The man who is credited for expanding the American Steel industry
100
The Knights of Labor
An American Labor organization that rejected socialism but demanded an 8 hour day
100
Ellis Island
The checkpoint immigrants to the US had to use in New York
100
Grange 1867
The oldest American agricultural advocacy group with a national scope
100
The Populist party
A party formed on behalf of the the farmers and went under the name The People's Party
200
Samuel Gompers
Founded the American Federation of Labor
200
The Great Railroad strike 1877
A strike that did not allow the passing of trains because of a wage cut
200
Assimilation
The act of adopting cultural and language backgrounds when coming to a new country
200
Granger Laws
A set of laws promoted by the The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry
200
Omaha Platform
The party program adopted by the Peoples party
300
J.P Morgan
Was the man who arranged the merge between Edison General Electronics and Thompson Houston Electric Company. He was very important In the steel industry. He also stopped the Panic of 1907
300
Haymarket Square 1886
A protest that turned into a riot because of a bomb that was thrown at the police
300
The Morrill Land-Grant Acts 1862 1890
Also known as the College Grant Act
300
Farmers' Alliance
An organized Agrarian economic movement among American farmers
300
The Gold standard
Where the monetary system was based on the fixed quantity of Gold
400
Eugene V. Debs
Was involved in the Pullman strike and later ran as a Socialist candidate for President of The United states
400
Homestead strike 1892
A strike that turned into a battle between strikers and private security agents
400
Old Immigrants
Immigrants from western Europe who came to the US more frequently before the Civil War
400
The Colored Farmers' Alliance 1886
Formed for the colored farmers of 1886
400
Free Silver
a political movement that promoted the free coinage of silver
500
Henry George
Started the progressive movement known as Georgism which is that people own their own property but that resources an opportunity are owned by the community
500
The Industrial Workers of the World
an organization co-founded by Mother Jones and given the nickname "Wobblies"
500
New immigrants
Immigrants who came to the US from Eastern Europe and came more frequently during the Gilded age
500
Las Gorras Blancas 1889
nicknamed the white caps in English
500
William Jennings Bryan
Ran for president but lost to the Republican candidate William Mckinley