Period 6 Review

12345678910111213141516
Across
  1. 3. Law that reformed civil service and ended the spoils system (1883)
  2. 4. Political party formed to represent farmers and workers, advocated silver coinage
  3. 6. Term for the economic system where supply and demand govern the market, with little government intervention
  4. 9. Railroad completed in 1869 that connected the East and West
  5. 10. Hall Political organization that controlled New York City politics, led by Boss Tweed
  6. 12. Phrase coined by Mark Twain to describe the superficial prosperity of the era
  7. 13. Island Immigrant processing station in New York Harbor
  8. 15. Term/nickname for powerful industrialists criticized for exploitative practices
  9. 16. 1892 strike at Carnegie Steel that turned violent
Down
  1. 1. 1887 law created to regulate railroads and fair rates
  2. 2. 1896 Supreme Court case that upheld racial segregation
  3. 5. theory arguing that the "fittest" individuals and groups survive and prosper while the "unfit" decline
  4. 7. Social reformer who founded Hull House
  5. 8. Amendment that allowed for the direct election of Senators
  6. 11. Acronym for the organization that advocated for skilled labor rights, founded by Samuel Gompers
  7. 14. Author of Gospel of Wealth