Grab Bag
In 1882, Congress passed THIS in order to exclude immigrants from Asia.
Chinese Exclusion Act
Orator of the famous "Cross of Gold" speech, and would be defeated (his first of many defeats) in 1896 after a campaign for the presidency.
William Jennings Bryan
This Native American leader led his forces to victory at the Battle of Little Bighorn
Sitting Bull
This organization, founded in 1881, sought to improve opportunities for African Americans through vocational education and self-help
Tuskegee Institute
This industrialist used vertical integration to control every phase of steel production, from mining to distribution
Andrew Carnegie
The Republican presidential candidate for 1884 was...
James Blaine
This man led United States forces to their slaughter at the Battle of Little Bighorn
George Custer
These federal schools attempted to "Americanize" Native American children by stripping away their languages and customs
Boarding Schools
This group of wealthy industrial leaders, including Carnegie and Rockefeller, was often criticized for dominating American society during the Gilded Age
Robber Barons
This business strategy, heavily used by Rockefeller, involved combining competing companies to monopolize a market
Horizontal Integration
Sherman Silver Purchase Act
Leader and founding member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)
Frances Willard
This 1887 law attempted to assimilate Native Americans by dividing tribal lands into individual family farms
Dawes Severalty Act
This social theory used by many wealthy Americans argued that economic success resulted from natural superiority and competition
This 1890 law was the federal government’s first attempt to curb monopolies and combinations “in restraint of trade.”
Sherman Antitrust Act
This 1894 tariff was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1895--it added a 2% tax on incomes over $4,000.
Wilson-Gorman Tariff
Arguably the most forgettable of the forgettable presidents; the Pendleton Act was passed during his presidency.
Chester A. Arthur
This 1890 battle marked the end of major Native American armed resistance on the Great Plains
Battle of Wounded Knee
This growing class became the backbone of industrial America as the nation shifted away from Jeffersonian ideals of small independent farmers
Working Class (Proleteriat)
This process revolutionized steel production by blowing air through molten iron to remove impurities and lower costs
Bessemer Process
This man essentially organized McKinley's 1890 campaign with his own finances, demonstrating to America how the steel and oil tycoons of the day had a grip on the Oval Office
Marcus (Mark) Hanna
Founder of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), and someone who demanded complete socioeconomic equality for blacks.
W.E.B Du Bois
Railroad expansion and the slaughter of this animal devastated Plains tribed by destroying a major source of food and materials
Bison
This invention by Alexander Graham Bell revolutionized communication and created new job opportunities for women in switchboards and offices
Telephone
This federal law of 1887 created the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate railroad abuses such as rebates and unfair pricing
Interstate Commerce Act