The Gilded Age
Politics
First Names!
Vocabulary
Civil War
100

This time period is named after GOLD, due to the increased wealth in America. 

What is the Gilded age?


100

This introduced protectionist measures that raised tariffs on imports, aiming to protect American industries.

What is the McKinley Tariff of 1890?

100

Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio

Who is Bad Bunny?

100

 The preference for native-born citizens. 

What is Nativism?

100

Time period after the Civil War that attempted to bring the former Confederate states back into the Union.  It failed. 

What is Reconstruction?

200

 Emphasizes minimal government intervention in the economy.

What is Laissez-faire?

200

This aimed to combat corporate monopolies, promoting competition and challenging unfair business practices.

What is the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?

200

Tyler Gregory Okonma

Who is Tyler the Creator?

200

Allowed citizenship for immigrants by birth. 

What is Naturalization?

200

This Amendment abolished slavery. 

What is the 13th Amendment?


300

Advocating for farmers' rights and economic reforms to combat industrialization's effects.

What is the Populist movement?

300

These wielded significant influence over urban governance in the 19th century, often manipulating elections and controlling city services.

What are Political machines?

300

Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.

Who is Snoop Dogg?

300

Limited entries into the United States, for specific nationalities.

What is Exclusion?

300

Famous speech by Abraham Lincoln, that freed the slaves in the South, but only in words.  

What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
400

Was a landmark reform initiated by President Chester A. Arthur, aimed at establishing merit-based hiring practices to combat corruption and improve government efficiency.

What was the Civil Service Act of 1883?

400

He led Tammany Hall, wielding tremendous power in New York City politics. 

Who was Boss Tweed?

400

Peter Gene Hernandez

Who is Bruno Mars?

400

Housed multiple families in single room apartments, often with no windows or air circulation, making them a breeding ground for disease. 

What are Tenements?

400

Slavery, states' rights, and economic differences.

What are causes of the Civil War?

500

Established in 1887, was the first federal agency aimed at regulating railroad rates and practices.

Was is the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)?

500

This rewarded supporters with government jobs and contracts.

What is Patronage?

500

Meghan Elizabeth Wren

Who is Raye?

500

Women played crucial roles in social change movements.

What is Women’s Activism?

500

This Union General, marched to the sea, creating a patch of horrible destruction in his wake.  

Who was William Tecumseh Sherman?