Big Buisness and Industry
This industry used vertical integration to control production..
What is steel
This labor union focused on skilled workers and was led by Samuel Gompers.
AFL (American Federation of Labor)
Most “new immigrants” came from these regions after 1880.
Southern and Eastern Europe
The term for exchanging political favors for votes and support.
Patronage
This organization helped farmers fight railroad rates and economic exploitation.
The Grange
Used horizontal integration to eliminate competitors and dominate oil refining.
Vertical Integration
This 1886 event turned violent and damaged public support for labor unions
Haymarket Square Riot
This New York immigration station processed millions of immigrants between 1892 and 1954.
Ellis Island
This 1883 act reformed civil service by requiring merit-based government jobs.
Pendleton Civil Service Act
This late-19th-century political movement advocated for farmers and laborers.
Populist Party
This term describes extremely wealthy industrialists who dominated the Gilded Age economy.
Robber barons (or captains of industry)
This strike against Carnegie’s steel plant ended with federal troops restoring order
Homestead Strike
These overcrowded urban apartment buildings housed many immigrants.
Tenements
This political practice involved powerful businesses influencing lawmakers through money and favors.
Lobbying
This economic issue angered farmers who wanted inflation to reduce debt.
Free silver
This agreement between companies reduced competition and stabilized prices, often illegally.
Trusts
This 1894 strike disrupted railroads nationwide and led to the jailing of Eugene V. Debs.
Pullman Strike
This 1882 law restricted immigration from a specific ethnic group who came mostly to California
Chinese Exclusion Act
This political machine, led by Boss Tweed, controlled New York City politics.
Tammany Hall
This 1892 document outlined Populist demands including direct election of senators.
Omaha Platform
This 1890 law aimed to limit monopolies but was initially weakly enforced.
Sherman Antitrust Act
This group attempted to unite all workers, skilled and unskilled, including women and African Americans.
Knights of Labor
This reformer founded Hull House to help immigrants adapt to city life.
Jane Addams
These presidents were often seen as weak and overshadowed by Congress during this era.
Gilded Age presidents (e.g., Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland)
This 1896 candidate gave the famous “Cross of Gold” speech.
William Jennings Bryan