The West/ Gilded Age

What are some reasons people moved westward?

• Discovery of gold, Free/cheap land, the railroad

• Free/Cheap land, Discovery of gold, Free Buffalo

• The railroad, Free/cheap land, discovery of silver

• the railroad, discovery of lead, free/cheap land

What allowed the settlers such cheap land it was considered free?

• Dawes Act

• Pendleton act

• Homestead act

• American citizenship act

What is a labor union?

• A group of miners who dig coal

• A group of midwives

• An organization of workers who advocate for certain working conditions and workers' rights

• An organization of workers who advocate for environmental rights

What forced the assimilation of Native Americans?

• The Homestead Act

• The Dawes Act

• The Pendleton act

• The Interstate commerce act

What did Nativists want to do?

• Increase immigration

• Decrease migration

• Decrease immigration

• Increase migration

Why did the Chinese Exclusion Act get passed?

• they feared the Chinese taking jobs away from American workers

• they feared the Chinese taking jobs away from Native American workers

• they feared the Chinese taking jobs away from Cowboys

• they feared the Chinese taking jobs away from Mexican-Americans

What is the Gilded Age associated with?

• Big business, equal rights, monopolies

• Monopolies, big business, fair pay

• Monopolies, big business, corruption

• Monopolies, womans rights, corruption

With the cattle drives enabled which industry to flourish?

• Horse industry

• Meat-packing industry

• Horseshoe industry

• Boot industry

What does the Interstate Commerce Act do?

• Attempts to stop unfair Oil business practices

• Attempts to stop unfair railroad business practices

• Attempts to stop cattle drive monopolies

• Attempts to stop milk monopolies

What is a method of protest that laborers would use against their bosses?

• by boycotting the company

• by promoting other companies

• by throwing Firecrackers at them

• by organizing strikes