Robber Barons and Captains of Industry
event in Chicago in 1886 led to a decline in labor union support due to violence and anarchist associations after a bomb was thrown into the square
Haymarket Strike
strike at a steel plant in Pennsylvania resulted in a violent battle between workers and private security forces
Homestead Strike
Asian immigrants were processed at this West Coast facility, known for harsh conditions.
Angel Island
type of business strategy, used by Rockefeller, involved controlling all steps of production
vertical integration
Material that homesteaders on the great plains used to build their homes
sod
This businessman controlled the oil industry with his company, Standard Oil.
John D. Rockefeller
This 1894 strike against the Pullman Company was crushed by federal troops
Pullman Strike
law offered 160 acres of land to settlers willing to farm and improve it for five years, 21 year old
Homestead Act of 1862
term for African Americans who moved west to escape racial violence in the South
Exodusters
invention by Alexander Graham Bell transformed communication in the late 1800s
telephone
made his fortune by consolidating and controlling railroads and shipping
Vanderbilt
This powerful labor union, led by Samuel Gompers, fought for better wages and working conditions
American Federation of Labor
This 1868 event, when Native Americans and U.S. forces clashed, is known for the defeat of General George Custe
Battle of Little Bighorn
political party, supported by farmers, pushed for the free coinage of silver
populist party
economic philosophy did the U.S. government often follow, allowing businesses to operate with little regulation
laissez faire capitalism
Workers in company towns were often paid in these, which could only be used in company-owned stores, leading to limited freedom for workers
company scrip
factory workers lived in these overcrowded, unsanitary apartment buildings in cities
This term describes business owners who exploited workers, including figures like Rockefeller and Carnegie.
tenements
Robber Barons
government policy forced Native Americans onto reservations, limiting their traditional way of life
The Dawes General Allotment Act
To justify their wealth, many robber barons embraced this philosophy that claimed the rich were naturally superio
social darwinism
law was passed in 1890 to limit monopolies and prevent anti-competitive business practices
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
wealthy club, whose members included Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick, owned the dam that collapsed
South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club
This labor leader, associated with the American Railway Union, was jailed after the Pullman Strike
Eugene V. Debs
The construction of this innovation helped contribute to the decline of the cattle drive and the growth of more settled ranching communities.
barbed wire
Marx argued that history is driven by conflict between these two classes.
The bourgeoisie (capitalist class) and the proletariat (working class)
In what year did the devastating Johnstown Flood occur?
Approximately how many people lost their lives in the Johnstown Flood?
What man-made structure failed, causing the flood?
1889
over 2,000
South Fork Dam