Key Terms
This station processed immigrants coming into the United States at New York.
Ellis Island
What is it called when young kids have to work in factories to help support their families?
Child Labor
Who invented the lightbulb?
Thomas Edison
What does Laissez-Faire mean?
hands off
Urbanization is mass migration from ________ areas to _________ areas.
Rural to Urban
What term describes donating a library, donating/funding a school, donating to a children's hospital, donating to a charity
philanthropy
Name one labor union that advocated for workers rights during the Gilded Age.
1. American Federation of Labor
or
2. Knights of Labor
What is the process that made steelmaking much cheaper and faster?
Bessemer Steel Process
What is it called when there is a lack of competition for a product or service?
A monopoly
What were the cheap, overcrowded apartments called that had no amenities like running water, plumbing or heat?
Tenement Houses
What is the name of the island in San Francisco Bay that a lot of immigrants came through?
Angel Island
What was the major railroad strike and boycott that disrupted rail traffic in the midwest during this time?
The Pullman Strike
How were workers affected by the invention of the light bulb?
They were able to work efficiently at night (aka longer work hours)
What is it called when a the economy of a country transitions from one based on agriculture to one based on manufacturing?
Industrialization
Developments in urban tranist allowed workers more __________ ___ _______________.
flexibility in employment
Was the wealth gap large or small during the Gilded Age?
Large
What were two things that workers unions were asking for during this time?
What law was passed that prohibited Chinese workers from immigrating to the United States for 10 years?
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
What is a benefit of the free-enterprise system?
Increased competition among producers leading to innovation, efficiency and lower prices.
What was one bad/corrupt thing that "Boss Tweed" did?
Answers may vary. Rigging elections, bribing people, stealing money
What is the idea that native-born people are superior to non-native born, immigrants.
Nativism
What was the deadly confrontation/riot that occurred between police and labor protestors in Chicago in 1886 called?
Haymarket Riot
What positive contributions did Andrew Carnagie, founder of US Steel, make to society?
He donated money to support libraries, museums and schools.
How were monopolies bad for the free-enterprise system during the Gilded Age?
They elminated competition which led to high prices and corruption.
What is one reason for the expansion of political machines during the gilded age?
Local governments could not keep up with the rapid influx of immigrants.