6.2-6.3
Discovery of a precious metal led to this event that resulted in a large migration to the west coast of the United States.
Gold Rush
Groundbreaking invention that allowed for the mass production of steel by blasting hot air through molten iron.
Bessemer Process
Opened in 1892, this first stop of immigrants to the east coast required them to pass rigorous medical examinations and pay a tax before officially entering the U.S.
Ellis Island
Philosophy pioneered by Andrew Carnegie arguing that it is the moral duty of the rich to use their money on philanthropic projects that will aid the less fortunate.
Gospel of Wealth
The right to vote, something women were still fighting to have during the Gilded Age
Suffrage
Completion of this allowed for the shipping of goods over great distances in a much quicker amount of time.
Transcontinental Railroad
This landmark Supreme Court case effectively legalized segregation by declaring "separate but equal accommodations" to be lawful.
Plessy v. Ferguson
The "new" immigrants of this time period, including the "birds of passage" came from these two parts of the European continent
Southern & Eastern Europe
Middle class families moved here for various reasons including the low-cost land, inexpensive rail transportation, and the ability to have grass, privacy, and detached individual houses.
Suburbs
Founder of Hull House and advocate for the good treatment of immigrants.
Jane Addams
Continued settlement on Native American land led to more of the native population being forced to take on the White American culture. A process called this
Assimilation
John D. Rockefeller's company, Standard Oil Trust, controlled 90% of the oil refinery business, effectively making it one of these
Monopoly
Business owners used various methods to discourage the creation of these groups who would try to negotiate for better wages and work conditions.
(Labor) Unions
This law passed by Congress in 1882 restricted immigration in order to help lessen the amount of foreign-born miners coming into the country.
Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)
Pioneer feminist who, along with Susan B. Anthony, founded the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
With the growth of railroads and rapid western settlement motivated by new and valuable resources, came the creation of these small settlements that were promptly vacated when the resources dried up.
Boom Towns
This was the vision of some that the North's modern capitalist values, including the potential for a self-sufficient economy, should make it's way to the rest of the country.
New South
This second national labor union started as a secret society in order to avoid detection, and therefore punishment, by their employers.
Knights of Labor
The growth of the middle class led to an increased focus on leisure time activities like listening to these pioneers in jazz music from New Orleans (Two options)
Jelly Roll Morton
or
Buddy Bolden
This man was one of the most famous heads of a political machine who would give out government jobs in return for loyal support.
Boss Tweed
This act was meant to break up tribal organizations and divide the land into 160 acre plots and established reservations for American Indians
Dawes Act (1887)
This editor of the Atlanta Constitution argued for economic diversity and laissez-faire capitalism in the South.
Henry Grady
Companies such as this railroad company known for a famous workers strike, would create company-owned towns for their employees to live in.
Pullman
Nativists who thought that immigrants would not only take their jobs but also weaken the existing American culture created this anti-Catholic organization.
American Protective Association
Famous New York City political machine that is said to have pocketed about 65% of public building funds through various acts of fraud.
Tammany Hall