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new immigration
most immigrant came from southern + eastern europe,especially poland,italy,austria,hungry,greece+russia-some push factors were oppression,poverty,war,religious,ethnic,persecution-pull factors were freedom+economic oppotunities-"new immigrants" either stayed in new york or took trains to join their relatives in other parts of the country -
Development of morse code& telegraph
the telegraph allowed people to communicate across great distances-the new technologies telegraphs let to was fax machines,cellphones,phones-the general route that these lines followed was next to the railroads because they would have easy access to work on them -
Boss Tweed
by mid 1860 he had risen to the top position in the organization and formed the tweed ring which openly bought votes,encouraged judical corruption extracted millions from city contracts and dominated New York City politics-Tweed had to flee to U.S to spain after he broke out of jail for his corruption in politics but was found because of nast cartoons Ended 1878 he died in prsion -
Homestead Act
the purpose of the homestead act was to encourage settlement in the west-many people during this time owned a plot of land "160 acres" all with different climates MOST couldnt grow vegetation due to scacity of rich soil and rainfall-these were rural areas so population was low-this affected the lifestyle of the native americans greatly because it pushed them out of their homes -
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Cattle Drive Era
Most cattle trails started in texas and moved as far as nebraska-demand for cattle was high because,during the civil war the union cut off confederate trade routes-railroad and barbed wire began to end the cattle drive era by cutting off the open ranges and making the transportation easier -
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Rise of labor unions
PURPOSE safer working conditions-shorter work days-weekend time off-end child labor-ACTIONS-strike,violation of property,american federation of labor,riots -
first transcontinental railroad
first continental railroad-made easier to trade from alantic and pacific coast,it was also cheaper to transport goods-settlers started having battles with native americans because it moved natives into reservations-put rails on rich hunting grounds-easy to transport cattle and goods -
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Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Government should not interfere in the operation of the free market-federal law aimed at stopping monopoiles from engaging in uniform-standard oil was the 1st monopoly the gov. attempted to stop -
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gilded age of westward expansion
GildedAge-He meant that the period was glittering on the surface but corruption underneath-This time period is characterized by economic growth,widespread poverty,westward expansion,and political corruption. -
Chinese Exclusionary Act
The cause of the chinese exclusionary act-loan of jobs and low wages in cailf that were blamed on the chinese-chinese exclusionary act 1882 significant law that restricted immigration into the united state of an ethnic working group -
Haymarket
chicagos haymarket square demanding an 8 hr work day and turned into a riot after someone threw a bomb at the police trying to break up the demonstration-At least 8 people died as a result of the violence that day-the judge imposed death sentence on seven of the men and the 8th was sentenced to 15 years in prsion -
opening of hull house
Opened its doors for european immigrants-located near the west side of chicago illinois-homeless shelter,daycare,and soup kitchen-founded by jane addams and ellen gates starr -
Bessemer Steel Process
The mass production of steel from molten pig iron-captin of the industry andrew carnegie steel corp in 1892-fuel the great economic expansion of the late nineteenth century with wood and iron is replaced by steel -
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Eillis Island
immigrants from southern + Eastern europe,especially poland,Italy,Austria Hangary,Greece,+russia-Those with tuberculosis or other dieases were sent back-most were also not allowed if they had -
Pullman Strike
the pullman strike was a nation wide strike railroad strike in the U.S on may 11,1894 and a turning point for U.S labor law-many of the pullman factory workers joined the american railway union (ARU) led by eugene v debs,which supported their strike by launching a boycott in which ARU member refused to run trains containing pullman cars-president cleveland sent military troops to handle the situation