Transcontinental Railroad

A rail link between the eastern and western United States

Ghost DanceReligion

Ghost dance prophets foretold the imminent disappearance of whites, the restoration of traditional lands and ways of life, and the resurrection of dead ancestors.

Homestead Act

1862 Law that gave 160 acres of land to anyone will live on and cultivate it for five years.

Wounded Knee Massacre

1890 confrontation between the US cavalry and the Sioux that marked the end of Native American resistance.

Assimilation

To be absorbed into the main culture of a society

Ghetto

a section of a city predominantly occupied by a group who live there, especially because of social, economic, or legal issues

Ellis Island

A New York port that is the main entry station for most European immigrants.

Angel Island

Found off of the coast of San Francisco, this is the major entry point for most Asians entering the United States.

Quota Act of 1924

This limited the annual number of immigrants admitted to the country to 2% of the country that person had resided in.

Chinese Exclusion Act

1882 law that prohibited the immigration of Chinese laborers.

Denis Kearney Disturbance

A protest on Chinese immigration that turned into a riot.

Page Law

Prohibited the immigration of ‘oriental’ women to prevent prostitution.

Trust

A group of separate companies that are put under the control of one board to form a monopoly.

Monopoly

Exclusive control by one country over an industry .

Robber Baron

•One of the American industrial or financial magnates of the late 19th century who became wealthy by unethical means, such as questionable stock-market operations and exploitation of labor.

Captain of Industry

Business leader whose means of amassing a personal fortune contributes positively to the country in some way.

Standard Oil

Owned by JD Rockefeller it had a monopoly on the oil refining business.

Horizontal Integration

The process of buying up competing companies to create a monopoly.

Vertical Integration

Form of business organization in which all stages of production of a good, from the acquisition of raw materials to the retailing of the final product.

The Gospel of Wealth

Written by Andrew Carnegie in 1889 that described the responsibility of helping society by the new upper class of self-made rich.

Gilded Age

The term Gilded Age refers to the political and economic nature situation of the United States from approximately 1876-1900.

American Federation of

Labor

First labor union; formed for skilled labor in the United States.

Pullman Strike

1894 railroad strike that interfered with commerce, finally ended when the president sent in troops.

The Jungle

Written to report on the problems with the meat packing industry.

Muckraker

Writer who uncovers and exposes misconduct in politics or businesses

The History of Standard Oil

Written by Ida Tarbell on the business practices of Standard Oil and JD Rockefeller.

How the Other Half Lives

Was an early publication of photojournalism by Jacob Riis, documenting squalid living conditions in New York City slums in the 1880s

Initiative

A petition that is signed to bring an issue to a vote

Referendum

A direct vote by the people to accept or reject a law proposal.

Recall

A vote to remove an elected official from office.

17th Amendment

Allowed for the direct election of senators.

Hull House

A place where new immigrants could go for day care, art classes, learn English, music, and job assistance.

19th Amendment

Adopted in 1920, it gave women the right to vote in elections.

NAACP(National

Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

Its mission is "to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination".

John D. Rockefeller

Oil tycoon who owned Standard Oil. Used Horizontal integration to control 95% of the oil refineries in the United States.

Thomas A. Edison

Invented and improved the light bulb, phonograph, and motion picture.

Samuel Gompers

Founder of the American Federation of Labor. This organization was for skilled labor. They were concerned with social issues and improving working conditions.

Eugene V. Debs

•Part of the Pullman Strike.•Ran for president

Upton Sinclair

Muckraker

Wrote the book the Jungle.

Ida Tarbell

Wrote History of Standard Oil. An Expose on the

business practices of JD Rockefeller

Jane Addams

Started Hull House to assist new immigrants in learning English, day care, and classes in art.

Sitting Bull

Chief of the Lakota tribe and present at the Battle of Little Big Horn. He was a supporter of the Ghost Dance. He was also a member of the Wild West Show.

Jacob Riis

Wrote the book How the Other Half Lives. The book showed the life in overcrowded tenements for children and the poor.

W.E.B. Dubois

A graduate of Harvard and a P.H.D.. Founded the NAACP

Cornelius Vanderbilt

•Made his fortune in the steamboat business• Founded a university.