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Naturlized Law
admit (a foreigner) to the citizenship of a country. -
Industrial Revolution
the transformation from an agricultural to an industrial nation -
Division of Labor in Factories
Children and women were over worked, and were tired and exhausted of their 14 hour shifts maximum of 15 cents. -
Conservation
the action of conserving something, in particular. -
Waves of Immigration
1820-1860, Great Britain, Ireland, and Western Germany.
1860-1890, The above countries continued to provide, as well as Scandinavian Nations.
1890-1910, The majority was Austria, Hungary, Italy, and Russia, up until World War 1. -
Robber Barons & Captains of Industry
Robber Barons:an unscrupulous plutocrat, esp. an American capitalist who acquired a fortune in the late nineteenth century by ruthless means.
Captain Of Industry:During the Industrial Revolution, a captain of industry was a business leader whose means of amassing a personal fortune contributes positively to the country in some way. This may have been through increased productivity, expansion of markets, providing more jobs, or acts of philanthropy. -
Labor Unions
National labor unions began to form in the post-Civil War Era. The Knights of Labor emerged as a major force in the late 1880s, but it collapsed because of poor organization, lack of effective leadership, disagreement over goals, and strong opposition from employers and government forces. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act was approved on May 6, 1882. It was the first significant law restricting immigration into the United States. In the spring of 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed by Congress and signed by President Chester A. Arthur.The Chinese Exclusion Act was approved on May 6, 1882. It was the first significant law restricting immigration into the United States. In the spring of 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed by Congress and signed by President Chester A. Arthur. -
Progressive Era
The Progressive Era was a period of social activism and political reform in the United States, that flourished from the 1890s to the 1920s. One main goal of the Progressive movement was purification of government, as Progressives tried to eliminate corruption by exposing and undercutting political machines and bosses. -
Labor Movement
The labour movement or labor movement is a broad term for the development of a collective organization of working people, to campaign for better working conditions and treatment from their employers and governments, in particular through the implementation of labour and employment law. -
Ellis Island
Ellis Island, in Upper New York Bay, was the gateway for millions of immigrants to the United States as the nation's busiest immigrant inspection station from 1892 until 1954. -
Trust Busting
Government activities aimed at breaking up monopolies and trusts. (See antitrust legislation.) -
Culture
the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively. -
Mass Production
Mass production is the production of large amounts of standardized products, including and especially on assembly lines. With job production and batch production it is one of the three main production methods. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
The Brown Building is a ten-story building that is part of the campus of New York University. It is located at 23-29 Washington Place, between Greene Street and Washington Square East in Greenwich Village, New York City. -
Women's Sufferage
the right of women to vote. -
Nativism
the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants. -
Immigration Act
The Immigration Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota. The quota provided immigration visas to two percent of the total number of people of each nationality in the United States as of the 1890 national census. -
American Dream
Historian James Truslow Adams popularized the phrase "American Dream" in his 1931 book Epic of America: -
Prejudice Law
detriment to any existing right or claim.
