Jeopardy of the late 1800s- the early 1900s
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Jeopardy of the late 1800s- the early 1900s By: Jane Vandergeest
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Jeopardy of the late 1800s- the early 1900s . By: Jane Vandergeest . Who was elected President in 1876?. Rutherford B. Hayes. Congress passed ______, ________, and _______ in 1890. Sherman Silver Purchase Act, Pension Act, McKinley Tariff. Top 3 reasons for immigrants to move to the US. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Jeopardy of the late
1800s- the early 1900s
By: Jane Vandergeest
Gilded Ages Immigration Urbanization
Work Popery
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200 200 200 200 200
300 300 300 300 300
400 400 400 400 400
500 500 500 500 500
Who was elected President in 1876?
Rutherford B. Hayes
Congress passed ______, ________, and
_______ in 1890. Sherman Silver Purchase Act, Pension Act, McKinley Tariff
Top 3 reasons for immigrants to move to
the USto buy land
businesses for sons to take over
provide dowries for daughters
Most immigrants came to the united
states during the …? Progressive Era
Where did most immigrants coming to the United States
for the first time settle?
Cities
Which groups of people were added to
the new working class? (name at least 2)
Females Children Immigrants African Americans
Why were some immigrants deported?
They were deported because they had a mental disability or physical disability.
What is urbanization and where did it
happen? The growth of cities North Eastern cities
Describe the living conditions of the new
immigrants. Immigrants were forced to live in
TENEMENTS, which were CHEAP, DIRTY and CROWDED, and they were also forced to WORK for little pay due to the fact that the CITIES offered many UNSKILLED JOBS.
Most jobs were completed by …
Manual Labor
What are pogroms? organized tax often encouraged by
authorities
Once farmers were able to be more productive with
machines, they were able to produce these
for profit. Cash Crops
Cyrus McCormick perfected this
machine. It could do the job of 16 men.
mechanical reaper
Name 2 main cash crops in the late 1800s and early
1900s. Tobacco Cotton Grain Wheat
the United States Government aided the development of
the West by…? Granting land for railroads to be built
After the Civil War, one way business leaders tried to
eliminate competition was by
forming monopolies or trusts
The cartoonist would most likely support federal government attempts to
pass antitrust legislation
What was a major cause of the trend shown in the
chart? increased
industrialization
What is the main idea of the cartoon?
Trusts are a threat to the nation
The slogan “Eight hours for work, eight hours for
sleep, eight hours for what we will” was used
in the late 1800s to promote a major goal of Organized labor for incoming immigrants
The main purpose of this 1886 poster was
toorganize a protest against acts of police brutality against workers
From 1865 to 1900, how did the growth of industry affect American society?
The percentage of Americans living in urban areas increased.
During the 19th century, ___ ____was
one of the most powerful states in the
nation because it became the financial
and industrial center of the nation
New York
One reason John D. Rockefeller, Andrew
Carnegie, and J. Pierpont Morgan were sometimes called robber barons was
because they…? used ruthless business tactics against their
competitors
Which term best describes United States economic policy during the era of the rise of big business (1865-1900)?
laissez-faire capitalism
