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Federal Indian Policy
The realationship between the US goverment and the Indian tribes within the borders -
Growth Of Railroads
Railroads were soon put in most parts of the world for better use of them. It gav better transportation of people and goods to many parts of the country -
Upton Sinclair
American author who wrote oevr 100 books. Won the "Pulitzer Prize For Fiction" award. -
Factory System
How the factories worked back then. It was normal to work 12 hour days, 6 days a week in most factories -
Manifest Destiny
A widely held belief that American settlers were destined to expand across the continent. -
Bessemer Process
first inexpensive industrial process for the mass-production of steel. Named after inventor Henry Bessemer who patented it 4 years later, after it was invnted in 1855 -
Eugene V. Debs
American union leader, Ran for President Of The United States, and helped with the foundeing of the American Railway Union -
The Homestead Act
several United States federal laws that gave an applicant ownership of land, at little or no cost. In the United States, this originally consisted of grants totaling 160 acres -
Barbed Wire
An inexpensive fence people used to keep animals in. Also used in Trench Warfare. They were also a lot easier to erect than other tyoe of fences -
Boss Tweed
A symbol of greed and corruption typical in most businessmen and politicians -
Horizantal and Vertical Interigation
used to buy out the competition and to maintain market dominance -
John D. Rockefeller
Founder of an oil company that dominated the industry. And ran it for almost 30 years (27) -
Social Darwinism
"Survival Of The Fittest" This is based on the theory that those who were weak, like the lower class, would lose their cultural identity, while the upper class would grow in power and control. -
Immigration During The Gulided Age
Immigration during this time made the economy worse than it already was. Most of the "immigrants" came from neighboring countires. -
Industrialization During The Guilded Age
Transcontinintal railroad complete. Oil companies formed. Steel companies in the US were formed -
Assimilation
When a person of a group or place becomes part of another group or place. in 1880-1920, immigrants made them selfs at home -
Invdntions during The Guilded Age
Tomas Edison, Electrio- Lamp -
Eugenics
Improving the genetic quality of the human population. Making more rich people thn poor -
Invention Of The Automobile
The invention of the auto mobile was one of the bggest things that occured during the Gilded Age. It provided a better, safer, and faster means of transportation -
Haymarket Riot
Began as workers striking for an 8-hour work day. Then an unknown person threw a dynimite bomb at the police. Then gun fire broke out and 7 officers died and many civillians -
The Dawes Act
survey Indian tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Indians -
Andrew Carnegie
A wealthy steel company owner who sold his company for $480 million dollars. Started out as a poor kid when moved to america -
Battle Of Wounded Knee
This was a massacre when a fight broke out over a rifle. One gun shot was fired and then more did too. A total of close to 300 people were killed. A mixture of men, women, children, and soliders. -
Labor Unions
Railway Strike of 1877, Haymarket Riot of 1886, Homestead Strike of 1892, Pullman Strike of 1893 are all major events caused by labor unions -
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
President Of The United Ststes (1901-1909) -
Pure Food And Drug Act
regulated food and drugs moving in interstate commerce and forbade the manufacture, sale, or transportation of poisonous patent medicines. Signed by Theodore Roosevelt -
Assembly Line
Henry Ford redefined the Assembly line. he said if engine installation takes 20 minutes, hood installation takes five minutes, and wheel installation takes 10 minutes, then a car can be produced every 35 minutes. -
The American Dream
the opportunity for prosperity and success, and an upward social mobility achieved through hard work.
