Suffrage and Homestead Strike

What was the HOMESTEAD STRIKE?

• A Progressive Era meeting with voting right pioneers.

• Violent labor dispute between Carnegie Steel and its workers.

• A bunch of homesteaders in the midwest of USA.

• A strike about lemonade.

Why was steel important during that time period in the USA?

• It was rare.

• We used it for a spaceship.

• We were building MANY things, infrastructure.

• It was melted into gold.

Which amendment was the right for women to vote?

• 14th

• 19th

• 16th

• 10th

Where was Andrew Carnegie from??

• Scotland

• Ireland

• France

• Maine

Where did the Homestead Strike take place??

• Vermont

• Pennsylvania

• Massachusetts

• Mississippi

Why were the workers striking?

• They wanted a coffee break

• They feared a wage cut.

• They hated the slippery floor there

• They worked for too many hours

What was the name of the detectives who battled the workers?

• Mitchell

• Pinkerton

• Phillips

• Foster

What is STEEL made from??

• Quartz

• Iron

• Zinc

• Copper

When Suggerettes wanted to get the governments attention, they would ------ in front of government buildings

• Picket

• Stomp

• Strike

• Cry

Who was Susan B. Anthony??

• She fought for voting right for women

• She was blind & deaf

• She ran for congress

• She invented the ice cream cone