Gave settlers 160 acres, required settlers to improve land, Pres. Lincoln signed it, women could own land
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What is a robber baron?
a person who has become rich through ruthless and unscrupulous business practices (originally with reference to prominent US businessmen in the late 19th centur
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Who invented the airplane?
Wright Brothers
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Who invented the elevator?
Elisha Otis
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What business was JP Morgan in?
Banking/finance
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What is a melting pot?
A society where different types of people blend together as one-America
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Who invented the Bessemer process?
Henry Bessemer
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What is Nativism?
An anti-immigrant movement during a period of high immigration in the late 19th century.
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How did the Transcontinental Railroad affect the United States?
Expanded populations, new towns, connected the east and west, opened up new jobs
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What business was Andrew Carnegie in?
Steel
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Explain the Chinese Exclusion Act
US law to ban immigration based on race, prohibiting all Chinese from entering the US for 10 years, barring Chinese from citizenship
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Why did workers strike during the time period?
wanted better pay, shorter hours, and better working conditions
