Chp 3-4 Flashcards
Andrew Carnegie was the head of what
Steel Industry
The Sherman antitrust act outlawed what?
Merged and monopolies
What were the goals of the American federation or labor?
To fix issues with wages, working hours, and working conditions
What were push factors of moving west?
Religious persecution and military service
What caused an expansion for education?
Middle Class growth
Where did most Asian immigrants disembark from
Angel Island
Who was the editor of Atlantic constitution?
Henry Grady
Sourtherm farmers were dependent on what?
Cotton
What did the Dawes act do?
It urged native Americans to assimilate
What was open range?
Federal owned land that cowboys could ship steer in
What people moved west?
People who wanted work and land
Who were the most successful homesteaders?
People who were farmers in the east beforehand
Why was populism developed
Because of American frustration
Who did federal courts tend to side with disputes over Mexican land?
White people
What were the conditions like for laborers working in the 1800s
Dangerous and sometimes life threatening
What was the social problem uptown Sinclair said?
The conditions working in Chicago were unsanitary
What woman suffrage activist was a lot more bold then the rest?
Alice Paul
What was the urban league?
An organization to help the poor
Why was the 1913 California law unfair to Asian Americans?
It said that Asian immigrants could not own land
Why did congress form the trade commission?
To monitor business practices
What effectively controlled the management of water?
The national reclamation act
What kinds of corporations did Theodore Roosevelt support?
Powerful corporations that did business fairly
What did the Hepburn act give?
Gave the government the authority to set and limit shipping costs
Why did president Wilson push for the passage of the Adam son act?
Because he wanted to prevent a railroad strike
What did Ida B wells found?
The national association of colored women
What did the 1903 Oregon law do?
It capped women workdays to 10 hours
Why did journalists say buying Alaska was useless?
Because it was a snowy tundra
How did the U.S claim Hawaii
Through annexation
