Gilded Age Quiz
When and where was the first skyscraper?
1885 in Chicago
Homestead Strike
1892 steelworker strike near Pittsburgh against the Carnegie Steel Company. Ten workers were killed in a riot when "scab" labor was brought in to force an end to the strike.
What percent of America was immigrants by 1910?
35%
Subculture
A group whose members share most values and interest with the dominant culture but differ in it from some ways, began to thrive
Tuskegee Institute
A two year training school for future educators
Dawes Severalty Act of 1887
An effort to force Indians to become "self-sufficient, property-conscious, profit-oriented, individual farmers
Atlanta Compromise
Argument put forward by Booker T. Washington that infamously appeared to be a message accepting segregation in the south
Where did Chinese immigrants land between 1852-1882
California
Why did the South not industrialize as quickly?
Civil War wounds still linger and the "Old South" concept is still very strong
National Labor Union (NLU) main issue?
Establishing the 8 hour work day (not fully established until 1937)
Who organized the American Railway Union (ARU)?
Eugene V. Debs
Why did people leave their homes for America?
Famine, lack of opportunity, political or religious oppression
What were some concerns of rapid expansion?
Fire/Police protection, Schools, Sewage, and General maintenance
Xenophobic
Having or showing a dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.
What was put in place to disenfranchise black voters?
Installation of the Poll Tax, Literacy Test, and other voting requirements
Who is known for taking photos of the Jersey Street Tenements?
Jacob Riis
Great Railway Strike of 1877
Many groups rally for better working conditions and rights for workers
Suburbs
Residential areas surrounding a city. Shops and businesses moved to suburbia as well as people.
Leader of the American Federation of Labor?
Samuel Gompers
Plessy v. Ferguson
The court ruled that there could be separate accommodations for the races through the thought process known as "separate but equal."
Women's Christian Temperance Union
This organization was dedicated to the idea of the 18th Amendment - the Amendment that banned the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcohol. (they promoted abstinence from alcohol)
Chinese Exclusion Act
This prohibited Chinese entry into the United States to those who were not teachers, students, merchants, tourists, or "officials"
What did these new ethnic groups bring with them?
Traditions, customs, religions and other aspects of their identity
Knights of Labor
Wanted to regain a sense of power from their employers and create more stability in their lives
Due to low pay of male workers, who had to help make money for families?
Women and children
Grandfather Clause
You could vote if your Grandfather could in 1867 before the passing of the 14th Amendment
Consumer culture
a culture in which personal worth and identity reside not in the people themselves but in the products with which they surround themselves
What did the American Federation of Labor advocate for?
higher wages, shorter hours, and better working conditions
Domesticity
home or family life
Who had better access to job opportunities and education?
women