Progressive Era

What does philanthropy mean?

• generously donating money to good causes

• future generations; your kid's kids

• being wealthy and leaving all of your money to 1 son

• a place where different nationalities and religions are mixed together

What is this a picture of?

• tenements

• melting pot

• skyscrapers

• plantations

Who owned Standard Oil and is considered the wealthiest American of all time?

• John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• Samuel Gompers

• JP Morgan

A person who has become rich through ruthless and unscrupulous business practices such as Vanderbilt and Carnegie was called a ?

• Robber Baron

• Slum Lord

• Proprietor

• Land Lord

Which word means a complete ownership or control of the entire supply of goods or a service in a certain market?

• monopoly

• industry

• colony

• philanthropy

What is something people who belong to a Union might do?

• go on strike

• call on immigrants to take your job

• blacklist you

• fight for an 8 hour work day

• fight for better wages and working conditions

During the late 19th century, most immigrants to the U.S. found work as ?

• Educated professionals

• Factory workers

• Scientists

• Lawyers

Which island did European immigrants register to live in in the U.S.?

• Ellis

• Angel

• Galveston

• Long

Which sentence correctly describes Ida Tarbell as a "muckraker?"

• Ida Tarbell researched the crimes of the Standard Oil Co. and reported it in magazines and newspapers.

• Ida Tarbell was an educator who taught other journalists how to write creatively.

• Ida Tarbell was a labor union leader who fought for shorter work days by going on strike.

• Ida Tarbell researched the benefits of children getting an education.

A union leader who ran for President of the United States five times as a Socialist Party candidate.

• Eugene V. Debs

• Samuel Gompers

• Andrew Carnegie

• Booker T. Washington