Ida B. WellsEditor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
Haymarket square riotAnarchists 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
National Grange movementSocial and educational collective aimed at brining farmers together. Soon became political to lobby for farmers
Booker T. Washington
Andrew CarnegiePioneered vertical integration, where one company controls every stage of the manufacturing process
National union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts
Debates over money
Homestead actGave settlers 160 acres of land if they lived there for 5 years.
Changes in farming
Jim Crow lawsForced segregation and prevented african americans from exercising their civil liberties
Government support for railroadsRailroads supported by the government through money and land grants
Pendleton ActPolitical appointments were very corrupt after a guy shot the president because he didn't get a job, congress passed the Pendleton Act, which created an exam that was used for deciding who would get a job
Women's Christian Temperance UnionWorked to ban alcohol, had over 500,000 members
Ghost dance movementnationwide movement of resistance. They began to believe that if they took up the ritualistic ghost dance, that their ancestors would return and drive the Americans out.
Tammany HallThe most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes
Reservation system
International migration societyFacilitated the migration of black people to africa
All the industrialization created a new type of work for managers and administrators who ran the factories instead of working in them
Panic of 1893
Massive extension of the railroad system created a truly national market for goods
Labor unions
Worked to secure voting rights for women
Indian appropriation actcongress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans
Boost!
Boost!
Political machinesCorrupt political bosses and their followers
Feared that factory owners would use immigrants to keep wages low and to replace striking workers
The new southIdea 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.
Gospel of wealthAndrew Carnegie argued that those with wealth should invest it into society
Anti-Saloon leagueWorked to close down saloons
All the industrialization created a new type of work for managers and administrators who ran the factories instead of working in them
Frozen!
Frozen!
Boost!
Boost!
Knights of laborNational union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts
Ida B. WellsEditor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
Dawes act
Pendleton ActPolitical appointments were very corrupt after a guy shot the president because he didn't get a job, congress passed the Pendleton Act, which created an exam that was used for deciding who would get a job
By 1890, the U.S. Census Bureau declared that the frontier was officially settled
Bessemer process
nationwide movement of resistance. They began to believe that if they took up the ritualistic ghost dance, that their ancestors would return and drive the Americans out.
Interstate commerce actRequired railroad rates to be reasonable and just, and established a federal commission to oversee the railroads
Panic of 1893A severe economic depression during which nearly a quarter of railroads declared bankruptcy. This caused bankers to buy up many of the railroads, leading to consolidation.
International migration society
Labor unionsWorkers formed labor unions to have more negotiating power and fight for better pay and working conditions
Andrew Carnegie
Anti-Saloon leagueWorked to close down saloons
Women's Christian Temperance Union
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
Boost!
Boost!
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
Homestead act
Gospel of wealthAndrew Carnegie argued that those with wealth should invest it into society
Populist party
NAWSAWorked to secure voting rights for women
Laissez-faire economics
American protective association
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.
American federation of laborGrew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes
Sioux warsSioux initally won a deceive victory against the U.S. army.
Nativists successfully pressured Congress to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants who were coming over during the gold rush.
Reservation system
Government support for railroadsRailroads supported by the government through money and land grants
RailroadsMassive extension of the railroad system created a truly national market for goods