The Wild, Wild West
This law divided Native American tribal lands into individual holdings in an attempt to assimilate them into American society
What is the Dawes Act?
This industrialist used horizontal integration to dominate the oil industry.
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
The Populist Party wanted to increase inflation by supporting the unlimited coinage of this metal
What is silver?
This reformer founded Hull House to help immigrants in urban areas.
Who is the Jane Addams??
This infamous New York political boss led Tammany Hall and controlled city politics through corruption
Who is Boss Tweed?
African Americans who fled the violence of the Reconstruction/Jim Crow South to start new lives in Kansas were called this.
Who were the Exodusters?
Andrew Carnegie’s belief that the wealthy should use their fortunes to benefit society was called this
What is the Gospel of Wealth?
This speech by William Jennings Bryan supported free silver and criticized the gold standard.
What is the "Cross of Gold" speech?
Teddy Roosevelt was known by this nickname for breaking up monopolies and trusts.
What is the Trust Buster?
Labor unions formed in response to these two main problems faced by industrial workers.
What are low wages and dangerous working conditions?
The disappearance of this animal played a key role in forcing Native Americans onto reservations
What is the buffalo?
Business leaders who were seen as ruthless competitors and monopolists were given this negative nickname
What are robber barons?
Farmers in the late 19th century sought government regulation of this industry, which controlled shipping rates and affected their profits
What is the railroad industry?
The Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act were passed after the publication of this book
What is The Jungle?
This person was a famous muckraker who photographed and exposed the awful living conditions of tenement buildings
Who is Jacob Riis?
These "wars" ended Native American resistance and marked the loss of their land and traditional way of life.
What are the American Indian Wars?
This governmental economic philosophy, supported by Republican policies after the Civil War, generally benefited Northern industrialists
What is laissez-faire capitalism
Mechanized farming equipment changed agricultural production in the 1880s and 1890s, leading to this economic challenge for farmers
What are overproduction and falling crop prices?
The Square Deal was Teddy Roosevelt’s plan that focused on these three areas, also known as the "Three C’s."
What are control corporations, conserve resources, and consumer protection?
Many immigrants in the late 19th century settled closely in urban areas and formed these
Ethnic communities/enclaves
The rise in exports from the West Coast was due to this development, which expanded farmers' access to national and international markets
What is the expansion of the railroad network?
The government often sided with these groups over labor unions in the late 1800s.
What are big businesses?
Farmers' oppression from and dislike of the Gold Standard led to the Populist Party support of this
What is Bi-metalism?
This term refers to policies that favored native-born Americans over immigrants, as seen in signs that read, "Help Wanted – Irish Need Not Apply."
What is nativism?
In 1882, this legislation restricted the immigration of Chinese laborers into the United States of America
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?