793. Eugene V. Debs Leader of the American Railway Union, he voted to aid workers in the Pullman strike. He was jailed for six months for disobeying a court order after the strike was over. 794. Richard Olney Attorney General of the U.S., he obtained an active injunction that state union members couldn't stop the movement of trains. He moved troops in to stop the Pullman strike. 795. Danbury Hatters Strike Workers in a hat-making factory went on strike. 796. George Washington Plunkitt He was head of Tammany Hall and believed in "Honest Graft". 797. "Honest Graft" Justified bribery or cheating. 798. Boss Tweed Large political boss and head of Tammany Hall, he controlled New York and believed in "Honest Graft". 799. Tammany Hall Political machine in New York, headed by Boss Tweed. 800. Thomas Nast Newspaper cartoonist who produced satirical cartoons, he invented "Uncle Sam" and came up with the elephant and the donkey for the political parties. He nearly brought down Boss Tweed. 801. "New Imigration" The second major wave of immigration to the U.S.; betwen 1865-1910, 25 million new immigrants arrived. Unlike earlier immigration, which had come primarily from Western and Northern Europe, the New Immigrants came mostly from Southern and Eastern Europe, fleeing persecution and poverty. Language barriers and cultural differences produced mistrust by Americans. 802. Dillingham Commission Report 1911 - Congressional commission set up to investigate demands for immigration restriction. It's report was a list of complains against the "new immigrants." 803. Streetcar suburbs The appearance of the streetcar made living within the heart of the city unnecessary. People began moving to the edges of the cities and commuting to work by streetcar. Led to growth of suburbs. 804. Tenements Urban apartment buildings that served as housing for poor factory workers. Often poorly constructed and overcrowded. 805. Jane Addams, Hull House Social reformer who worked to improve the lives of the working class. In 1889 she founded Hull House in Chicago, the first private social welfare agency in the U.S., to assist the poor, combat juvenile delinquency and help immigrants learn to speak English. 806. Denis Kearney Irish immigrant who settled in San Fransicso and fought for workers rights. He led strikes in protest of the growing
793. Eugene V. Debs Leader of the American Railway Union, he voted to aid workers in the Pullman strike. He was jailed for six months for disobeying a court order after the strike was over. 794. Richard Olney Attorney General of the U.S., he obtained an active injunction that state union members couldn't stop the movement of trains. He moved troops in to stop the Pullman strike. 795. Danbury Hatters Strike Workers in a hat-making factory went on strike. 796. George Washington Plunkitt He was head of Tammany Hall and believed in "Honest Graft". 797. "Honest Graft" Justified bribery or cheating. 798. Boss Tweed Large political boss and head of Tammany Hall, he controlled New York and believed in "Honest Graft". 799. Tammany Hall Political machine in New York, headed by Boss Tweed. 800. Thomas Nast Newspaper cartoonist who produced satirical cartoons, he invented "Uncle Sam" and came up with the elephant and the donkey for the political parties. He nearly brought down Boss Tweed. 801. "New Imigration" The second major wave of immigration to the U.S.; betwen 1865-1910, 25 million new immigrants arrived. Unlike earlier immigration, which had come primarily from Western and Northern Europe, the New Immigrants came mostly from Southern and Eastern Europe, fleeing persecution and poverty. Language barriers and cultural differences produced mistrust by Americans. 802. Dillingham Commission Report 1911 - Congressional commission set up to investigate demands for immigration restriction. It's report was a list of complains against the "new immigrants." 803. Streetcar suburbs The appearance of the streetcar made living within the heart of the city unnecessary. People began moving to the edges of the cities and commuting to work by streetcar. Led to growth of suburbs. 804. Tenements Urban apartment buildings that served as housing for poor factory workers. Often poorly constructed and overcrowded. 805. Jane Addams, Hull House Social reformer who worked to improve the lives of the working class. In 1889 she founded Hull House in Chicago, the first private social welfare agency in the U.S., to assist the poor, combat juvenile delinquency and help immigrants learn to speak English. 806. Denis Kearney Irish immigrant who settled in San Fransicso and fought for workers rights. He led strikes in protest of the growing
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