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Federal Indian Policy
This act established that no sales of Indian lands were to be made between any persons or states unless the sale was authorized by the United States -
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century -
John D. Rockefeller
was an American industrialist and philanthropist -
Bessemer Process
the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass-production of steel -
Eugene V. Debbs
was an American union leader, -
Teddy Roosevelt
26th President of the United States -
The Homestead Act
The Homestead Act, enacted during the Civil War in 1862, provided that any adult citizen, or intended citizen, who had never borne arms against the U.S. government could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land -
Settlement of the West
1865-1900 completion of the railroads to the West following the Civil War opened up vast areas of the region to settlement and economic development. -
Growth of Railroads
n 1869, a golden spike linked the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad at Promontory, Utah. -
Barbed Wire
a type of steel fencing wire constructed with sharp edges or points arranged at intervals along the strand -
Boss Tweed in the Gilded Age
New York politician -
invention of the Automobile
the first car to be made -
Haymarket Riot
the 1886 car bombs in london -
The Dawes Act
adopted by Congress in 1887, authorized the President of the United States to survey American Indian tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Indians. -
Vertical and Horizontal integration
describes a style of growth and management control. -
Battle of Wounded Knee
December 29, the troops went into the camp to disarm the Lakota. -
Trusts & Anti-Trusts
Business and industry were undergoing enormous changes in the U.S. during the 1890s -
Political Machines
is a political organization in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters and businesses -
• Manifest Destiny
he 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable. -
Upton Sinclair and the Factory System
a rough tme in american history -
Assimilation, Americanization, & Nativism
is the political position of demanding a favored status for certain established inhabitants of a nation as compared to claims of newcomers or immigrants -
the American Dream,
The American Dream is a national ethos of the United States, a set of ideals in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success, and an upward social mobility achieved through hard work -
Labor Unions,
are legally recognized as representatives of workers in many industries in the United States -
Social Darwinism, Eugenics,
is the application of Darwinism, the concept of survival of the fittest, to everyday social circumstances. -
Urbanization & Industrialization in the Gilded Age
deceptively pleasing thin layer of gold falsely pleasant appearance. -
Political Corruption
is the use of power by government officials for illegitimate private gain
