6.2-6.4
Westward Expansion & "New South"
Westward Expansion & "New South"
This became a national park in 1890, several years after the dedication of the first national park in 1872
Yosemite
British man who discovered that blasting air through molten iron produced high-quality steel.
Henry Bessemer
These two categories describe the reasons that immigration increased during the Gilded Age.
Push & Pull Factors
Proposed by Carnegie, this argued that the wealthy had a moral responsibility to carry out projects of civic philanthropy to help other members of society to better themselves and, in turn, improve society.
Gospel of Wealth
Supporters of paper money formed a new political party called this.
Greenback Party
This encouraged the farming of the Great Plains by offering 160 acres of public land free to any family that settled on it for a period of at least 5 years.
Homestead Act
Prevailing economic, scientific, and religious belief of the late 19th century that led people to reject government regulation of business.
Laissez-faire
One of the most famous political machines run by Boss Tweed.
Tammany Hall
This concept borrowed from Germany became popular and reflected the growing interest in early-childhood education.
Kindergarten
This prohibited any "contract, combination, in the form of a trust or otherwise, or conspiracy in restraint of trade or commerce"
Sherman Antitrust Act
He promoted the growing of crops such as peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans, which helped to shift southern agriculture from being dependent entirely on cotton.
George Washington Carver
This is the process through which one company takes control of all stages of making a product.
Vertical Integration
These apartment buildings constructed with open ventilation shafts in the center to provide windows for each room, were extremely overcrowded and filthy promoting the spread of deadly diseases.
Dumbbell Tenements
He was the first African American to receive a doctorate from Harvard and advocated for racial equality, integrated schools, and equal access to higher education for African Americans.
W.E.B. Du Bois
Winner of the 1896 presidential race who was considered the first modern president and took the US from being relatively isolated to becoming a major player in international affairs.
William McKinley
She was the editor of Memphis Free Speech, a Black newspaper and actively campaigned against lynching and Jim Crow laws.
Ida B. Wells
This organization divided the U.S. into four time zones.
American Railroad Association.
In an effort to protect mining jobs from going to "foreign-born miners", Congress passed this act, which restricted immigration and was not fully lifted until 1965.
Chinese Exclusion Act
Pen name for Samuel L. Clemens. He became the first great realist author.
Mark Twain
Name of William Jennings Bryan's speech that earned him the Democratic nomination for the 1896 Presidential race
"Cross of Gold"
This Platform was started by a national organization of farmers and called for significant reforms such as direct election of senators, lower tariff rates, and a new, federally regulated banking system.
Ocala Platform
This was a precursor to Amazon, one of the first mail-order companies who would ship goods to rural customers that people ordered from the company's catalog.
Sears, Roebuck and Co.
This tactic for defeating unions is described as the act of closing a factory to break a labor movement before it could get organized.
Lockout
She tried to further the temperance movement by raiding saloons and smashing barrels of beer with a hatchet.
Carry A. Nation
This notorious construction company used to bribe government officials and pocket huge profits
Credit Mobilier