Men of Chapter 16
Became president upon the death of his predecessor
Who is Chester Arthur ?
Legislation that expanded congress's power to regulate businesses by making monopolizing illegal
What is the Sherman Antitrust Act ?
court order
Shot 4 months into his presidency and died weeks later
James Garfield
Democratic candidate who won election of 1884
Grover Cleveland
entrepreneur who built the largest steel company in the world
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
legislation that established an independent Civil Service Commission and eliminated much of the spoils system
What is the Pendleton Act ?
literary school that Twain's work reflected
realism
Thomas Edison
ferry business without govt funding
became the leading investment banker in American during the Guilded Age ?
J.P. Morgan
failed strike at Carnegie Steel Company
Homestead Strike
consolidation of an entire segment of an industry
horizontal integration
Cross of Gold speech
William Jennings Bryan
author of the Origin of Species
Who is Charles Darwin?
act that regulated railroads
Interstate commerce Act
system that advocates government regulation or ownership of the means of production
socialism
the idea of natural selection
darwinism
Pen name of the writer whose real name was Samuel L. Clemens. Wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Fin
Who is Mark Twain ?
earliest significant labor union
Knights of Labor
inaccurate name given to the leaders of industry during this time period
robber barrons
improved refining efficiency
Rockefeller