Unit 1 Gilded Age Vocabulary Review

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Dawes Act

Broke up communally held Native American reservation lands into individual private plots to force cultural assimilation.

Urbanization

Growth in industry resulted in people moving to cities to work in factories, causing sanitation problems.

Chinese Exclusion Act

Passed because people in the West did not want to compete with immigrants for jobs.

Andrew Carnegie

Achieved a monopoly in the steel industry; philanthropy to improve society through education and the arts.

Homestead Act

Resulted in the settling of the frontier by farmers.

Railroads

Provided farmers access to distant markets, allowed Americans to settle the West faster and safer.

Political Corruption

Government officials took bribes, bosses and political machines promised infrastructure and jobs for votes.

Nativists

Wanted restriction on immigration; these people were “anti-immigrants”.

Immigrants

Millions of people came to America during this period looking for a better life, work and religious freedom.

John D. Rockfeller

Achieved his wealth through oil.

Monopoly

Complete control of a service or product.

Laissez-faire

Government should not regulate or interfere with businesses “Hands Off”.

Labor Union

Main goals included 8 hour work days, better pay, improved working conditions and no child labor.