Sioux wars
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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
Gospel of wealth Andrew Carnegie argued that those with wealth should invest it into society
Heavily anti-catholic and Social Darwinists
All the industrialization created a new type of work for managers and administrators who ran the factories instead of working in them
Laissez-faire economics There was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time
Labor unions Workers formed labor unions to have more negotiating power and fight for better pay and working conditions
International migration society
Pioneered horizontal integration, where one company controls every seller in the market.
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
Required railroad rates to be reasonable and just, and established a federal commission to oversee the railroads
National Grange movement Social and educational collective aimed at brining farmers together. Soon became political to lobby for farmers
Railroads supported by the government through money and land grants
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
Women's Christian Temperance Union
NAWSA Worked to secure voting rights for women
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
Bessemer process Enabled manufacturers to produce huge quantities of steel
congress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans
Views on immigration
Assimilationist movement Wanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.
Corrupt political bosses and their followers
Knights of labor National union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts
Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women
Ida B. Wells Editor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
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American federation of labor Grew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes
Ghost dance movement 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.
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
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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.
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
Editor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
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Workers formed labor unions to have more negotiating power and fight for better pay and working conditions
Changes in farming
Tammany Hall The most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes
Required railroad rates to be reasonable and just, and established a federal commission to oversee the railroads
John D. Rockefeller
Worked to ban alcohol, had over 500,000 members
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
Dawes act
Growth of immigration 16 million immigrants (mostly from Europe) came looking for better economic opportunities
Chinese exclusion act Nativists successfully pressured Congress to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants who were coming over during the gold rush.
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White collar workers 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
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.
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
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.
Political machines
Jim Crow laws Forced segregation and prevented african americans from exercising their civil liberties
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
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
Sherman antitrust act
Anti-Saloon league Worked to close down saloons
Pioneered vertical integration, where one company controls every stage of the manufacturing process
American federation of labor
National Grange movement Social and educational collective aimed at brining farmers together. Soon became political to lobby for farmers
Government support for railroads Railroads supported by the government through money and land grants
Knights of labor National union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts
Facilitated the migration of black people to africa
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By 1890, the U.S. Census Bureau declared that the frontier was officially settled
Homestead act
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