Westward Expansion
With a promise to live on the land for 5 years and improve it, settlers were given 160 acres of free land in the
Homestead Act.
Which entrepreneur monopolized the steel industry
Andrew Carnegie
Why were labor unions formed during the Gilded Age?
Low Wages/Long Hours/Poor Working Conditions
Tenements, ghettos, lack of garbage collection, pollution, poor sewage and contaminated water supplies all came about because
Rapid increase in population of cities during the Gilded Age.
Which Amendment gave all males the right to vote
15th Amendment
The attempt to assimilate Native Americans into American culture was an epic failure of the
Dawes Act.
These characteristics defined a Robber Baron.
Businessmen who used ruthless tactics to destroy competition & keep workers' wages low
Reduction in working hours, child labor laws, increase pay, and safer working conditions were goals of
Labor Unions
Industrialists welcomed immigrants because
they worked for lower wages and dealt with poor working conditions better than other workers.
These organizations, often corrupt, helped immigrants assimilate into their community.
Political Machines
After the Civil War expansion of this innovation led to a national market for trade, growth of cities, and Westward settlement.
Railroads
What was Carnegie's idea that wealthy people have the responsibility to give to the less fortunate
Gospel of Wealth
This event caused Americans to think of labor unions as radical organizations that resorted to violence
Haymarket Affair
(1 of 3)
Efforts to Americanize immigrants included programs such as
night classes for adults
centers to teach about democracy
English classes for children
Government leaders were supported by big business owner and their belief in the laissez-faire approach to the economy led them to support business against _________ in the late 19th century.
Labor (workers, unions also accepted)
The conditions of the Homestead Act, passed after the Civil sage of this Act and others like it during the Civil War caused the economy to grow in the West and Northeast
Homestead Act
This system gave exclusive rights to inventors
Patent system
(3 parter--all or nothing)
The development of industries in big cities caused a shift in ___________ from __________ to __________
Shift in Population
Rural to Urban
(3 parter--all or nothing)
Three of the characteristics that separated "New Immigrants" from "Old Immigrants" are
(Any 3)
*From Southern and Eastern Europe
*Spoke little or no English
*Poor with little or no Education
*Mostly Catholic or Jewish
Big Businesses abused their power by
(reasonable responses accepted)
Using ruthless tactics to put competition out of business.
4 Part Response--all or nothing:
The men who were responsible for the innovations below were...
Lightbulb:
Oil:
Telephone:
Steel:
Lightbulb: Edison
Oil: Rockefeller
Telephone: Bell
Steel: Carnegie
This type of economic system gave incentives to inventors and entrepreneurs to make quality products at lower prices during the Gilded Age
Free Enterprise system
What did the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 do and why was it significant?
Prohibited unfair business practices in the railroad industry and was the 1st time government regulated business
(2 possible answers, only 1 required for credit)
These groups opposed immigration because they feared new workers would accept lower wages and poor working conditions
*Union leaders/members
*Nativists
Industries like railroads, steel, oil, grew rapidly because of this approach to business by state and federal governments
Laissez-faire