The Gilded Age, pt. I
A type of business that processes raw materials in factories.
When a single company has near or total control over an industry.
monopoly
After treaties between the Federal Government and various Indian tribes, land would be set aside for Native American inhabitance known as the:
reservation system
The massacre of Sioux tribe members by the U.S. Seventh Cavalry regiment in 1890; Chief Sitting Bull was killed during the attack.
Wounded Knee Massacre
U.S. naval ship that exploded in Havana Harbor beginning the Spanish-American War.
U.S.S. Maine
The period of time after the Civil War characterized by economic prosperity for most of the country.
'Gilded Age'
Wealthy men of industry who used their influence in order to gain political and economic advantages.
robber barons
The American commander of the ill-fated Seventh U.S. Cavalry.
General George A. Custer
An island nation ruled by a Queen that fell into American control in the late 19th century.
Hawaii
Famous battle on a hill between the Rough Riders and Spanish forces in Cuba.
Battle of San Juan Hill
A very strong type of metal that was developed in the late 19th century.
steel
John D. Rockefeller
The Native American Sioux war leader that assisted in the defeat of the U.S. Seventh Cavalry.
Crazy Horse
The spread of American economic, military and political power beyond its borders.
American Imperialism
Future president of the United States, Assistant Sec. of the Navy and Spanish-American War hero.
Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt
The meeting of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads created this important railway.
Transcontinental Railroad
A robber baron who kidnapped a Canadian investor, nearly causing a major international incident between the U.S. and Canada.
Jay Gould
The Battle of Little Big Horn
President of the United States during the Spanish-American War of 1898.
William McKinley
Along with Guam, this large Pacific Island nation was captured from Spain by the United States in 1898.
Philippines
Andrew Carnegie
Someone who gives their wealth toward charitable causes.
philanthropist
An Apache warrior who successfully fought the U.S. army for many years before being successfully captured in 1886.
Geronimo
A powerful agricultural giant/planter, this American took control of Hawaii from Queen Liliuokalani in 1893.
Sanford Dole
Journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration; it became very prominent before and during the Spanish American War
Yellow Journalism