Question??Question??

I was the former I was the former slave who slave who founded founded Tuskegee Tuskegee Institute?Institute?

Answer!!Answer!!

Booker T. Booker T. washingtonwashington

Question??Question??I founded one of the I founded one of the first department first department stores, put some stores, put some items on sale in the items on sale in the basement and catered basement and catered to female customers?to female customers?

Answer!!Answer!!

Marshall FieldMarshall Field

Question??Question??I revolutionized southern I revolutionized southern agriculture by finding agriculture by finding ways to end its ways to end its dependence on cotton, I dependence on cotton, I developed new uses for developed new uses for the peanut and sweet the peanut and sweet potatoes?potatoes?

Answer!!Answer!!

George George Washington Washington CarverCarver

Question??Question??We are two newspaper We are two newspaper owners who used yellow owners who used yellow journalism to increase our journalism to increase our newspapers’ circulation?newspapers’ circulation?

Answer!!Answer!!

William Randolph William Randolph Hearst and Hearst and Joseph PulitzerJoseph Pulitzer

Question??Question??I was the first African I was the first African American to earn a PhD American to earn a PhD from Harvard and was from Harvard and was also one of the founders also one of the founders of the NAACP. I of the NAACP. I encouraged my people to encouraged my people to fight for equality?fight for equality?

Answer!!Answer!!

W.E.B. DuBoisW.E.B. DuBois

Question??Question??I was the inventor of the I was the inventor of the Kodak camera which only Kodak camera which only cost one dollar. As a cost one dollar. As a result, Americans could result, Americans could take photos of take photos of themselves?themselves?

Answer!!Answer!!

George EastmanGeorge Eastman

Question??Question??I coined the term “The I coined the term “The Gilded Age.” I was Gilded Age.” I was one of America’s one of America’s popular authors ?popular authors ?

Answer!!Answer!!

Mark TwainMark Twain

Question??Question??What was the Supreme What was the Supreme Court ruling in the Court ruling in the Plessy v. Ferguson case Plessy v. Ferguson case (1896)?(1896)?

Answer!!Answer!!The Supreme Court The Supreme Court established the established the “separate but equal” “separate but equal” doctrine, upholding doctrine, upholding segregationsegregation

Question??Question??In 1886, I formed the American In 1886, I formed the American

federation of Labor (AFL), a federation of Labor (AFL), a loose organization of skilled loose organization of skilled workers from local unions workers from local unions devoted to specific crafts or devoted to specific crafts or trades. We were often called a trades. We were often called a bread and butter” union. Who bread and butter” union. Who am I? am I?

Answer!!Answer!!

Samuel GompersSamuel Gompers

Question??Question??What was the primary What was the primary purpose of the purpose of the Interstate Commerce Interstate Commerce Act?Act?

Answer!!Answer!!

To regulate To regulate railroad ratesrailroad rates

Question??Question??The idea that business The idea that business should be allowed to should be allowed to compete and function compete and function without interference is without interference is known as ?known as ?

Answer!!Answer!!

Social Social DarwinismDarwinism

Question??Question??What land was What land was considered to be the considered to be the “American Frontier” of “American Frontier” of the last half of the the last half of the 1800s?1800s?

Answer!!Answer!!

The area between The area between the Mississippi the Mississippi River and the River and the RockiesRockies

Question??Question??Why did the U.S. Why did the U.S. government ban the government ban the Ghost Dance?Ghost Dance?

Answer!!Answer!!U.S. officials feared the U.S. officials feared the ritual dance would lead ritual dance would lead to uprisingsto uprisings

Question??Question??What effect did the What effect did the Dawes Act have on the Dawes Act have on the lives of native lives of native Americans?Americans?

Answer!!Answer!!It forced them to It forced them to abandon their own abandon their own culture and adopt white culture and adopt white cultureculture

Question??Question??

Who was Helen Who was Helen Hunt Jackson?Hunt Jackson?

Answer!!Answer!!Helen Hunt Jackson was the Helen Hunt Jackson was the author of A Century of author of A Century of Dishonor, in which she Dishonor, in which she sharply criticized the U.S. sharply criticized the U.S. government’s treatment government’s treatment of Native Americansof Native Americans

Question??Question??What U.S. colonel fought What U.S. colonel fought the Sioux Indians at the the Sioux Indians at the Battle of the Little Battle of the Little Bighorn? He disobeyed Bighorn? He disobeyed orders and he and all of orders and he and all of his men were killed?his men were killed?

Answer!!Answer!!

Colonel George Colonel George CusterCuster

Question??Question??

Can you name at Can you name at least three least three Robber Barons Robber Barons described in the described in the unit?unit?

Answer!!Answer!!Cornelius Vanderbilt, Cornelius Vanderbilt,

John RockefellerJohn Rockefeller, , AndrewAndrew CarnegieCarnegie

Question??Question??Who was the boss of Who was the boss of New York’s corrupt New York’s corrupt political machine of the political machine of the 1870s?1870s?

Answer!!Answer!!• William “Boss” Tweed

Question??Question??Why did the ‘New Why did the ‘New Immigrants” coming to Immigrants” coming to the U.S. after 1890 the U.S. after 1890 settle mainly in the settle mainly in the cities?cities?

Answer!!Answer!!Most were too poor to Most were too poor to establish themselves as establish themselves as farmers once the farmers once the frontier was closedfrontier was closed

Question??Question??What was a provision of What was a provision of the Sherman Anti-Trust the Sherman Anti-Trust Act ?Act ?

Answer!!Answer!!It prohibited practices It prohibited practices which restricted tradewhich restricted trade

Question??Question??• In what period did the largest

number of immigrants enter the U.S.?

Answer!!Answer!!• During Industrial building and

development: 1890-1910

Question??Question??• Why did President Cleveland

veto a literacy-test bill ?

Answer!!Answer!!• He believed it discriminated

against those who had never had educational opportunities

Question??Question??• What LAW directly affected

immigrants who had ALREADY arrived in the U.S.?

Answer!!Answer!!• The California Alien Land Law

Question??Question??• What was an effect of the

Gentleman’s Agreement of 1907-1908 on Japanese immigration?

Answer!!Answer!!• The Agreement decreased

Japanese immigration

Question??Question??• What was the purpose of the

Homestead Act of 1862?

Answer!!Answer!!• To encourage settlement of

public lands for farming

Question??Question??• Where did most Asian

immigrants enter America?

Answer!!Answer!!• Through Angel Island

(California)

Question??Question??• Where did most European

immigrants enter America?

Answer!!Answer!!• Through Ellis Island (NY)

Question??Question??• What famous cartoonist

helped bring down Boss Tweed and his political machine Tammany Hall. Even people who couldn’t read understood his cartoons?

Answer!!Answer!!• Thomas Nast

Question??Question??• Term describing a form of

corruption in government?

Answer!!Answer!!• Graft

Question??Question??• What is the theory that

immigrants who come to America, still retain important aspects of their ethnic identities?

Answer!!Answer!!• Mixed Salad

Question??Question??• What is the term for the theory

that immigrants came to America and gave up their past cultural identities?

Answer!!Answer!!• Melting Pot

Question??Question??

• Can you provide descriptions of the American Cowboy?

Answer!!Answer!!• 1 in 7 seven were black• Many were unskilled and learned

to be a cowboy• The Long Drive would often last 3

to 4 months• They wore hats, bandannas,

spurs, jeans