The Gilded Age
a period of intense change that transformed the United States from a predominantly rural nation into a modern industrial society.
Free coinage of silver with a ratio of 16:1 with golf and was favored by the Populist Party
Happened due to economic opportunities, religious persecution, and lack of military conscription
An organization that encourage people to vote for the organization’s men and rewarded them for their patronage
A group of firms that decided to divide an area and share the profits
industrial lockout and strike which began on June 30, 1892, culminating in a battle between strikers and private security agents
labor union that consisted of skilled and unskilled workers and supported the Populist Party
Gave immigrants jobs which made immigrants a strong voting presence
Most famous member of Tammany Hall and was a part of the “Tweed Ring”
type of business that owned all aspects of production
Replaced animals and humans in the 19th century, making harvests more efficient and plentiful
Most famous platform for the Populist Party in which they wanted graduated income tax and direct election of senators
Founder of the Hull House, which provided housing and food for immigrants
term that means using political power for a personal gain
A man who made horizontal integration popular with his Standard Oil Company?
a theory in the Gilded Age that societies evolved by a natural process through which most fit members survived and demonstrated their fitness by gathering property, wealth, and social status
Another name for people who connected farmers to share techniques and supported the Populist Party
Photo journalist who documented the new immigrants and their lives in urban areas
scandal that consisted of super high building contacts and led to $200 million stolen from New York City
Now illegal, but once legal process in which companies merge to form a monopoly on a certain industry
Christian movement in the early 20th century that deal with issues of poverty and crime, and believed the Second Coming would not happen until humans got rid of the social evils
A political party in the late 19th Century that was made up of mostly farmers and originated in Cincinnati, Ohio
Many immigrants had a hard time doing THIS due to language barrier, illiteracy, and the fact that they iced in ghettos
Played a key role in Tweed’s downfall which helped him to catapult to the Democratic nomination in 1876
A man who made vertical integration popular with his steel company