Across
- 1. was the backbone of Louisiana’s economy. The state’s fertile soil and long growing season made it ideal for it.
- 2. This Iconic statue of the U.S greets immigrants at the New York Harbor, symbolizing hope and freedom.
- 4. contributed to the rapid expansion of South Dakota’s economy and its eventual statehood in 1889.
- 8. highlighted the growing tensions between industrialists and laborers.
- 10. the historic meeting point where the two railroads joined.
- 12. world’s wealthiest man and a major philanthropist.
- 13. born into slavery and rose to become a leading African American intellectual.
- 14. formed the American Railway Union in 1892. Two years later, found himself leading the great Pullman strike.
- 15. This was the first law in American history to exclude an entire ethnic group from immigration.
- 16. assisted America in a crisis, loaning the federal government more than $60 million.
- 17. served as a main entry point for Immigrants from countries like Italy, Ireland, Poland, and Russia arriving in the United States
- 18. started out as a Bobbin boy at a cotton factory, earning $1.20 a week.
Down
- 1. built a transportation empire in railroads and shipping, earning the nickname “The Commodore.”
- 3. was nicknamed “The Wizard of Menlo Park” for groundbreaking inventions.
- 5. a powerful political organization in New York City that helped immigrants find jobs and housing in exchange for their votes.
- 6. American labour leader and the first president of the American Federation of Labor.
- 7. Built between 1863 and 1869, connected the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads.
- 9. provided support to recently arrived immigrants and working-class families who faced poverty and harsh living conditions, with services that included English language classes, job training, and childcare.
- 11. a journalist born on November 5, 1857, in Erie County, Pennsylvania.