Across
- 7. Overcrowded and unsanitary housing for immigrants in urban areas.
- 8. 1887 law aimed at assimilating Native Americans by allotting land.
- 9. Late 19th-century period of rapid economic growth and political corruption.
- 11. 1896 Supreme Court decision upholding "separate but equal" segregation.
- 13. 1886 labor protest in Chicago that turned violent.
- 14. Railway completed in 1869, linking the U.S. coast-to-coast.
- 15. 1862 law granting 160 acres of land to settlers for a small fee.
- 18. 1882 law banning Chinese immigration to the U.S.
- 19. 1883 law establishing a merit-based system for federal employment.
- 20. Wealthy and powerful industrialists with questionable ethics.
Down
- 1. Theory used to justify the success of big business and capitalism.
- 2. Founder of Standard Oil and one of the world's richest men.
- 3. Steel magnate known for philanthropy and the "Gospel of Wealth."
- 4. New York City political machine known for corruption.
- 5. Early labor organization advocating for workers’ rights.
- 6. 1890 law aimed at breaking up monopolies.
- 10. Immigration station in New York Harbor active from 1892-1954.
- 12. Founder of Hull House, a settlement house in Chicago.
- 16. Political movement representing farmers and laborers in the late 19th century.
- 17. Organization advocating for agricultural interests and farmers' rights.