Industrialization and the Economy
This raw material was crucial for powering textile factories, steel mills, and railways
Coal
These people were "in charge" of cities. An un-elected leader who operates a political machine.
Party Bosses
This person consolidated railroad lines from New York city to Chicago & built Grand Central Stanton (Hint: He has a University named after him.)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Who were the Progressives?
Middle-class reformers seeking to fix political, social, and economic problems.
Movement by farmers.
Granger or Grange
How did the Civil War contribute to future economic growth in the U.S.?
It stimulated industrial production, expanded railroads, modernized finance, and accelerated industrial capitalism.
This cities population went from 300,000 in 1870 to over 1.5 million by 1900, which made it one of the fastest-growing cities in the world.
Chicago
This person believed in the Gospel of Wealth. Owned Steel companies.
Andrew Carnegie
What was the aim of regulating private corporations?
To protect consumers and promote fair competition.
Which Progressive woman founded Hull House
What was one key benefit of the railroad network to the U.S. economy by 1900?
It connected national markets, lowered transportation costs, and encouraged westward expansion.
The name of New York's Democratic political machine
Tammany Hall
This man was a part of the Oil industry. He had a monopoly over it.
Rockefeller
What business practices did Progressives want to regulate?
Monopolies, trusts, price fixing, unsafe labor practices.
Worked to end child labor.
The National Child Labor Committee
This is the process that Andrew Carnegie used to mass-produce steel.
Bessemer Process
What was one of the primary causes of the Panic of 1873?
Speculative railroad expansion and a lack of a regulated national banking system.
Investment Banker. (The monopoly man is based off of him.)
J.P. Morgan
A Wisconsin Govenor who pushed for each political party to have a primary election.
Robert La Follete
Worked for a total ban on alcohol.
Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) and the Anti-Saloon League
This was the U.S. Governments policy towards businesses.
Laissez-Faire
What major reform was created after the Panic of 1907?
The Federal Reserve System (1913)
A captain of industry in Florida with the Railroads. (Hint: There is a college named after him AND a road)
Henry Flagler
By 1900, these states granted women the right to vote. Prior to the ratification of the 19th amendment.
Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, and Colorado
Roosevelt felt the government should try to balance the needs of all the groups in American society. This was his proposal.
Square Deal