Download The United States economy between 1865 and 1900 grew

The Gilded Age 1880-1900
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In the last half of the 1800’s the growth of __________________________led
to the expansion of the middle class, the formation of trusts, and the creation of labor
unions. As ___________________________increased, population in urban centers of
the north east increased. When population increases in cities it is called
____________________________. Most immigrants settled in cities along the _____
coast because many ____________________jobs were available. These new sources of
labor for American factories were immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe.
The United States economy between 1865 and 1900 grew rapidly because of the
governmental policy of _____________________. This hands off approach by the
government, let business do whatever they needed to do to succeed. As businesses began
to prosper, the term ___________________________was used to justify the
accumulation of great wealth by industrialists. Social Darwinism also promoted the idea
that stronger businesses would succeed at the expense of weaker business. This
____________________of the fittest/only the strong survive philosophy was created
by Charles Darwin.
ruthless
John D. Rockefeller
prevent
Business monopoly
overcharge
robber baron
Andrew Carnegie
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
_____________________________, _______________________, and J.P. Morgan
were all business man who made millions of dollars during the Gilded Era. The term
________________was used to criticize the tactics of these big business leaders
because they used ______________tactics against their competition. News forms of
business were created to continue to control industries led by these men. The term
__________________________________ can best be described as a company that
dominates an industry. By having total control of an industry, corrupt business leaders
were able to ____________________ customers. Specifically the creation of the
Standard Oil Trust by John D. Rockefeller was intended to also control prices in the oil
refining business.
To try and regulate corrupt practices of big business, Congress created the
Interstate Commerce Act and the_________________________________________.
The Sherman Antitrust Act was specifically designed to try and
_____________________ monopolies and corrupt business practices.
management
workers
labor
support
gains
labor unions
major goals
improving
collective bargaining
Workers union
As industrialization became a major boost to the American economy and corrupt
business practices increased, ___________________started to feel like they were
being taken advantage of. During the period from 1865 to 1900, disputes
between___________________ and ____________________ were often marked by
the use of violence by both sides. Individual workers would finally get relief in the form
of _______________________. Labor unions had difficulty achieving their goals
because the government would often _____________________business over labor
(workers). The Slogan “Eight hours for work, eight hours of sleep, and eight hours for
what you will” was used in the late 1800’s to promote a __________________________
of organized labor. Labor unions in the United States had major gains in
________________________wages and hours. The success of the American
Federation of Labor can be attributed to the policy of focusing on _______________in
wages and working condition. The use of ________________________ helped workers
by using discussions between labor union leaders and management to agree on a contract
for workers. Samuel Gompers, Terence Powderly, Eugene Debs were leaders in the
_____________________________to further improve working conditions.
entering
cheap
Immigrants
assimilated
restrictions
transcontinental
Nativists
Homestead Act
As workers began to fight for improvements, they became increasingly angry that
__________________________were taking jobs away from Americans. Workers
called for _____________________________to be placed on immigration. The
Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) and the Gentlemen’s Agreement with Japan were actions
taken that reflected nativist ideas to control the amount of Chinese immigrants
________________________the U.S. ___________________ were a group who
hated the immigrants who moved into the urban centers of the North east. The main
reason that the United States did not limit immigration at first was that the expanding
economy needed a supply of __________________ labor. The children immigrants who
lived in the U.S were quickly _____________________ into American culture by
becoming educated in public schools.
Besides the heavy growth of the Northeast cities like New York, the West was
also growing at a tremendous rate after the _______________________railroad
connected the entire country. The Homestead Act was important to the growth of the
West because it encouraged the settlement of the Great Plains.
Homestead Act
Railroad
Government
regulate
farmers
Dawes
controlled
overpricing
Federal Civil Service System
Indian Wars
reservations
government
______________________________ promised settlers 160 acres of free land
if they moved West and created farms. These farmers would become dependent on the
___________________________for the transportation of their goods. The railroads
were ______________________________by Robber Baron Cornelius Vanderbilt who
charged farmers 5 times the regular price. ____________________ formed the
Grangers and the Populist Movements to unite and fight against the ______________of
the railroads. Farmers began to pressure the government to __________________the
railroads to prevent them from overcharging.
As farmers settled the west, Native Americans were again in conflict with
settlers. The _____________________of 1860 and 1890 were fueled by the
movement of settlers onto the Great Plains. The passage of the
________________________ affected the Native Americans by attempting to
assimilate them in to mainstream culture. Often the Native Americans were forced to
give up their traditional land and become farmers and live
on___________________________.
The __________________________________________ was begun in the late 19th
century to reduce the practice of political patronage. People who wanted
_____________________jobs were hired based on test scores. This ended the
Andrew Jackson Spoils System.