Industrialization
led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century and became one of the richest Americans in history.
Andrew Carnegie
largest & most active immigration station in the US. Over 12 million immigrants were processed here.
Ellis Island
African American regiments in the west who were used to protect settlers, secure roads, and often fight against Native Americans.
Buffalo Soldiers
an extreme dislike of immigrants by native born people
Nativism
Person who has become rich through ruthless and corrupt business practices
Robber Baron
Group of Asian immigrants that were not liked. They typically worked in mines, on farms, or in factories (often the garment industry)
Chinese Immigrants
Union Pacific and Central Pacific were hired to build this railroad that stretched more than 688 miles across the US.
First Transcontinental Railroad
a French phrase
meaning “let people do as they choose"
laisses-faire
multi-family apartment buildings found in large cities
tenements
a federal law passed by congress in 1882 that suspended Chinese immigration for 10 years
Chinese Exclusion Act
The government issued these to encourage railroad construction across the Great Plains
Land Grants
What was the process of mass producing steel called?
Bessemer Process
Who is credited with crating the "Safe" electric elevator?
Elisha Otis
Group of European Immigrants (typically Catholic) that flooded into the US and were treated poorly. They typically had to take some of the toughest jobs in the cities or go west looking to farm.
Irish Immigrants
A series of skirmishes/battles that broke out over land between white settlers/US government and Native American Tribes
On December 29, 1890, the U.S. Army surrounded a group of Ghost Dancers near the Pine Ridge reservation of South Dakota. Fierce fighting broke out and 150 Indians were slaughtered. The battle was the last major conflict between the U.S. government and the Plains Indians.
Wounded Knee Massacre
founded in 1869, took a different approach to labor issues. Its leader, Terence Powderly, opposed strikes in favor of boycotts and arbitration, in which a third party helps workers and employers reach an agreement
The Knights of Labor
The law imposed a 50-cent tax on each non-citizen arriving by ship from a foreign port. The ship's owner was responsible for paying the tax, which was deposited into the US Treasury's "immigration fund"
Immigration Act of 1882
June 25, 1876, General George Armstrong Custer led 600 men into a valley, where they were overwhelmed by approximately 3,000 Sioux and Cheyenne warriors led by Crazy Horse
Battle of Little Bighorn
Rockefeller was known as an oil tycoon. He was able to dominate his market quickly and buy out the competition. At one point his company held 90% of the American Oil industry. Eventually it would be forced to break into numerous smaller companies. What was the name of the company?
Standard Oil