Required railroad rates to be reasonable and just, and established a federal commission to oversee the railroads
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National Grange movement
Ida B. Wells
Jim Crow laws
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.
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.
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.
There was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time
Sioux wars Sioux initally won a deceive victory against the U.S. army.
Anti-Saloon league Worked to close down saloons
Government support for railroads
American protective association
Andrew Carnegie Pioneered vertical integration, where one company controls every stage of the manufacturing process
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
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Growth of immigration
Sherman antitrust act
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
Knights of labor
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
John D. Rockefeller Pioneered horizontal integration, where one company controls every seller in the market.
By 1890, the U.S. Census Bureau declared that the frontier was officially settled
Gospel of wealth Andrew Carnegie argued that those with wealth should invest it into society
Chinese exclusion act
Women's Christian Temperance Union Worked to ban alcohol, had over 500,000 members
Settlement houses Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women
Labor unions Workers formed labor unions to have more negotiating power and fight for better pay and working conditions
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
Starting in 1865 many Americans started pushing westward again after the interruption of the civil war
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
Tammany Hall The most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes
Wanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.
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Labor unions Workers formed labor unions to have more negotiating power and fight for better pay and working conditions
Laissez-faire economics There was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time
Homestead act Gave settlers 160 acres of land if they lived there for 5 years.
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
John D. Rockefeller
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Knights of labor National union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts
Andrew Carnegie Pioneered vertical integration, where one company controls every stage of the manufacturing process
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
American federation of labor Grew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes
Interstate commerce act Required railroad rates to be reasonable and just, and established a federal commission to oversee the railroads
Chinese exclusion act Nativists successfully pressured Congress to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants who were coming over during the gold rush.
Growth of immigration 16 million immigrants (mostly from Europe) came looking for better economic opportunities
Railroads Massive extension of the railroad system created a truly national market for goods
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
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Ghost dance movement
Starting in 1865 many Americans started pushing westward again after the interruption of the civil war
Anti-Saloon league Worked to close down saloons
By 1890, the U.S. Census Bureau declared that the frontier was officially settled
Changes in farming
Worked to ban alcohol, had over 500,000 members
National Grange movement
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.
Tammany Hall The most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes
NAWSA Worked to secure voting rights for women
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
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
Political machines
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Indian appropriation act congress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans
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
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