math review

poltical bosses

During the late 1800s, the city politics were ran by, ___, not so much elected officials

Tammany Hall, Boss Tweed

NYC was ran by (who?) ___, what was the name of the group led by political bosses ___

Laissez-Faire

This is the term given that describes the type of government that does not interfere in the economy

Horizontal Integration of Bussiness

This is the name given to the strategy used to monopolize the oil industry

Settlement house

This was an establishment that helped immigrants to “Americanize” and was normally operated by middle class women in different cities.

Sherman Anti Trust Network

This is the 1st attempt by the government to get control of the big businesses during the gilded age. It involved the creation of a group that provided oversight to the offending industry

Land Grants, Government subsides

There were two ways in which the government influenced the rail road companies to build across the nation

Robber Barons

This is a negative term used to describe the big business leaders of the gilded age