Assimilationist movementWanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.
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Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women
Andrew Carnegie
By 1890, the U.S. Census Bureau declared that the frontier was officially settled
Dawes actBroke up tribal organizations and divided up tribal land and gave U.S. citizenship to natives who "Americanized" themselves
Knights of labor
Homestead act
Forced segregation and prevented african americans from exercising their civil liberties
National Grange movementSocial and educational collective aimed at brining farmers together. Soon became political to lobby for farmers
Populist partyWanted 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
RailroadsMassive extension of the railroad system created a truly national market for goods
Indian appropriation actcongress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans
Sioux initally won a deceive victory against the U.S. army.
Chinese exclusion actNativists successfully pressured Congress to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants who were coming over during the gold rush.
Labor unionsWorkers formed labor unions to have more negotiating power and fight for better pay and working conditions
Political machines
Interstate commerce act
Anti-Saloon leagueWorked to close down saloons
Reservation system
Bessemer processEnabled manufacturers to produce huge quantities of steel
The new southIdea 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.
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NAWSAWorked to secure voting rights for women
Ghost dance movementnationwide 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.
John D. Rockefeller
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Worked to ban alcohol, had over 500,000 members
Great railroad strike
Booker T. Washingtonformer 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
Haymarket square riotAnarchists 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
Ida B. WellsEditor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
Changes in farmingA 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
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White collar workers
Tammany HallThe most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes
Pioneered horizontal integration, where one company controls every seller in the market.
Knights of laborNational union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts
Labor unionsWorkers formed labor unions to have more negotiating power and fight for better pay and working conditions
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Jim Crow lawsForced segregation and prevented african americans from exercising their civil liberties
By 1890, the U.S. Census Bureau declared that the frontier was officially settled
Panic of 1893
Worked to close down saloons
Pioneered vertical integration, where one company controls every stage of the manufacturing process
Corrupt political bosses and their followers
Starting in 1865 many Americans started pushing westward again after the interruption of the civil war
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.
Assimilationist movement
Pullman strikeAfter 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
Made monopolizing an entire market illegal
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.
Populist party
Settlement houses
Indian appropriation act
Required railroad rates to be reasonable and just, and established a federal commission to oversee the railroads
Grew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes
Great railroad strike
Laissez-faire economicsThere was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time
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Haymarket square riotAnarchists 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 wealthAndrew Carnegie argued that those with wealth should invest it into society
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Pendleton ActPolitical 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