Industry (1)
He was the most powerful leader in the steel industry in the late 1800s.
Carnegie
This battle in 1876 was a military victory for Native Americans.
Battle of Little Big Horn
Under this system, supporters of political candidates get rewarded with government jobs and favors.
spoils system
In the 1880s, the United States placed prohibited their immigration to the United States.
Chinese
Both Jacob Riis and Upton Sinclair are examples of these – people who sought to shed light on the problems of society.
muckrakers
The dramatic increase of these showed the inventiveness of Americans in the late 1800s.
patents
The near-extinction of these contributed to the growth of ranching but threatened Native Americans’ way of life.
buffalo
In the Gilded Age, this political party favored higher tariffs and a tight money supply.
Republicans
About one third of the immigrants who came to the United States ultimately did this.
returned home
Jane Addams founded Hull House in inner-city Chicago – a prime example of this movement.
settlement house movement
An oil producer who seeks to own all the businesses needed to make/market her product (oil wells, refineries, ships) is engaging most directly in this.
vertical integration
The last episode of mass violence against Native Americans in the 1800s.
Massacre of Wounded Knee
The Credit Mobilier scandal arose from corruption in this industry.
railroad
Violent persecution in the late 1800s provided a strong motivation for members of this ethnicity to come to the United States.
Jews
This branch of the progressive reform movement sought to apply the teachings of Jesus to society.
the Social Gospel movement
In the 1800s, they were valued as workers because they had small bodies and could be paid low wages.
children
The Carlisle school pursued this policy – an effort to change Native American to white culture.
assimilation
The Pendleton Civil Service Act reduced corruption by requiring many federal job applicants to take these.
exams
Immigrants from here were favored by the Immigration Act of 1924.
north/west Europe
The Hepburn Act (1906) sought to regulate the rates charged by these.
railroads
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was meant to attack these but was largely ineffective at first.
monopolies
This law divided tribal land into private plots, resulting in the loss of much Native American land to whites.
the Dawes Act
French term meaning “leave alone” – refers to a hands-off approach to government.
laissez-faire
This political movement of the Progressive Era was hostile toward immigrants.
nativism
These allow voters to choose the candidates of political parties for office.
primaries