Political
During the Gilded Age, this group was most affected by the Dawes Act and white settlement of the Great Plains.
American Indians
Lack of regulation by the gov't during the gilded age led to these problems.
monopolies; consumers being taken advantage of; rising prices/declining quality; companies using unfair/uncompetitive or criminal tactics
Industrialization led to the growth of urban areas, which are also called _____
cities
This group opposed immigration during the Gilded Age.
Nativists
This era of U.S. history was characterized by the expansion of big business, the rise of labor unions, and increasing industrialization, immigration and urbanization
Gilded Age
Name of Mark Twain's book talking about shiny surfaces hiding the yuck underneath.
The Gilded Age
This industry made westward expansion possible, gave farmers cheap access to new markets and grew as a result of increased industrialization.
Railroads
This law encouraged human settlement of the Great Plains.
Homestead Act
Name the primary port in New York of entry for immigrants during the Gilded Age
Ellis Island
This invention allowed factories to stay open longer and increased overall productivity.
Light Bulb
Law passed that made it illegal to form a trust or monopoly
Sherman Antitrust Act
Factory workers joined these organizations to fight for better wages and better work conditions.
Labor Unions
Name A "pro" of industrialization.
created jobs; increased production; cheap products; money given back to community
what is social darwinism
explained social class in industrial age - the rich are more fit than those who are poor, so they deserve the wealth
Rich people who donate money to charity to help the poor. What is a philanthropist?
Rich people who donate money to charity to help the poor.
"Complete lack of government control of regulation - "hands off"
Laizzes-faire
Growth of this industry led to the cultural decline of Great Plains American Indians, growth of the meatpacking industry, refrigerated railroad cars and barbed wire.
Cattle Industry
This region is located between the Midwest and Rocky Mountains and had land ideal for farming. As a result, large numbers of people settled here during the Gilded Age.
Great Plains
What is the "Gospel of Wealth"
Andrew Carnegie's belief that its the duty of the wealthy to give money to help the poor.
Man who would see to it that kerosene and other oil products would be available and affordable to all. Later would grow Standard Oil company possibly too large and drive out all competitors.
John D. Rockefeller
A situation in an industry where a single company completely owns or completely controls the marketplace.
Monopoly
Industrialists such as Carnegie, Rockefeller, Morgan, and Vanderbilt used this economic system to amass huge fortunes during the Gilded Age.
free enterprise
African American soldiers whose job was to kill buffalos for the railroads.
Exodusters
Name one of the 3 primary ports of entry for immigrants during the Gilded Age
Ellis Island(New York), Angel Island(San Francisco), Galveston Island(Texas)
This idea proposed that rich men are “trustees” of their wealth and should administer it for the good of the public.(Andrew Carnegie)
“The Gospel of Wealth” (1889)