Nativists successfully pressured Congress to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants who were coming over during the gold rush.
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Laissez-faire economics There was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time
Settlement houses Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women
Dawes act Broke up tribal organizations and divided up tribal land and gave U.S. citizenship to natives who "Americanized" themselves
Haymarket square riot 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
Jim Crow laws Forced segregation and prevented african americans from exercising their civil liberties
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.
Growth of immigration
Ida B. Wells Editor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
Sioux wars
Andrew Carnegie
Labor unions Workers formed labor unions to have more negotiating power and fight for better pay and working conditions
Interstate commerce act Required railroad rates to be reasonable and just, and established a federal commission to oversee the railroads
By 1890, the U.S. Census Bureau declared that the frontier was officially settled
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
Pendleton Act Political 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
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Debates over money 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
Heavily anti-catholic and Social Darwinists
Starting in 1865 many Americans started pushing westward again after the interruption of the civil war
American federation of labor Grew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes
Indian appropriation act congress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans
Sherman antitrust act Made monopolizing an entire market illegal
Panic of 1893 A 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.
Bessemer process Enabled manufacturers to produce huge quantities of steel
Views on immigration
The most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes
National Grange movement Social and educational collective aimed at brining farmers together. Soon became political to lobby for farmers
Knights of labor National union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts
Indian nations were assigned land called reservations. However this land was much less than before, and many decided to just keep following buffalo
Anti-Saloon league Worked to close down saloons
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Ida B. Wells
National Grange movement
Political 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
Views on immigration Feared that factory owners would use immigrants to keep wages low and to replace striking workers
Pioneered horizontal integration, where one company controls every seller in the market.
National union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts
Assimilationist movement Wanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.
Growth of immigration 16 million immigrants (mostly from Europe) came looking for better economic opportunities
American protective association
Railroads
Homestead act Gave settlers 160 acres of land if they lived there for 5 years.
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 congress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans
Chinese exclusion act Nativists successfully pressured Congress to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants who were coming over during the gold rush.
Gospel of wealth
The most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes
Andrew Carnegie Pioneered vertical integration, where one company controls every stage of the manufacturing process
Women's Christian Temperance Union Worked to ban alcohol, had over 500,000 members
Haymarket square riot
By 1890, the U.S. Census Bureau declared that the frontier was officially settled
Forced segregation and prevented african americans from exercising their civil liberties
Sherman antitrust act
Pullman strike After a railroad car manufacturer cut wages, and the union tried to negotiate, the company failed them all. The railroad union decided to not work on any trains with Pullman cars in them. The railroad owners tied the Pullman cars to mail trains in order to get the government to keep them moving, and the union members were jailed
Indian nations were assigned land called reservations. However this land was much less than before, and many decided to just keep following buffalo
Sioux wars Sioux initally won a deceive victory against the U.S. army.
Panic of 1893 A 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.
Bessemer process Enabled manufacturers to produce huge quantities of steel
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
Labor unions Workers formed labor unions to have more negotiating power and fight for better pay and working conditions
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