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factory system
this was the labor work of people making things by hand instead of machines doing everything, so basically slave work. -
Nativism
A sociopolitical policy, especially in the United States in the 19th century, favoring the interests of established inhabitants over those of immigrants -
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Manifest Destiny and western settlement
Manifest Destiny is a term for the attitude prevalent during the 19th century period of American expansion that the United States not only could, but was destined to, stretch from coast to coast. This attitude helped fuel western settlement, Native American removal and war with Mexico. -
Trusts & Anti-Trusts
this was the trust between the goivernments and how they ran things together as a unit. -
Boss Tweed
William Magear Tweed, popularly known as "Boss Tweed", was a Democratic New York politician during the nineteenth century -
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
He was the founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust -
Political Corruption
Political corruption is the use of power by government officials for illegitimate private gain. -
Bessemer Process
was the first iron stove press that was inexpensive -
Eugene V. Debbs
Eugene Victor "Gene" Debs was an American union leader, one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World. -
Teddy Roosevelt
Theodore "T.R." Roosevelt, Jr. was the 26th President of the United States. He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement -
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Urbanization
this was the settling of people in america. -
The Homestead Act
this act was the separating of lands between the people who had first found the Americas and the indians and everyone else who had settled in America -
New Inventions
Railroads and steam engines -
Assembly Line
this was lines of people working to help build things in factories, like cars -
barbed wire
metal wire that has spikes in it that keep animals away from the fence or keep people out from people crops and animals -
Growth of Railroads
the growth of the railroads was one of the most important things in history becasue it casue much more trading and gave people the ability to go places faster. -
Industrialization in the Gilded Age
The Gilded Age was an era of enormous growth, especially in the North and West. This attracted millions of emigres from Europe. However, the Gilded Age was also an era of enormous poverty. -
Upton Sinclair
Upton Beall Sinclair, Jr., was an American author who wrote close to one hundred books in many genres. -
the invention of the Automobile
this was a great mildstone in peoples life becasue it helped with transportation and helped with getting goods from one place to another faster -
The Dawes Act Federal Indian Policy
this act aloud the president to spliut up land for the people. -
Assimilation
the blending or fusing of minority groups into the dominant society -
Battle of Wounded Knee
it was a massacure of indians by the American people, and also the last battle of the indian wars. -
political machines
A political machine is a political organization in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters and businesses -
Pure Food and Drug Act
this act was basically an inspection of neat products to insure that people didnt get sick from bad meat. -
Americanization
when other countries or cultures us things that America originally came up with. -
Vertical integration
the term vertical integration describes a style of growth and management control. -
Horizontal integration
horizontal integration is a strategy where a company creates or acquires production units for outputs which are alike - either complementary or competitive. -
the American Dream
this is the opportunity that people thought about when they moved to america. like the way of living and jobs they could get. -
Labor Unions
Labor unions are legally recognized as representatives of workers in many industries in the United States. -
immagration
the movement by unnative people into a settlement of others
