Midterm Questions Flashcards
What type of laws did the South pass to avoid the 14th Amendment
Jim Crow Laws
In order to have new states out west to join the union, a compromised was reached. What was the act called?
Compromise of 1877
What was the outcome of the Supreme court case Of Plessy vs. Ferguson
Segregation was legal as long as Facilities were equal
What one industry led to the United States Incredible Growth in the 1800’s?
The Oil Industry
What industry did John. D. Rockefeller start
The oil Industry
What famous industrialist dominated the Railroad Industry?
William Vanderbilt
What was the term when one business dominated an Industry
Monopoly
Which Industrialist was famous fir his steel?
Andrew Carnegie
What Invention allowed almost instant long distance communication
The telegraph
Who created the “Assembly Line” method of Working
Henry Ford (that car dealer guy)
What organizations were formed to protect workers?
The union
Who were nativists?
Americans AGAINST Immigration (Donald Trump)
Where did Immigrates move to when coming to America?
The urban Areas (The Cities)
What are factors that bring people to new places?
“Pull Factors”
Upton Sinclair wrote what famous novel?
The Jungle
