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12786423478Boss TweedThe leader of the Democratic Tammany Hall, New York political machine0
12786429359AFLA labor union formed in 1886 by Samuel Gompers It fought against labor forces and debated work conditions for skilled workers. Utilized Strikes.1
12786495927When was the Philippines gained?18982
12786503501Sharecroppinga tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent, unfair to worker3
12786520555Panics of1873 and 18934
12786531629Political Reformpeople's choice (Roosevelt), gov't ownership of telephones and graphs5
12786552961People's (Populist) PartyAn agrarian-populist political party in the United States, drew support from angry farmers6
12786569410Free SilverCoinage of silver, instead of gold, 18967
12786569411William Jennings BryanCross of Gold Speech, Wizard of Oz8
12786587865New immigrationImmigrants from Southern and Eastern European countries and Asia arriving in the late 1800s9
12786598596urban neighborhoodsethnic groups of immigrants (Chinatown)10
12786608951NativismThe fear or hatred of immigrants11
12786623892political machinea strong party organization that can control political appointments and deliver votes12
12786628936Comstock LodeIn 1859, A great amount of gold and silver was discovered in Nevada13
12786633521Sand Creek Massacrean attack on a village of sleeping Cheyenne Indians, the death of more than 200 tribal members, 185914
12786645280EntertainmentBaseball, wrestling, vaudville shows15
12786657454Wounded Knee MassacreThe 1890 massacre of Sioux Indians to suppress the Ghost Dance, killed 300.16
12786667719Dawes ActNAs got 160 acres of land, forced to go to school, assimilate17
12786684977Social Darwinismsurvival of the fittest, justified wealth18
12786692646Gospel of Wealth(1889) Andrew Carnegie wealthy share their riches with poor19
12786704380philanthropycharity; a desire or effort to promote goodness20
12786707868Social GospelA movement in the late 1800s / early 1900s which emphasized charity and social responsibility as a means of salvation21
12786721922Election of 1896Repub Gold, Demo Silver22
12786731385Plessy v. Ferguson1896, "Seperate but Equal"23
12786741071Ida B. WellsWrote about lynchings and violance to blacks24
12786746695Booker T. WashingtonTuskegee Institute in 1881. His book "Up from Slavery." vocational training for AAs25
12786765570SubsidesFinancial support from the government26
12786768588MonopolyA market in which there are many buyers but only one seller27
12786775124Farmer AlliancesColored Farmer's Alliance, Southern Farmer's Alliance28
12786790926Temperance MovementAn organized campaign to eliminate alcohol consumption29
12786811068Triangle Shirtwaist FireMarch 1911 fire in a factory that killed women and children30
127868237541908women had shorter working hours31
12786838815Salvation Army1880, sought to provide food, shelter, and employment to the poor32

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