Ayers Chapter 18 Review
"Urban Growth and Farm Protest" (1877-1893)

Terms

Addams, Jane
skyscrapers
tenement houses
Ellis Island
boss politics
Sherman Antitrust Act
Battle of Wounded Knee
Plessy v. Ferguson
Social Gospel
Influence of Sea Power Upon History
Our Country
Liliuokalani
farmer complaints of the 1890s
Populist Party
Homestead Strike

Questions to Consider

1) Describe the experiences of the new immigrants upon entry to America.
2) How did the Farmers' Alliance tap into farmer discontent?
3) What were the positions of the Populist Party on major national issues?