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Age of the steamboat
-American economy became stabilized and heavily influenced everyday life for over a century with transportation and trade
-The steamboat made it easier for the farmers to ship products -
Morse Code
-Developed by Samuel Morse
-Use of the telegraph was quickly accepted by eager people for a faster way of communication -
Homestead Act
-The purpose was to move more people out to the west
-Offered free land (160 acres) if you stayed there for 5 years
-People bought land for $1.25 per extra acre
-Pushed Indians to reservations -
Chinese Exclusionary Act
-1st and only major legislation to to suspend immigration of a certain nationality in 1892 was renewed for another 10 years on 1902 -
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Knights Of Labor
-The knights of labor began as a labor movement
-Knights strongly supported the Chinese workers
-Strikes had a total of 200,000 strikers -
John D Rockefeller
-He incorporated standard oil in 1870. He built his first oil refinery near Cleveland
-by 1882 he controlled 90% of US refineries and pipelines this was considered a Monopoly
-He built the Rockefeller center and donated land to UN headquarters -
Bessmer steel process
The removal of impurities from iron.
Revolutionized steel production, while decreasing the production price
made the steel 10x stronger
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The Exclusionary Act
-First law that restricted immigration into the US
-The act provided an absolute 10- year ban on Chinese labor immigration -The act made Chinese immigrants permanent aliens -
Haymarket Riot
-A violent confrontation between police, and labor protesters
-Has been associated with May Day
-Riot had a lasting effect on labor movements -
Hull House
-Jane Adams & Ellen Gates Starr founded Hull House
-Initiated programs to address poor working conditions and poor sanitation and a host of other problems
located in Chicago
-Helped immigrants
-Got women's voting rights -
Homestead Strike
-A violent confrontation between police and police and labor protestors -
AndrewCarnegie
-Made Carnegie Steel in 1892
-Took control of the steel industry
-Sold Carnegie steel -
Pullman Strike
-Factory wages at the company dropped 25%
-3,000 workers went on strike
-June 29, 50,000 men quit their joba -
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Ellis Island
-Ellis Island was made in December 1894
-Doctors were checking for various diseases and mental retardation
-They were treated very poorly -
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Angel Island
-Held hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Japan and China
-Upon arrival they went through Exams for both health and family
-Had to be US citizens, and had to answer family history
-Those who didn't pass the exams were in jeopardy of being deported -
Americanization Day
-Was first known as Loyalty Day
-Was made in response in to rising immigration to the US -Americans were sore due to rising immigration -
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Great Migration
-Push Factor- Racial tension, poverty, lynching, of African Americans led to enough or work to survive
-Pull Factor-Job opportunities, communities for African American development of ethnic neighborhoods
-Moved to Chicago and NewYork -
Angel Island
-Held hundreds of thousands of immigrants mainly from japan and china
-Upon arrival they had to undergo medical exams
-Had to be a US citizen and answer questions about their families
-The families that didn't pass were sent back -
Transcontinental Railroad
-The entire nation had 1776 miles of train tracks -Countries were able to work together to put together the railroad