| Question | Answer |
| This law created 160 acres plots of land to be sold for a small fee to encourage settlement in the west | homestead act
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What group began to abuse the American farmer by the late 1800’s by overcharging them for services | Railroad Companies
| Name the two major candidates in the 1896 election? | William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan
| Who invented the telephone | Graham Bell
| What business did John D. Rockefeller Control? | Standard Oil Company
| What famous business man made the family fortune in railroads? | Vanderbilt
| The term refers to the ultra wealthy of the late 1800’s and refers to the negative image many people had of the wealthy and their business practices? | Robber Barons
| A tragedy at this NY City factory would leave over 100 women dead and the public calling for labor reforms? | Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
| This was the first place in America for many immigrants as they were examined and processed for entry into the US? | Ellis Island
| This law, passed in 1882, actually forbids the future immigration of a certain group of people? | Chinese Exclusion Act
| Name the poorly built and over crowded apartment buildings where many of the urban immigrants and poor lived? | Tenements
| This writer tried to raise the awareness of the public about the conditions of the poor? | Jacob Riis
| This term describes when a political party dominates an area and the other party offers little competition. | Political Machine
| Which political party dominated the office of the Presidency between 1860 and 1908? | Republican
| Which President was assassinated by a disgruntled office seeker? | Mckinley
| This new foreign policy centered on the idea of establishing colonies around the world to increase trade? | Imperialism
| Seward’s Folly is a term referring to what event? | Purchase of Alaska
| In 1898, the US helped to overthrow the monarchy and annex this small nation? | Hawaii
| Alfred Mahan wrote an influential book about the need for this? | A strong Navy
| This US vessel exploded in the harbor of Havana while on an investigative tour of Spanish held Cuba? | USS Maine
| This became the rallying cry for the American public in the upcoming war? | Remember the Maine |
