Industrialization
A factory building where employees worked long hours for low wages:
sweatshop
The first president to serve two non-consecutive terms as president.
Grover Cleveland
Indian tribe that attacked Plains settlers in Minnesota, which inspired other Indians to fight back against western expansion
Sioux
Used on immigrants and Indians, this was a process of making outsiders more American by teaching them American culture.
Americanization
What were the major resources of the Gilded Age/Second Industrial Revolution?
Coal, oil, steel
President who was very well-liked prior to his presidency because he was a war hero, but corruption in his administration damaged his image.
Ulysses S. Grant
What is a corporation?
A company where a number of people share the ownership of a business
What is a tenement?
Low-cost housing that squeezed as many families together as possible
During the Gilded Age, business owners were able to become very rich and powerful because of the ideas of free enterprise and laissez-faire policies. Define each of these terms.
Free enterprise: Business owners have the freedom to run a business to make money with minimal regulation from the government
Laissez-faire: Government policy that means "hands off"
What was the Homestead Act?
A law that gave free land to settlers who agreed to live on and improve it. (Farm it, dig a well, build a road)
Who was General George Custer and why isn't he an American hero?
U.S. Army leader during the Battle of Little Bighorn who caused the death of himself and his 250-man army. Took on the Sioux 2,000-250
What are the three legs of the three-legged stool of industry?
Capital investment, labor, and natural resources
The president who was assassinated in his first year in office by a supporter who thought they deserved a government job through the spoils system:
James Garfield
Name two effects of the expansion of railroads.
Native American tribes were moved to build railroads.
People and goods moved more quickly and safely across the country.
Cities and industries expanded in the West.
How is socialism different from free enterprise (capitalism)?
In socialism, the government owns businesses and distributes wealth evenly. Free enterprise allows individuals to make their own money and run their own business.
Corruption was common in the Gilded Age. What is corruption?
The abuse of entrusted power or authority for private or personal gain called
Why was Yellowstone National Park established?
To protect the land and wildlife from the expansion of people and industries for public enjoyment