Transcontinental Railroad
What natural resource provided Plains Indians with food, shelter, tools, and clothing?
Buffalo
Explain what a Robber Baron is.
A person who gets rich because they control a monopoly.
May use corrupt or unfair business practices.
Why did immigrants come to the U.S. during the Gilded Age?
To find jobs and earn more money
Immigrant
People who move from other countries searching for a better life
When did construction on the Transcontinental Railroad START?
1863 (During the Civil War)
What railroad company started in Sacramento, California?
Central Pacific
What industry did Andrew Carnegie control?
Steel
What were tenements?
Overcrowded apartments for immigrants in cities
Monopoly
An industry (railroads, oil, steel) that is owned and controlled by one person or company
When did construction on the Transcontinental Railroad END?
1869
What Railroad Company started in Omaha, Nebraska?
Union Pacific
What industry did J.D. Rockefeller control?
Oil
What did the Chinese Exclusion Act do?
Chinese people could not come to the U.S. for 10 years; could not be citizens
Industry
Part of the economy, or a group of jobs
What mountain range did the Central Pacific pass through?
Sierra Nevada mountains
Describe the challenges that each company faced while building the Transcontinental Railroad. (Central vs. Union)
Central = mountains
Union = Indian attacks
What industry did J.P. Morgan control?
Banking / Finance
How have opinions about immigrants coming to America changed over time?
More inclusive and welcoming
European immigrants first targeted, then target Chinese immigrants
Patent
The rights to an invention; protects your idea
What region did the Union Pacific railroad company pass through?
The Great Plains
What did the Homestead Act offer?
Americans could claim 160 acres of land in the West → led to Westward Expansion
What is the term for the industry controlled by ONE robber baron?
A monopoly
How have American workers responded to immigrants? Give 2 examples.
Mad about their jobs
Burned Chinatowns
Shipped them off on boats and trains
Murdered, no one found guilty
Corruption
Dishonest conduct, lying about what you are doing
Where was the Golden Spike?
Promontory Summit, Utah