Rebuilding the Union (1877-1910)

Alexander Graham Bell

Was an inventor, teacher, and scientist who is best known for inventing the telephone.

Andrew Carnegie

An American industrialist and philanthropist. Introduced many innovations into the steel industry, such as inexpensive mass production and vertical integration of supplies. He also created several endowments to fund science, education, and the arts. Concerning his philanthropic efforts, he was fond of saying, “The man who dies rich dies disgraced.”

Angel Island

Is the largest of the islands in California’s San Francisco Bay. From 1910 until 1940 it was a process center for Asian immigrants.

Chinese Exclusion Act

This legislation prohibited all immigration of these people into the United States for 10 years. The targets of the legislation were these laborers. Native born Americans feared they would have to compete with these laborers for jobs.

Civil Liberties

The freedoms protected by the laws or constitution of a country such as the right to free speech and freedom from unreasonable searches.

Cornelius Vanderbilt

A businessperson who developed successful steamboat and railroad companies. Started his own steamship company in 1829 that became very profitable. In 1847, he formed a new shipping company that took passengers from the East Coast to San Francisco, California. Expanded his business by buying several railroad lines in the New York City area. By 1873, he offered the country’s first rail service from New York City to Chicago, Illinois. He was responsible for building Grand Central Station in New York City and gave $1 million to an university in Tennessee, which was later renamed after him in his honor.

Ellis Island

Located in Upper New York Bay, processing center for immigrants.

Gilded Age

The 1870s and 1880s people in America rich and there was political corruption.

Industrial Revolution

A period of change for the economy and society

John D. Rockefeller

An American industrialist who founded Standard Oil Company.

Labor Union

An organization of workers who join together to ensure better working conditions.

Monopoly

A term that relates to market economies. It is controlled by a single owner.

Muckraker

Was a pre-World War 1 journalist who exposed corruption in business and government.

Political Machine

An organization that exercises enough influence over voters to control.

Progressive Movement

Problems in the 1800s rapid urbanization and industrialization after Civil War.

Propaganda

The spead of info to influence public opinion.

Robber Barons

This term was applied to business tycoons who used unethical and often illegal business practices.

Tenement

Is an overcrowded and often run-down apartment building.

Thomas Edison

Remains one of the foremost inventors in U.S. history. Light bulb

Yellow Journalism

A type of reporting that exaggerates or sensationalizes stories to sell more newspapers.