Views on immigration
Forced segregation and prevented african americans from exercising their civil liberties
Gospel of wealth
Andrew Carnegie argued that those with wealth should invest it into society
Made monopolizing an entire market illegal
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
National union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts
Laissez-faire economics
There was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time
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.
National Grange movement
Social and educational collective aimed at brining farmers together. Soon became political to lobby for farmers
Reservation system
Indian nations were assigned land called reservations. However this land was much less than before, and many decided to just keep following buffalo
All the industrialization created a new type of work for managers and administrators who ran the factories instead of working in them
NAWSA
Worked to secure voting rights for women
American federation of labor
Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women
Bessemer process
Enabled manufacturers to produce huge quantities of steel
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.
Assimilationist movement
Wanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.
American protective association
Heavily anti-catholic and Social Darwinists
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
Sioux wars
Editor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
Railroads supported by the government through money and land grants
Labor unions
Populist party
Wanted to correct the concentration of power held by banks and trusts. Proposed the Omaha platform: Direct election of senators, more referendums, graduated income tax, and an 8-hour workday
Chinese exclusion act
Nativists successfully pressured Congress to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants who were coming over during the gold rush.
Anti-Saloon league
Worked to close down saloons
Interstate commerce act
Required railroad rates to be reasonable and just, and established a federal commission to oversee the railroads
Starting in 1865 many Americans started pushing westward again after the interruption of the civil war
Indian appropriation act
congress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans
Great railroad strike
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
