Lesson 1: Immigration
factor that caused an increase in Chinese immigration
Taiping Rebellion
Most urban working-class families lived in multifamily apartment buildings called
tenements
By calling their era the “Gilded Age,” authors Mark Twain and Charles Warner were
criticizing corruption.
Under the Pendleton Act of 1883, some government jobs were filled by
job applicants who performed well on competitive written examinations
How did Andrew Carnegie make his Pittsburgh steel company more efficient?
vertical intergration
an extreme dislike for foreigners by native-born people
nativism
In response to urban congestion, Boston and New York City built the first
subway systems
The application of the theory of evolution and natural selection to human society was known as
Social Darwinism.
In the late 1800s, new technology helped farmers produce more crops, which tended to
lower prices.
Even before the invention of the automobile, petroleum was in high demand because it could
be turned into kerosene.
The wave of "new" immigration was made up primarily of immigrants from _______
Eastern and Southern Europe.
Who rose to become one of New York City’s most powerful party bosses?
George Plunkitt
The Gospel of Wealth was a philosophy that wealthy Americans had a responsibility to
engage in philanthropy
Farmers were hurt economically by high tariffs, high shipping rates, and
deflation
The “long drive” was when
cowboys herded cattle hundreds of miles to a railroad line
The cheapest accommodations on a boat heading for America was called _______
steerage
America’s industrialization created wealth for many and increased the
middle class.
Formed in 1869, the Cincinnati Red Stockings were the nation’s first
professional baseball team
the People’s Party—originally begun as the Populists—call for in 1892 along with unlimited silver coinage?
a graduated income tax
Before the Sand Creek Massacre, the Cheyenne had come to Fort Lyon to
negotiate.
The American Protective Association, founded in 1887, was directed against which immigrants?
those of the Catholic faith
In the late 1800s, many rural Americans moved to big cities in search of
better-paying jobs.
A social reformer who believed that the best way to help the urban poor was to redeem their souls and reform their characters?
Dwight L. Moody
The Populist Party declined after the election of 1896, when the supported
Populists supported losing candidate William Jennings Bryan.
The total value of all goods and services that a country produces is its
gross national product.