Labor
violent 1894 railway workers' strike led by Eugene V. Debs and spread nationwide
production of goods in large numbers through the use of machinery and assembly lines
mass production
This Industrialist is known for dominating the steel industry
Andrew Carnegie
official rights given by the government to an inventor for the exclusive right to develop, use, and sell an invention for a set period of time
Patent
This ended slavery in America
13th Amendment
1892 strike against Carnegie's steelworks in Homestead, Pennsylvania
Homestead Strike
small factories where employees have to work long hours under poor conditions for little pay
sweatshops
This Industrialist is known for dominating the oil industry
Rockefeller
company recognized as a legal unit that has rights and liabilities separate from each of its members
Corporation
This gave Black Americans the right to vote
15th amendment
1886 labor-related protest in Chicago which ended in deadly violence
Haymarket Square Riot
Cities grew rapidly during the industrial era because
workers came to cities looking for jobs
The most important invention of Thomas Edison
Lightbulb
first federal agency monitoring business operations, created in 1887 to oversee interstate railroad procedures
Interstate Commerce Commission
This goal of this act was to force Native Americans to give up their tribal identities and assimilate into White culture.
Dawes Act
process in which employers negotiate with labor unions about hours, wages, and other working conditions
Collective Bargaining
Railroads were important to the growth of Industry because
They transported goods and raw materials more efficiently
people who build and manage businesses or enterprises in order to make a profit, often risking their own money and livelihoods
Entrepreneurs
1890 law banning any trust that restrained interstate trade or commerce, the law was ineffective
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Practitioners preached that the ritual would banish white settlers and return the buffalo to the Plains
Ghost Dance
Labor unions formed in the industrial era because workers wanted
better pay and better working conditions
These factors led the rapid industrialization of American during the late 1800's
Abundant natural resources and Labor supply
This industrialist was the partner of Andrew Carnegie and survived an assassination attempt
Henry Frick
system of theory under which the means of production are publicly controlled and regulated rather than owned by individuals
Socialism
After the Civil War, this group insisted that the Confederates had committed crimes and needed to be punished
Radical Republicans