Native Americans
treaty/treaties
What does the word "Gilded" mean?
Covered in gold
Which Island did many European immigrants enter the U.S. ?
Ellis Island
This invention by Alexander Graham Bell improved communication.
Telephone
Workers organized into these groups to fight for better wages and conditions.
Labor Unions
What was the term used to displace native Americans and encourage migration?
Westward Expansion
Who is known as a “trust buster”?
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
Most “new immigrants” of the late 1800s came from
Germany, England, Ireland
These natural resources helped fuel industrial growth in the U.S.
Coal and Iron
This law (1890) was designed to break up monopolies.
Sherman Antitrust Act/Law
What was the Dawes Act?
a federal law passed in 1887 to break up Native American tribal lands and encourage Native Americans to adopt white American farming practices and culture.
What is a Robber Baron?
A business leader who gained wealth through unfair or unethical practices, often harming workers, consumers, or competitors.
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was significant because it
was the first major law restricting immigration based on nationality
This industry expanded rapidly and connected markets across the country.
Railroads
This Law was designed to regulate the railroad industry
Interstate Commerce Act
What was the name of the school that required forced assimilation on Native Americans?
Carlise Indian School
What is a Captain of Industry?
A business leader whose innovations and investments helped grow the American economy and improved society.
As people entered Ellis Island, What had to be done before entering the U.S. ?
Checked for diseases, specifically eyes being checked
Immigrants were important to industrialization because they provided this.
Labor
One major demand of workers during the Gilded Age was this shorter work schedule.
8- hour work day
This reformer supported Native American assimilation through education, including boarding schools
Richard Henry Pratt?
Name 4 Wealthy Businessmen of the time?
Rockefeller, Carnegie, Gould, Vanderbilt, J.P. Morgan
Immigration led to the ________ of cities.
Urbanization
A company that controls an entire industry is called this.
A monopoly
This tactic was used when workers refused to work until demands were met.