test 8 Flashcards
year the railroad was completed
1869
became the first center of skyscraper architecture`
chicago`
opened the Great Plains for settlement
Homestead Act
offered land and U.S. citizenship to any head of Indian family who would take up farming
Dawes Act
what Johns Hopkins Medical School became known for
extensive medical research
formed the standard Oil Company of Ohio
John D. Rockefeller
built the largest steel manufacturer in the world
Andrew Carnegie
the evangelist that founded a Bible institute for the advanced training
Dwight L. Moody
where Sheldon Jackson took the gospel
Alaska
what Christopher Sholes is remembered for producing
typewriter
known as the silver-mining capital of the world
Virginia City, Nevada
known as the Centennial State
Colorado
year of the Chicago fire
1871
area where gold was discovered, causing trouble with the Sioux Indians
Black Hills
William McKinley
known for the front-porch campaigns
Benjamin Harrison
Johnstown flood
Grover Cleveland
dedication of the Statue of Liberty
Chester Arthur
standard time zones
William McKinley
Gold Standard Act
James Garfield
assassinated after four months in office
Grover Cleveland
served two terms nonconsecutively
Age of Industry
helped the US by producing quality inventions and industries, providing jobs and improving the standard of living
Thomas Edison
successful in his inventions because he believed in hard work
free-enterprise sysem
encouraged government-run businesses across the United States allowing everyone equal access to better products
greenbacks affect on farmers
the paper money was not backed by gold increasing the prices of goods
the government could solve practically all problems
political expression used by the Populist Party to present their ideas
John Roebling
began building the Brooklyn Bridge
Charles M. Sheldon
wrote In His Steps
Elisha Otis
invented the safety elevator
Lyman Stewart
established the Union Oil Company of California
James Merritt Ives
painted pictorial records of American life
Joseph Glidden
invented barbed wire
Louis Sullivan
skyscraper architect
new immigrants
immigrants who came to the US as a result of the Age of Industry
Wyoming
first state to grant women the right to vote
George Washington Carver
transformed agricultural practices in the South
Andrew Carneegie
became the world’s greatest builder of free public libraries
Oklahoma territory
opened for settlement in 1889; was largely Indian territory
initiative
the process that voters can sign a petition to begin the passage of law
James Whitcomb Riley
became known as the Hoosier poett
Crazy Horse
George Armstrong Custer was killed by at Little Bighorn River
Sherman Antitrust Act
set a precedent for government regulation of business
silver movement
the centerpiece of the Populist platform
Booker T. Washington
gave the speech known as the Atlanta Compromise
Alexander Graham Bell
invented the telephone
Thomas Edison
greatest inventor America has ever produced
inflation
the rapid increase of pricing
the Grange
national organization for farm families was founded by Oliver H. Kelley
Samuel Gompers
organized the first successful national labor union
Gold Standard Act
made gold the only standard for monetary value
Jane Addams
founded the Hull House to help improve living conditions for women
local color
type of writing told a story using the scenery, customs, and dialect of a particular region of the country
John Philip Sousa
composer remembered as the March King
entrepreneur
term refers to the person who risks personal loss to develop and market a new product
Samuel Clemens
famous author used the pen name Mark Twain
William McKinley
known for the front-porch campaigns
Benjamin Harrison
Johnstown flood
Grover Cleveland
dedication of the Statue of Liberty
Chester Arthur
standard time zones
William McKinley
Gold Standard Act
James Garfield
assassinated after four months in office
Grover Cleveland
served two terms nonconsecutively
Age of Industry
helped the US by producing quality inventions and industries, providing jobs and improving the standard of living
Thomas Edison
successful in his inventions because he believed in hard work
free-enterprise sysem
encouraged government-run businesses across the United States allowing everyone equal access to better products
greenbacks affect on farmers
the paper money was not backed by gold increasing the prices of goods
the government could solve practically all problems
political expression used by the Populist Party to present their ideas
John Roebling
began building the Brooklyn Bridge
Charles M. Sheldon
wrote In His Steps
Elisha Otis
invented the safety elevator
Lyman Stewart
established the Union Oil Company of California
James Merritt Ives
painted pictorial records of American life
Joseph Glidden
invented barbed wire
Louis Sullivan
skyscraper architect
new immigrants
immigrants who came to the US as a result of the Age of Industry
Wyoming
first state to grant women the right to vote
George Washington Carver
transformed agricultural practices in the South
Andrew Carneegie
became the world’s greatest builder of free public libraries
Oklahoma territory
opened for settlement in 1889; was largely Indian territory
initiative
the process that voters can sign a petition to begin the passage of law
James Whitcomb Riley
became known as the Hoosier poett
Crazy Horse
George Armstrong Custer was killed by at Little Bighorn River
Sherman Antitrust Act
set a precedent for government regulation of business
silver movement
the centerpiece of the Populist platform
Booker T. Washington
gave the speech known as the Atlanta Compromise
Alexander Graham Bell
invented the telephone
Thomas Edison
greatest inventor America has ever produced
inflation
the rapid increase of pricing
the Grange
national organization for farm families was founded by Oliver H. Kelley
Samuel Gompers
organized the first successful national labor union
Gold Standard Act
made gold the only standard for monetary value
Jane Addams
founded the Hull House to help improve living conditions for women
local color
type of writing told a story using the scenery, customs, and dialect of a particular region of the country
John Philip Sousa
composer remembered as the March King
entrepreneur
term refers to the person who risks personal loss to develop and market a new product
Samuel Clemens
famous author used the pen name Mark Twain
