The Corrupt and the Wealthy
This business practice, which was often associated with figures like John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie, involved controlling an entire industry, eliminating competition, and amassing significant wealth during the late 19th century.
Monopoly
As a result of conflict over land rights and access to natural resources, General George Custer and his cavalry were surrounded and defeated at this BATTLE in modern-day Montana
Battle of Little Bighorn (1876)
This 1862 law provided 160 acres of public land to settlers for a small fee, provided they improved the land by building a dwelling and farming it for five years.
Homestead Act
This political group of farmers and commoners sought to fight against political corruption and monopolistic control in the late 1800s.
Populist (People's) Party
If one were to defend the actions of men such as Rockefeller, Pullman, or Carnegie, they may cite this pseudo-scientific THEORY, which argued that certain members of society are inherently destined to be better than other members of society
Social Darwinism
This U.S. president, who was assassinated in 1881 by Charles Guiteau, served only six months in office before his death, highlighting the tensions surrounding political patronage during the Gilded Age.
James A. Garfield
This 1862 legislation authorized the payment of federal subsidies for the building of railroads across the United States
This 1890 massacre of Sioux marked the end of major Native American resistance to U.S. government policies.
Wounded Knee
This civil rights LEADER believed that the "Talented Tenth" of black American society would lift black Americans up through education, politics, business leadership, and demanding immediate racial equality
This nativist law largely responded to the influx of Chinese immigrants throughout the 1800s
Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)
This New York City political organization, infamous for its corruption and influence under leaders like Boss Tweed, controlled the city's government and helped shape urban politics during the Gilded Age.
Tammany Hall
This HISTORIAN's 1890 Frontier Thesis argued that the exploration and closing of the frontier was the most important factor in the development and identify of the United States
Frederick Jackson Turner
This preeminent women's suffrage group was founded by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
NAWSA (National American Women's Suffrage Association)
This late 19th-early 20th century woman established Hull House, which served as the prominent example for the settlement house movement
Jane Addams
This 1886 strike, which took place in Chicago, turned violent when a bomb was thrown at the police, leading to the execution of several labor leaders.
Haymarket Square Riot / Affair
This concept, championed by Andrew Carnegie, argued that the wealthy had a moral obligation to use their fortunes to benefit society, often through philanthropy.
Gospel of Wealth
Bonanza Farms
This 1887 law aimed to assimilate Native Americans by dividing tribal lands into individual plots, undermining communal living and leading to a loss of tribal land. Eventually this solidified the reservation system.
Dawes Severalty Act
This author and activist is best known for exposing the U.S. government's broken treaties and mistreatment of Native Americans during the 19th century.
Helen Hunt Jackson
Identify 3 Goals of the Populist Party in the 1890s.
1. Silver-backed currency
2. Nationalization (govt ownership) of railroads
3. Direct election of senators
4. Graduated / progressive income tax
5. Shorter work week
6. Immigration restrictions
These two Republican Party factions, one reform-minded and the other patronage-centered, quarreled over the process in making political appointments.
Half-Breeds and Stalwarts
Known as the "Continental Liar from Maine," this man served as Speaker of the House, U.S. Senator, and lost to Grover Cleveland in the election of 1892.
James G. Blaine
This man, known as the founder and first president of the American Federation of Labor (AFL), was a key figure in the development of organized labor in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Samuel Gompers
WEB Dubois and Ida B. Wells co-founded this civil rights group with the goal to fight against racial discrimination
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
Although this 1876 Democratic presidential candidate won the popular vote, he ultimately lost the presidency to Rutherford B. Hayes as a result of the Compromise of 1877
Samuel Tilden