Tammany Hall
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Assimilationist movement Wanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.
Pendleton Act
Dawes act Broke up tribal organizations and divided up tribal land and gave U.S. citizenship to natives who "Americanized" themselves
Ida B. Wells Editor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
Homestead act Gave settlers 160 acres of land if they lived there for 5 years.
John D. Rockefeller Pioneered horizontal integration, where one company controls every seller in the market.
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
Settlement houses Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women
Required railroad rates to be reasonable and just, and established a federal commission to oversee the railroads
Railroads
Indian appropriation act congress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans
Labor unions
Jim Crow laws
Political machines
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.
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
The new south
Haymarket square riot
Women's Christian Temperance Union
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
National Grange movement
Growth of immigration
American federation of labor Grew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes
Chinese exclusion act Nativists successfully pressured Congress to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants who were coming over during the gold rush.
Facilitated the migration of black people to africa
Laissez-faire economics There was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time
Pioneered vertical integration, where one company controls every stage of the manufacturing process
American protective association Heavily anti-catholic and Social Darwinists
Pullman strike
Political machines Corrupt political bosses and their followers
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Feared that factory owners would use immigrants to keep wages low and to replace striking workers
Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women
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
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
International migration society Facilitated the migration of black people to africa
Gospel of wealth Andrew Carnegie argued that those with wealth should invest it into society
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.
Jim Crow laws Forced segregation and prevented african americans from exercising their civil liberties
American federation of labor Grew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes
Homestead act Gave settlers 160 acres of land if they lived there for 5 years.
Labor unions
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
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
Ida B. Wells Editor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
American protective association Heavily anti-catholic and Social Darwinists
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
Great railroad strike
National union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts
Wanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.
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.
Starting in 1865 many Americans started pushing westward again after the interruption of the civil war
Worked to secure voting rights for women
Bessemer process
Laissez-faire economics There was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time
Tammany Hall
Massive extension of the railroad system created a truly national market for goods
Haymarket square riot
Dawes act Broke up tribal organizations and divided up tribal land and gave U.S. citizenship to natives who "Americanized" themselves
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