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A plan under which Native Americans would give up their beliefs and way of life and become part of the white culture
Assimilation
The most important resource to Native American life
The buffalo
This new technique forced air into molten iron to create steel
The Bessemer Process
This western port had a much more strict inspection process prior to entering the United States
Angel Island
This president set up a commission to investigate customhouses which uncovered deep patronage
Rutherford B. Hayes
The theory that the strongest companies will survive because of their owners hard work and dedication
Social Darwinism
This battle ended the Indian wars
The Battle of Wounded Knee
This was used to mark the end of the first transcontinental railroad
A golden spike
The founder of the Hull House and influential member of the Social Gospel movement
Jane Addams
This president spent a very short time in office due to his assassination
James Garfield
A mixture of people of different cultures and races who blended together
The melting pot
This offered 160 acres of land to any head of household
The Homestead Act
This monopolist employed vertical and horizontal integration to gain his empire
Andrew Carnegie
Safer water in large cities became more readily available with the introduction of these new methods
Filtration and chlorination
This former Stalwart turned reformer after his inauguration in1881
Chester Arthur
An organized group that controlled activities of a political party
political machine
This election ended the Populist Party
The Election of 1896
This riot ended the Knights of Labor union
The Haymarket Affair
This scandal cost taxpayers 13 million dollars for a project to build a courthouse
The Tweed Ring
This was the first Democratic President in 28 years
Grover Cleveland
This gave federal land to the states to help finance agricultural colleges
The Morrill Act
Cowboys took many themes of their own lives from this Mexican term meaning cowboy
Vaquero
This is the place of the worlds first research lab (city and state)
Menlo Park, New Jersey
This man coined the term "Gilded Age" in his satirical novel
Mark Twain
This man assassinated President James Garfield
Charles Guiteau