Studied by 10 people
Gilded Age
The time period where industrialization was prevalent
Industrialization
The development of industry on an extensive scale
Robber Barron
Leaders of businesses that employed questionable business tactics
Free Enterprise
The government doesn't interfere with the economy
Steel industry
The industry that makes steel and steel products
Bessemer Process
The process made by Andrew Carnegie that revolutionized the steel industry
Laissez Faire
The government doesn't interfere with the economy
Electricity and the Lightbulb
An invention made by Edison made production faster
Working conditions of Factories
Poor, dirty, and unsanitary. Typically dangerous as it is not safe.
Oil
Provides fuel and wealth to the U.S
Mining
Gold and silver improved the economy financially
J.P Morgan
Powerful banker that financed railroads and companies
Andrew Carnegie
Dominated the steel industry
John D. Rockerfeller
Capitalized the oil industry
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Established a railroad tycoon to help aid in transport of goods.
Populist Party
An agrarian-based movement that focused on improving the lives of farmers.
William Jennings Bryan
Main leader of the populist cause
Westward Expansion
The movement of settlers westward on the Great Plains
Exodusters
Former slaves that left the south for better economic opprotunity
Gorras Blancas
'White Caps' - Mexican Americans that tried to reclaim their land and prevent further seizures
Chinatowns
Places where Chinese Americans would live in order to preserve their culture
Barrios
Places where Mexican Americans would live in order to preserve their culture
The Homestead Act
Grants Americans that move west 160 Acres of land
The Transcontiental Railroad
A rail line that spanned the entirety of the U.S
Electricity
The revolutionary discovery that allowed production to occur faster
Cattle Boom
Soil in the west allowed for cattle to sustain; better economic opportunity
Push Factors of Westward Expansion
Overcrowding, Need for jobs, Oppression (Religious or Ethnic)
Pull Factors of Westward Expansion
Land, Riches, Jobs and Opportunities, Technological advancements
Dawes Act and Significance
Broke up tribal lands without the consent of the Native Americans - Increased tensions between settlers and Natives
Indian Citizenship Act and Significance
Granted citizenship to all Natives born in the U.S - Further assimilated Natives into the U.S culture
Native American Boarding Schools and Significance
Put Native American children into the American school system and education - Further assimilated Natives into the U.S culture
Buffalo Soldiers and Significance
Protected U.S soldiers, built infrastructure, and guarded the U.S mail - Further threatened the Native Americans using force
How the transcontinental railroad led to expansion west
Promoted rapid development in the west by the faster travel of goods
The relationships between settlers, natives, and the military during westward expansion
Tense and violent due to the settler and native American conflicts.
How new technology helped settlers claim the west
Made production faster and more efficient; led to faster and more industrialization
The Native American Experience during Westward Expansion
They were driven out of their land and forced out of their culture
The lasting impact of Westward Expansion on the Environment
Factories and travel caused excessive waste which expelled into the atmosphere and soil
Immigration
The movement from one place to another; Mainly from China and Europe
Political Machines
Organizations that give money, jobs, or power to people for votes
Nativism
Protecting Natives at expense of immigrants
Assimilation
Brining people from other cultures into another to fit the status of a society
Boss Tweed
Stole money from New York Taxpayers
Black Separation (Separatism)
The philosophy that believed black people needed to work hard to prove they were deserving of rights and the abolishment of segeration
Black Integration (Integratism)
The philosophy that believed black people should be granted rights immediately.
Jim Crow
A set of laws that enforced segregation and racial discrimination
Plessy v Ferguson (1896)
"equal but separate accommodations for whites and colored individuals" The case that started segregation
Lynching
The hanging of black people
Ida B. Wells
Confronted those in the woman's suffrage movement on anti-blackness and lyncing
Jacob Riis
A muckraker who focused on the living conditions of workers
Upton Sinclar
Wrote the jungle, a paper that talked about the meat packing industry
Labor Union
A group of workers with similar trade and/or profession
Knights of Labor
A labor union led by Terence V. Powdery that had a diverse amount of workers.
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