Westward Expansion
The discovery of this in California and the Klondike brought many fortune seekers to California and the West
Gold_Gold Rush
The name of the largest political machine
Tammany Hall
He was in charge of US Steel- built many libraries in the US
Andrew Carnegie
"Old" style immigrants came mostly from what parts of Europe
Northern Europe-UK, France and Germany
The definition of Urbanization
The growth of cities
This law helped people to start farms and ranches for a very small fee
Homestead Act
This group of people promised to vote for the political machine's candidate in return for services
Immigrants
He was a major banker
JP Morgan
"New" immigrants came from
Southern and Eastern Europe, Asia
These were crowded apartments
Tenements
This vehicle transported people West very quickly
Transcontinental Railroad
The leader of a political machine is called
Political Boss
He started and ran Standard oil
John Rockefeller
These Americans were against immigration, believe that immigrants could never be "real" Americans
Nativists
Urbanization went hand in hand with industrialization which is...
The growth of factories.
These workers were banned from immigrating to the US in the 1880's, the first racial group to be banned by the government
Chinese
Another name for corruption in government.
Graft
Another name for a monopoly
Trust
This act forbade the immigration of Chinese workers until 1943
Chinese Exclusion Act
The time period with rapid Urbanization and Industrialization is also known as
The Gilded Age
The growth of this industry led to the growth of cities like Chicago, Abilene KS due to their meatpacking plants
Cattle Indusrty
The most famous leader of the New York City political machine, Tammany Hall
William "Boss" Tweed
Another name for a robber baron
Capitan of Industry
This act encouraged the assimilation of Native Americans
Dawes Act
The invention/discovery of this greatly advanced factories and people's lives in the late 1800's
Electricity/Light bulbs