US History A- Unit 5 Keywords- Part 1
Across
- 3. Party formed by President Theodore Roosevelt to compete against William Howard Taft.
- 4. The immigrant's gateway to New York and the country.
- 8. One company solely dominating an industry.
- 9. A famous American political cartoonist who created the modern persona of Santa Claus and the GOP Elephant.
- 17. Helped found the Socialist Party in the US, and ran as their candidate 5 times.
- 19. A special process used in steel manufacturing.
- 22. Act barring the citizenship and immigration of Chinese in the US.
- 26. Policies or sentiment that favors the natives of a land over immigrants.
- 27. Writer who wrote books about poor boys rising to the middle-class through hard work and determination.
- 28. Group of whiskey distillers who planned to commit fraud and avoid federal taxes.
- 30. Founder of Standard Oil, multimillionaire, and philanthropist.
- 31. An act that gave the government the authority to break up Native American land and force them to "assimilate" into American society.
- 32. French term meaning "to leave alone." Commonly used to describe unrestricted capitalism.
- 34. Lakota Sioux leaders defeat General Custer's forces in Southern Montana.
- 35. Inventor of the telephone.
Down
- 1. "The People's Party": a party supported mainly by western farmers who felt their needs were not being met by the Democrats or Republicans.
- 2. Edgy federal troops ruthlessly massacre Sioux Indians on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
- 5. An all-black peacekeeping regiment created during the Westward Expansion.
- 6. Legislation signed by Abraham Lincoln that is responsible for the settling of 10% of the US.
- 7. A prominent American financier.
- 10. Investigative journalists during the Progressive Era who exposed malpractice and other issues of the time.
- 11. (Spell words out) Amendments giving Congress the power to levy federal income taxes, allowing people to directly electing senators, prohibiting liquor, and giving women the right to vote.
- 12. A scottish-born steel tycoon, who retired to become a philanthropist.
- 13. A Native American tribe led by their Chief, Joseph. They attempted to flee to the Canadian border, but were hampered by US forces and forced to give up.
- 14. An organization that supported and assisted farmers. Also known as the Patrons of Husbandry.
- 15. First act giving the federal government the power to regulate railroads.
- 16. Brilliant inventor who invented the lightbulb and video camera.
- 18. Antitrust act meant to limit monopolies.
- 20. A sweatshop factory fire that killed 146 workers and would have been preventable with proper safety measures.
- 21. Labor union organization founded in 1886.
- 23. Investigative journalist famous for writing "The Jungle" a horrifying exposition of the meat industry in the US.
- 24. A Democratic political machine that controlled New York for a good part of the 1800s.
- 25. The point where the East and West sides of the Transcontinental railroad were linked.
- 29. A belief of "survival of the fittest" in society and refusing to help the poor or marginalized.
- 33. An invention that allowed farmers to keep cattle off their farms, bringing an end to the age of the open range.