Period 6: 1865-1898

second Industrial Revolution

A movement toward manufacturing, especially in the North, that transformed the United States from an agricultural to an urban economy

Robber Barons

A term applied to business leaders who were considered corrupt in some way

Union

A collective bargaining unit that helped urban dwellers and factory workers improve their working conditions, pay, and retirement

Reservations

An area of land, often with very poor agriculture, where native Americans were required to live

The gilded age

A term that describes how many aspects of this life appeared beautiful, but were flawed after close inspection

1867

Secretary of State William Seward arranges for the United States to purchase Alaska from the Russians

1869

Transcontinental railroad completed

1872

Yellowstone national park was established

1876

The battle of little bighorn. General Custer and more than 200 of his soldiers die.

1882

The federal government enacted the Chinese exclusion act

1886

The American federation of labor was formed to organize skilled workers

1892

Ellis island opened

1896

The Supreme Court decision in presst v. Ferguson implemented the idea of segregation and “separate but equal” accommodations

Please v Ferguson

Equal protection; privileges and immunities