Closing the West
This animal was slaughtered to near extinction during the Gilded Age.
Bison :(
The king of the Oil Industry during the Industrial Revolution.
John D. Rockefeller
Industry
The east coast immigration center and the west coast immigration center.
Ellis Island and Angel Island
The most famous political machine in New York
Tammany Hall
The government policy towards Native Americans during the Gilded Age.
Reservations, assimilation
King of Steel during the Gilded Age
Andrew Carnegie
The first major labor union in the United States.
Knights of Labor
An extreme dislike for immigrants by *native-born people and a desire to limit immigration
Nativism
Segregation was legal as long as facilities were 'separate but equal'.
This act allowed anyone to receive land in the west as long as they could pay a $10 filing fee
The Homestead Act
Government economic policy during the Gilded Age
Laisseze Faire
The Big Business who controlled farmers because of farmers dependence on transporting their crops to distant markets.
Railroads
First significant law restricting immigration into the United States.
Chinese Exclusion Act
What factors gave rise to the Populist Party (People's Party).
Farmers were stuck in a cycle of debt. They blamed the railroad companies, banking industry, and the money policy. They wanted to advocate for change.
This ritualistic Native American dance movement promised the return of traditional Native American way of life. It led to the death of Sitting Bull.
The Ghost Dance Movement
Explain the difference between vertical integration and horizontal integration business activities.
Vertical integration- buying out the means of production.
Horizontal integration- buying out the competition.
An example of the justification of wealth created by a small group of people despite the majority of people living in poverty.
Gospel of Wealth or Social Darwinism
What the pros and cons of ethnic enclaves?
Pros- Provided immigrants with community and support.
Cons- Slowed assimilation in American culture and were a target for nativism
This act promised Native Americans land and citizenship if they gave up their traditional communal living.
The Dawes Act
This 'paper tiger' legislation was meant to stop monopolies, but instead was used to stop union activity.
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
An example of a conflict between labor and management that took place at Andrew Carnegie's Steel Plant.
What is the Homestead Strike
Why did immigrants join political machines?
Political machines provided small favors and enfranchisement for immigrants.
This act ended the Spoils System. The act mandates that most positions within the federal government should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political patronage.
Pendleton Civil Service Act