Jim Crow laws Forced segregation and prevented african americans from exercising their civil liberties
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National union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts
Wanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.
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Government support for railroads Railroads supported by the government through money and land grants
Laissez-faire economics There was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time
Ida B. Wells Editor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Settlement houses Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women
Required railroad rates to be reasonable and just, and established a federal commission to oversee the railroads
Political machines
former slave who trained other black men to become economically self-sufficient, and argued this was a better way to gain power than to campaign for better voting rights
Massive extension of the railroad system created a truly national market for goods
The new south Idea that the future of the south would be based on economic diversity and industrial growth. Massive growth of population, industry, and railroads. Only in limited industrial centers though.
National Grange movement Social and educational collective aimed at brining farmers together. Soon became political to lobby for farmers
Homestead act Gave settlers 160 acres of land if they lived there for 5 years.
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Broke up tribal organizations and divided up tribal land and gave U.S. citizenship to natives who "Americanized" themselves
Growth of immigration 16 million immigrants (mostly from Europe) came looking for better economic opportunities
NAWSA Worked to secure voting rights for women
Anarchists set off a bomb during a Knights of labor protest in Chicago for an 8-hour workweek. Many people began to see the labor movement as violent and radical
Great railroad strike
Bessemer process
Andrew Carnegie
Labor unions Workers formed labor unions to have more negotiating power and fight for better pay and working conditions
Reservation system
Changes in farming A new focus on cash-crops in the north and west, and a shift to more expensive mechanized farming methods put smaller farms out of business. Big trusts that farmers relied on (like railroads) also raised prices, making it even harder for farmers to make a living
Indian appropriation act
Sherman antitrust act Made monopolizing an entire market illegal
Facilitated the migration of black people to africa
Panic of 1893
Anti-Saloon league Worked to close down saloons
Political machines Corrupt political bosses and their followers
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Gospel of wealth Andrew Carnegie argued that those with wealth should invest it into society
Booker T. Washington former slave who trained other black men to become economically self-sufficient, and argued this was a better way to gain power than to campaign for better voting rights
White collar workers
Farmers wanted to print more money so they could more easily pay back their debts, but the bankers and the wealthy wanted to keep the U.S. Dollar on the gold standard
Growth of immigration 16 million immigrants (mostly from Europe) came looking for better economic opportunities
Interstate commerce act Required railroad rates to be reasonable and just, and established a federal commission to oversee the railroads
Heavily anti-catholic and Social Darwinists
Indian nations were assigned land called reservations. However this land was much less than before, and many decided to just keep following buffalo
Laissez-faire economics There was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time
Jim Crow laws Forced segregation and prevented african americans from exercising their civil liberties
Pullman strike
Dawes act Broke up tribal organizations and divided up tribal land and gave U.S. citizenship to natives who "Americanized" themselves
Starting in 1865 many Americans started pushing westward again after the interruption of the civil war
Government support for railroads
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Labor unions Workers formed labor unions to have more negotiating power and fight for better pay and working conditions
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Ida B. Wells Editor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women
Sioux wars Sioux initally won a deceive victory against the U.S. army.
Railroad companies cut salaries due to a recession. Railroad workers went on strike in 11 states. When the strike got violent, 11 people were killed before President Hayes sent in federal troops
International migration society
Views on immigration Feared that factory owners would use immigrants to keep wages low and to replace striking workers
Women's Christian Temperance Union Worked to ban alcohol, had over 500,000 members
National Grange movement Social and educational collective aimed at brining farmers together. Soon became political to lobby for farmers
Panic of 1893
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John D. Rockefeller
Sherman antitrust act
Andrew Carnegie Pioneered vertical integration, where one company controls every stage of the manufacturing process
Indian appropriation act congress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans
Railroads
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