Social Studies Unit 3 Test Flashcards
Who was Jesse Chisholm
He is known for having scouted and developed what became known as the Chisholm Trail, later used to drive cattle from Texas to railheads in Kansas in the post-Civil War period.
Who was Wild Bill Hickok
soldier, scout, lawman, gambler, showman, and actor, and for his involvement in many famous gunfights.
Who was George Pullman
He designed and manufactured the Pullman sleeping car and founded a company town, Pullman, for the workers who manufactured it.
Who was Mark Twain
writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was praised as the “greatest humorist the United States has produced”
What were Jim Crow Laws
were state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States.
Who was Homer Plessy
shoemaker and activist, best known as the plaintiff in the United States Supreme Court decision Plessy v. Ferguson.
Who was John Marshall Harlan
American politician and lawyer who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States
Who was Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century and became one of the richest Americans in history. He became a leading philanthropist in the United States
Who was J.D Rockefeller
founder of the Standard Oil Company, became one of the world’s wealthiest men and a major philanthropist.
Who was Cornelius Vanderbilt
was an American business magnate who built his wealth in railroads and shipping.
Who was Elisha Otis
American industrialist, founder of the Otis Elevator Company, and inventor of a safety device that prevents elevators from falling if the hoisting cable fails.
Who was Frederick Law Olmsted
Olmsted was famous for co-designing many well-known urban parks with his partner Calvert Vaux.
Who was Frank Lloyd Wright
American architect, designer, writer, and educator. He designed more than 1,000 structures over a creative period of 70 years
Who was Washington Roebling
civil engineer best known for supervising the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge
Who was Joseph Pulitzer
American politician and newspaper publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the New York World.
