railroad rates?
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500 Answer from Railroads
Hepburn Act
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100 Question from Immigration
What was the name of the Ellis Island of the
West?
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100 Answer from Immigration
Angel Island Bonus What cities are these
islands right outside? Answer NYC and San
Francisco
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200 Question from Immigration
Where were the new immigrants from, that poured
into America from 1880 to 1920?
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200 Answer from Immigration
Southern and Eastern Europe, and Asia (Italians,
Slavs, Greeks, Chinese, Japanese) Previous
generations were from England, France, and
Germany. (Northern Europe)
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300 Question from Immigration
Describe the conditions of the tenements in major
cities. Why did they develop?
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300 Answer from Immigration
Poorly built, over-crowed apartment buildings
without running water, or indoor plumbing where
new immigrants flooded and stayed within their
ethnic groups. They were cheap enough for several
members of the family to scrap up enough money
for rent after working in the factories.
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400 Question from Immigration
What was the impact of the change of immigrants
origins on urban America?
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400 Answer from Immigration
Growth of cities, Tenements, Political Machines,
Ethnic Neighborhoods
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500 Question from Immigration
What is nativism and why did it develop?
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500 Answer from Immigration
Your Text Here
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100 Question from Industry and Innovation
How did Rockefeller and Carnegie rise to the top
of their industries?
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100 Answer from Industry and Innovation
Through monopolies and trusts. Were they robber
barons or captains of industry?
Explain. Carnegie Steel Rockefeller
Oil Vanderbilt Railroads J. P. Morgan Banking
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200 Question from Industry and Innovation
What is the Bessemer Process and what effects did
it have on industry and urbanization?
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200 Answer from Industry and Innovation
Bessemer Process purified steel alloy and made
it stronger and better. Skyscrapers and modern
cities, developed, steel used in railroads, and
in industry.
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300 Question from Industry and Innovation
Who invented the Elevator? The telegraph? The
telephone? The light bulb? The phonograph? The
kinescope?
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300 Answer from Industry and Innovation
Elevator Elisha Otis Telegraph Samuel B.
Morse Telephone Alexander Graham Bell Light
bulb Thomas Edison Phonograph Thomas
Edison Kinescope Thomas Edison
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400 Question from Industry and Innovation
Why were progressives opposed to trusts and big
business? What anti-trust legislation did they
pass to combat them?
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400 Answer from Industry and Innovation
A monopoly or trust gave one or a few companies
the power to control the price of a product which
distorted the natural principles of supply and
demand. Robber barons made millions of dollars
and paid their labor force next to nothing while
they worked in very dangerous conditions.
Progressives wanted them to have a better life
and wanted cheaper goods. Sherman Antitrust Act
and Clayton Antitrust Act
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500 Question from Industry and Innovation
Describe the 1894 Pullman Strike as an example of
industrial unrest.
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500 Answer from Industry and Innovation
Approximately 3,000 employees of the Pullman
Palace Car Company began a wildcat strike in
response to recent reductions in wages, bringing
traffic west of Chicago to a halt.
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100 Question from Progressivism
What is a settlement house and why services did
they provide?
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100 Answer from Progressivism
Lessened some effects of poverty. Provided
nutritious food, daycare, public baths, skill
training, help to find a job and they aided
American assimilation, especially with immigrant
youth. Bonus Name a famous settlement house in
Chicago.
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200 Question from Progressivism
What was the focus of Upton Sinclairs The
Jungle? What law was passed when its allegations
were proved true?
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200 Answer from Progressivism
The disgustingness of a meat packing factory and
the poor conditions of the workers.
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300 Question from Progressivism
What is an initiative? A recall? A
referendum? Direct primary? How did these reforms
expand democracy?
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300 Answer from Progressivism
Initiative a petition or campaign signed by a
certain minimum number of registered voters can
force a public vote. Recall Can remove a person
from office through public vote. Referendum
voters directly vote for a specific law or
ordinance. Direct primary voters get to vote for
their party candidate for the primary election.
All of these expanded democracy by allowing the
people to have more of a direct say in
government.
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400 Question from Progressivism
What was Ida Tarbells role as a muckraker?
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400 Answer from Progressivism
Over the course of several articles, she exposed
the corruption of Standard Oil and the treatment
of its workers and fought to break up its trusts.
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500 Question from Progressivism
Who started the American Federation of Labor?
What reforms were gained for workers by Unions?
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500 Answer from Progressivism
AFL Samuel Gompers One of the first federations
of labor unions in the United States. Unions
pushed for legislation fought for workers
rights, like workers compensation, working
conditions, immigrant rights, health care, and
living wage campaigns
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100 Question from The West
Where was the massacre of unarmed Native
Americans that were doing a Ghost Dance?
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100 Answer from The West
Wounded Knee, South Dakota
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200 Question from The West
What was the Homestead Act and what were its
conditions?
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200 Answer from The West
1862 Law that made federal land available to
Homesteaders. Conditions 10 application
fee 10 by 14 dwelling built on the
property Improvements made (farming) No cost for
the land (160 acres)
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300 Question from The West
How did the Homestead Act of 1862 affect
relations with Native Americans?
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300 Answer from The West
As more and more Homesteaders moved west, Native
Americans were pushed further, often onto
reservations. Native Americans like Sitting Bull
and Chief Joseph fought back in the Sioux Wars
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400 Question from The West
What happened at the Battle of Little Bighorn?
Explain the roles of Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse
and Custer.
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400 Answer from The West
Crazy Horse and his band of Native Americans
surrounded Custer and his men and slaughtered
them. Sitting Bull inspired them to fight rather
than just take it.
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500 Question from The West
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act and why was it
passed?
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500 Answer from The West
An act passed by Congress in 1882 that suspended
all Chinese immigration. As gold became harder to
find and competition increased for jobs,
animosity toward the Chinese and other foreigners
increased. After being forcibly driven from the
mines and railroads, most Chinese settled in
enclaves in cities, mainly San Francisco, and
took up low end wage labor such as restaurant
work and laundry just to earn enough to
live. Bonus 200 What was the Gentlemens
Agreement?
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Final Jeopardy
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Final Jeopardy Answer
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