7. 2. Labor force
– Companies wanted to hire immigrants because
they worked for less and didn’t complain
8. Ellis Island
• Temporary stopover for incoming immigrants
• Had to look healthy enough to hold a job and
they had money to reach distant destinations
9.
10.
11.
12. Naturalization Test
1. What do we call the first 10 amendments to
the Constitution?
2. Name one branch or part of the government.
3. We elect a US Senator for how many years?
4. What is the name of the Vice-President of
the United States now?
5. How old do citizens have to be to vote for
President?
13. 6. Why did colonists fight the British?
7. When was the Declaration of
Independence adopted?
8. When is the last day you can send in
federal income tax forms?
9. What territory did the United States
buy from France in 1803?
10.Name one state that borders
Mexico.
19. How did Industrialism change
American life?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Trade increased greatly
City population increased greatly
More leisure time
Number of women in work force increased
20. Creation of Unions
• Unions were to stand up to management and
demand better wages and working conditions
• Haymarket Square Riot – Union strike that
ended with 11 people killed
35. Homesteaders
• Homestead Act of 1862
– Gave families 160 acres
– Had to build 12x12 house with well and live there
5 years
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41. Morrill Land Grant of 1862
• Gave states 30,000 acres of land for each
representative for educational purposes.
• Texas A&M and University of Arkansas came
out of this
42. Oklahoma Land Rush
• April 22, 1889 Indian Territory was opened up
to Oklahoma settlers
• Boomers – people that made their way to the
area
• Sooners – people that jumped the gun and
illegally made their claim
Editor's Notes
Bill of Rights, Legislative/Executive/Judicial, 6, Biden, 18
High taxes/quartering/no self-government, July 4, 1776, April 15, Louisiana Territory, California/Texas/Arizona/New mexico