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Gilded Age Legislation
Early America
100
founder of Standard Oil
who is John D. Rockefeller?
100
This created a massive westward migration to California in 1849 after it's discovery a year earlier
What is gold or California Gold Rush?
100
Anti-Immigrant political group
What is The Know Nothings?
100
Prohibited Chinese and Korean immigrants from entering the US
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
100
instead of a popular election, the U.S. president is elected through this
What is the Electoral College?
200
the type of monopoly when someone owns everything from the raw materials, to manufacturing, and distribution.
What is vertical integration?
200
This act resulted in mass migration to the West by giving out 160 acres to settlers who agreed to farm land for 5 years
What is the Homestead Act?
200
This political party supported farmers issues and pushed for bimetalism
What is the Populist Party?
200
Act that gave the railroad the support of the federal government and allowed for rapid westward expansion
What is Pacific Railway Act?
200
supporters of the Constitution during the Constitutional Convention. Group
What are the Federalists?
300
the belief that those who are rich are more fit than those who are poor
What is Social Darwinism?
300
Colorado settlers brutally massacred 400 Native Americans at this battle
What is the Chivington Massacre?
300
deal between Japan and the U.S. to ban immigration
What is the Gentlemen's Agreement?
300
This act made any attempt to restrict trade illegal. It's wording was ambiguous, which allowed it to be used against both monopolies and trade unions.
What is the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?
300
This Supreme Court Justice greatly expanded federal power
Who is John Marshall?
400
One of the first labor unions which organized all workers including African-Americans and women. It was founded by Terence V. Powderly
What is the Knights of Labor?
400
This act reduced the amount of land Native Americans had
What is the Dawes Act?
400
A socialist leader that founded the Wobbies or Industrial Workers of the World. He was arrested for participating in strikes
Who is Eugene Debs?
400
Attempted to reform the spoils system by hiring federal employees based on merit
What is Pendleton Civil Service Reform?
400
these types of powers allowed for the creation of the National Bank. They are found in the necessary and proper clause
What are implied powers?
500
This strike resulted in mass violence when a bomb was thrown. Several anarchists were arrested and popular opinion turned away from unions
What is the Haymarket Square Riot?
500
the last standoff between Native Americans and settlers in the West?
What is Wounded Knee?
500
This piece of legislation ensured that most immigrants to the US were Western Europeans
What is the Quota Act or National Origins Act?
500
First piece of legislation that sought to regulate an industry. targeted the railroads
What is the Interstate Commerce Act?
500
solution which made Congress bicameral and gave each state 2 seats in the Senate and based representation in the House on population
What is the Great Compromise?