Unit 8 Timeline

By Immanuel Monroe

  • Old Immigrants

    These were immigrants that came during the first phase of immigration (1840s) who were usually Irish and German. These people were second generation, which meant that they have assimilated into America, gotten into politics, and opened their own shops. Their position in government and hypocritical nature made them hostile to new immigrants, passing laws against them.

  • William M. Tweed

    Democratic boss of New York City in the 1860s; showed corruption in politics when stole $ millions
    Old Immigrants

  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    This act permanently banned anyone from China to immigrant to the U.S. This was a display of how old immigrants used their status against new immigrants and the nativist feeling in America.

  • Haymarket Riot

    The riot took place in Chicago between rioters and the police. It ended when someone threw a bomb that killed dozens. The riot was suppressed, and in addition with the damaged reputation of unions, it also killed the Knights of Labor, who were seen as anarchists.

  • IWW

    revolutionary industrial union organized in Chicago in 1905 by delegates from the Western Federation of Mine; unionized the non-unionized

  • Sooner

    eager settlers that jumped the gun to settle Oklahoma when the government declared the availability of new land. Their haste helped Oklahoma by 1907; however, they showed that the frontier was slowly shrinking in respect to available land.
    Sand Creek

  • Boomer

    settlers that were waiting for the government to officially open Oklahoma for settlement. Their haste helped Oklahoma by 1907; however, they showed that the frontier was slowly shrinking in respect to available land.

  • Dawes Act

    This act removed the status of legal entity from the tribes, removed tribal ownership of land and gave family heads 160 acres. It also granted citizenship if they acted like good Americans for x number of years. The act attempted to make the Indians act more as individuals and reflected the government's stance towards them until 1934. The act also accelerated the decay of Indian culture but increased the population.