Key Terms
Positive term to describe leading industrialist and businessmen during the Gilded Age.
What is Captains of Industry
American government passed this act to prevent Chinese immigrants from coming to America
What is Chinese Exclusion Act
The area of the world that a majority of immigrants on the East Coast came from.
What is Europe
The major issue in American government during the Gilded Age.
What is Corruption
What were some responses to immigration
**Teacher decision**
Negative term to describe industrialist and businessmen during the Gilded Age.
What is Robber Baron.
The strike that occurred due to low wages and high rent. Occurred across 27 different states.
What is Pullman Strike
The area of the world where the majority of people on the west coast came from.
What is Asia (Most from China)
The political party that promoted workforce changes and supported farmers.
What is Populist Party
What was the Populist Party and why was it important during the Gilded Age?
**Multiple responses**
When a company has complete control over a product, region, or both. Eliminates all other competition.
What is Trust/Monopoly
The strike that occurred at Carnegie's steel company due to Henry Frick after he cut wages.
What is Homestead Strike
The Irish were disliked by Americans because they practiced this form of Christianity.
What is Catholicism
Actions taken by government to try and fix the corruption.
What is Reform
Biggest issue in American Government and how it became a problem (specifically using the term for the system)
Spoils System and people appointed through use of bribes, persuasion, and knowing people in power rather than skill and honesty
When people travel from one country to another.
What is Immigration
The riot that occurred after a peaceful protest to advocate for 8 hour work days was bombed by an anarchist.
What is Haymarket Riots
The Chinese primarily worked on these types of jobs.
What is Railroads
The political party that had not been elected in over 20 years since the American Civil War (1860s)
What is Democratic Party
Who was Andrew Carnegie? Why was he important to the Gilded Age?
A Scottish immigrant who became a wealthy philanthropist (used his wealth to help his community). He created a steel company in Pittsburgh and was an active industrialist that helped the American economy grow.
When people are focused on acquiring wealth and displaying wealth. Spending wealth to acquire luxurious items
What is Greed/Materialism.
The first labor union to form. A secretive group of skilled laborers advocating for better pay and safety at job sites.
What is Knights of Labor
The term used to describe when government prioritizes the well-being and interests of native-born citizens over immigrants.
What is Nativism
What is The Spoils System
Why is the Gilded Age described as "gilded?" (Gilded- a gold tinsel or plate that covers something)
Because although America on the outside looked good and "gilded" in a Golden age, underneath there was a lot of bad things going on. (I.e. Chinese exclusion, corruption in government, unsafe and unfair working conditions)