Western Expansion Post Civil War
This act, passed in 1862, granted 160 acres of land to anyone who would settle and improve it for five years.
What is the Homestead Act?
This man was known for his control over the steel industry and later became one of the wealthiest individuals in the U.S.
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
This major city became the most populous in the U.S. by the late 1800s due to the rapid growth of industry and immigration.
What is New York City?
Negative factors from which people flee their home country and positive attractions of the adopted country.
What are Push and Pull Factors?
This party, formed in the 1890s, represented farmers and laborers and sought to address issues such as the gold standard and railroad monopolies.
What is the Populist Party (People's Party)?
This famous route helped settlers move westward and was used for the Pony Express in the mid-1800s.
What is the Oregon Trail?
This term describes the practice of a single company controlling an entire industry, often eliminating competition.
What is a monopoly?
These were the first types of tall buildings made possible by the development of steel-frame construction and elevators.
What are skyscrapers?
This law, passed in 1882, banned immigrants from this Asian country from entering the U.S.
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
This movement's platform called for the free coinage of silver to increase the money supply and help farmers in debt.
What is the Free Silver Movement?
This Native American leader led a rebellion against U.S. Army forces in the late 1870s after his tribe was forced onto a reservation.
Who is Sitting Bull?
This man is famous for his role in creating the Standard Oil Company, which eventually became a monopoly.
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
This movement sought to improve the living conditions in rapidly growing urban areas, focusing on improving conditions for immigrants.
What is the Settlement House Movement?
Immigrants from Europe tended to come through this a major port of entry to the U.S.
What is Ellis Island?
This Populist leader ran for president in 1896, advocating for the free coinage of silver and other reforms.
Who is William Jennings Bryan?
The completion of this rail line in 1869 connected the eastern and western United States.
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
This economic philosophy, which was popular during the Gilded Age, argued that government should not interfere in the economy.
What is laissez-faire capitalism?
This political machine was known for controlling much of New York City politics during the late 19th century, often using corruption and patronage to maintain power.
What is Tammany Hall?
Many immigrants settled in these areas of cities where they could speak their native languages and find support from fellow immigrants.
What are ethnic enclaves?
This law, passed in 1890, aimed to curb the power of monopolies and prevent unfair business practices.
What is the Sherman Antitrust Act?
This massacre in 1890 marked one of the last major confrontations between the U.S. Army and Native Americans, resulting in the death of over 150 Sioux.
What is the Wounded Knee Massacre?
Created by Carnegie, this philosophy argued that the wealthy had a moral responsibility to carry out projects of civic philanthropy to help other members of society to better themselves and improve society.
What is the "Gospel of Wealth"?
To increase profits, landlords divided up inner-city housing into small windowless rooms called this.
What are Tenements?
The prevailing view in the 19th and early 20th centuries was the United States was this, immigrant groups quickly shed old-world characteristics in order to become successful citizens in the U.S.
What is The Melting Pot?
The greater a person's income, the higher the % of the tax on his or her income.
What is the Graduated Income Tax (16th Amendment)?