Early Gilded Age
Immigration
Robber Barons
Unions & Politics
Inventions
100
What was the importance of the Transcontinental Railroad?
Goods were able to be shipped faster from coast to coast and it helped with settling out west and through the great plains.
100
What is nativism?
belief that native born people should be treated better than immigrants.
100
What is a Robber Baron & why were they called that?
negative term given to the leaders of industry like Carnegie or Rockefeller who were considered by the poor working population to be greedy, manipulative, and were keeping other people from achieving the same level of success.
100
What did unions do when they protested for extra pay and better working conditions?
(One word)
Strikes
100
What invention allowed people to see at night, & how did it change labor in the Gilded Age?
Lightbulb, made people able to work through the night
200
Growth of cities due to an influx of people
Urbanization
200
What was Assimilation?
The act of a minority culture comes to be like the majority culture.
200
What is monopolies?
exclusive control by one company over an entire industry
200
What is a Political Machine?
A corrupt & powerful group that bribed immigrants for votes, sometimes using voter fraud.
200
Allowed for long distance communication without a delay & was invented by Alexander Graham Bell
Telephone
300
What was laissez-faire and how was it used?
It meant "hands off" and that govt would stay out of businesses. So child labor and immigratns were at an all time high.
300
Tenements were used for?
Single-family buildings divided into multiple living spaces. Often narrow, low-rise apartments, the rooms were built "railroad style" which meant rooms without windows and poor ventilation.(no air flow)
Many were overcrowded and lacked indoor plumbing.
300
What is a Philanthropy ?
A fancy word for Charity.
Robber barons like Carnegie gave away their money when they were older. Carnegie donated libraries.
300
Who is this, and what did he do?
Boss Tweed, a political boss who bribed immigrants for votes with money & favors
300
Industrial Age Machines were powered by this & it made factories much more efficient
Electricity
400
What was the Dawes Act?
An act that took land from native Americans & gave it to white settlers
400
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
a set of laws that barred Chinese immigration for 10 years and prevented Chinese already in the country from becoming citizens.
400
What was the name of the book Carnegie wrote asking millionaires to donate their money?
Gospel of Wealth
400
What is a Union?
A group advocating for more rights & protection for workers
400
Invention that made traveling with supplies & people much faster, helped America expand into the west
Transcontinental Railroad
500
What was the Homestead Act and what did it promise?
accelerated the settlement of the western territory by granting families 160 acres of public land for a minimal filing fee and five years of continuous residence on that land.
500
What was Ellis Island?
All immigrants coming from Europe and Countries to the East had to go through this island before entering the United States.
Home of the Statue of Liberty
500
Who are at least 2 robber barons at this time and what was their industry?
Rockefeller- Oil
Carnegie- Steel
Vanderbilt- Railroad
Morgan- Loans and Banking
500
What changed about working in America after the Haymarket Affair?
8 Hour Work Day & Labor Day
500
What is a process of steel making that allowed for barbwire and skyscrapers to be made?
Bessemer Process