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269804387Henry Comstockhis silver lode, discovered in 1858 on the Carson River, sent 10,000 miners to Nevada
269804388ghost towna deserted town (especially in Western United States)
269804389vigilance committeesself-appointed lawenforcers; volunuteers allowed to track down wrongdoers
269804390Texas longhornHardy breed of cattle raised by ranchers throughout western Texas.
269804391open rangeA vast area of grassland owned by the government where ranchers could graze their herds for free
269804392Chisholm Traila wagon trail founded in the late 1860s to haul goods from wagons between Texas and the Kansas Pacific Railroad. by 1872, more than 1 million cattle had walked the road
269804393The Long DriveA giant trek in which cowboys herded longhorn cattle from Texas towards northern railroads in order to be traded
269804394Great Plainsa mostly flat and grassy region of western north america
269804395Homestead ActPassed in 1862, it gave 160 acres of public land to any settler who would farm the land for five years.
269804396dry farminga way of farming dry land in which seeds are planted deep in ground where there is some moisture
269804397commercial farmingthe raising of crops and livestock for sale in markets
269804398Wheat Belin the 1880s many wheat farmers moved from Minnesota and other midwest states to the Great Plains to take advantage of the inexpensive land
269804399nomadspeople with no permanent home; move from place to place in search of food,
269804400annuitiesincome from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments
269804401Dakota Sioux uprisingreservation that got a yearly payment and got tricked by american traders
269804402Little CrowHe led the Dakota in The Great Sioux Uprising in Minnesota, 1862.
269804403Red Cloudleader of the Oglala who resisted the development of a trail through Wyoming and Montana by the United States government (1822-1909)
269804404Crazy HorseA chief of the Sioux who resisted the invasion of the Black Hills and joined Sitting Bull in the defeat of General Custer at Little Bighorn
269804405Sitting BullSioux chief who led the attack on Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
269804406Fetterman's Massacresioux war party tried to block construction of the bozeman trail sioux vs. fetterman's command indian triumph
269804407Sand Creel MassacreUS army persuaded Cheyenne to stop raiding farms and return to CO reservation; army troops attacked indians and burned camp; congress condmened actions and didn't punish the commander
269804408John Chivingtonled Us soldiers to Sand Creek where the troops massacred over 100 cheyenne natives
269804409Black Kettleleader of the Cheyenne who were massascred at Sand Creek
269804410Indian Peace CommissionProposed creating 2 large reservations on the Plains, one for the Sioux & another for the Plains Indians
269804411George A. Custeru.s general commanded his army at battle of little big horn. he was killed
269804412Gold Rusha period from1848 to 1856 when thousands of people came to California in order to search for gold.
269804413American Bisondestroyed by U.S. army. only 500,000 exist today and 7,000 of them are purebread. used by indians for many things.
269804414Chief JosephLeader of Nez Perce. Fled with his tribe to Canada instead of reservations. However, US troops came and fought and brought them back down to reservations
269804415Nez PerceNative American Tribe that will flee capture from U.S. Troops, who almost make it to Canada.
269804416Wounded Kneevillage in South Dakota. In 1890 it was the site of a massacre of Native North Americans in which between 150 and 370 Sioux people were killed, most of them unarmed.
269804417Ghost Dancea religious dance of native Americans looking for communication with the dead
269804418assimilationthe process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
269804419Helen Hunt JacksonUnited States writer of romantic novels about the unjust treatment of Native Americans (1830-1885)
269804420Dawes ActAn act that removed Indian land from tribal possesion, redivided it, and distributed it among individual Indian families. Designed to break tribal mentalities and promote individualism.
269804421gross national productThe total value of goods and services, including income received from abroad, produced by the residents of a country within a specific time period, usually one year.
269804422Edwin DrakeAmerican pioneer in oil industry; became first to drill for petroleum
269804423laissez-fairethe doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs
269804424entrepreneursindividuals who start new businesses, introduce new products, and improve management techniques
269804425Morrill Tariffimports and excise taxes place on manufactures and the practice of nearly every profession in order to help fund the civil war
269804426Alexander Graham BellUnited States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922)
269804427Thomas A. EdisonOne of the most prolific inventors in U.S. history. He invented the phonograph, light bulb, electric battery, mimeograph and moving picture.
269804428Gustavus SwiftIn the 1800s he enlarged fresh meat markets through branch slaughterhouses and refrigeration. He monopolized the meat industry.
269804429Pacific Railway Act1862 legislation to encourage the construction of a transcontinental railroad, connecting the West to industries in the Northeast (Union Pacific and Central Pacific RR)
269804430Grenville dodgean engineer who directed Union Pacific's construction of the railroads out West
269804431Leland StanfordAmerican financier of the Central Pacific Railroad (built 1863-1869) and founder of Stanford University (1885).
269804432Cornelius VanderbiltUnited States financier who accumulated great wealth from railroad and shipping businesses (1794-1877)
269804433time zonesany of the 24 regions of the globe (loosely divided by longitude) throughout which the same standard time is used
269804434land grantsland subsidies granted to railroad companies to encourage construction of rail lines to the West
269804435Jay GouldUnited States financier who gained control of the Erie Canal and who caused a financial panic in 1869 when he attempted to corner the gold market (1836-1892)
269804436Robber Baronsa negative term for business leaders that implied they built their fortunes by stealing from the public
269804437Credit MobilierScandalous company created by Union Pacific Railroad insiders, it distributed shares of its stock to Congressmen to avoid detection
269804438James J. Hilldriving force of the Gr. Northern Railway , Became a Shipping Agent For Winnipeg Merchants Nicknamed the "Empire Builder"
269804439stockholdersA group of people that make up a corporation by sharing ownership in a certain company
269804440stocka certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation
269804441economies of scalefactors that cause a producer's average cost per unit to fall as output rises
269804442operating costscosts that occur while running a company
269804443fixed costsa periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.)
269804444Andrew CarnegieUnited States industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts (1835-1919)
269804445Bessemer processan industrial process for making steel using a Bessemer converter to blast air through through molten iron and thus burning the excess carbon and impurities
269804446vertical integrationabsorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution
269804447horizontal integrationabsorption into a single firm of several firms involved in the same level of production and sharing resources at that level
269804448trustsFirms or corporations that combine for the purpose of reducing competition and controlling prices (establishing a monopoly). There are anti-trust laws to prevent these monopolies.
269804449Standard OilEstablished in 1870, it was a integrated multinational oil corporation lead by Rockefeller
269804450John RockefellerWas an American industrialist and philanthropist. Revolutionized the petroleum industry and defined the structure of modern philanthropy.
269804451holding companya company with controlling shares in other companies
269804452John WannamakerOwner of a department store in Philadelphia.
269804453Sears and RoebuckCatalog that opens in in 1887, reaches 300,000 people, features bonnets bicycles, houses, in 1913, 26 million catalogs, 40K orders/day --There is no one technological development that enables sears, rather a series of developments some technological, some political, some organizational
269804454Montgomery WardUnited States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)
269804455craft workersskilled laborers such as a carpenter or mechanist
269804456trade unionsorganizations of workers with the same trade or skill
269804457industrial unionslabor organizations of unskilled and semiskilled workers in mass-production industries such as automobiles and mining
269804458blacklista list of people who are out of favor
269804459lockouta management action resisting employee's demands
269804460Marxismthe economic and political theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that hold that human actions and institutions are economically determined and that class struggle is needed to create historical change and that capitalism will untimately be superseded
269804461socialist societysociety based on the principle of what you can do, in a collective way (w/o stratification, but with inequalities)
269804462William SylvisLeader of the National Labor Union; which was the first national labor federation in the United States, lead to Knights of Labor
269804463Great railroad strike of 1877Strike where railway workers had 10% of their wages cut, in the midst of a depression, and refused to work. President Rutherford B. Hayes sent in federal troops and forced employees to begin working again.
269804464Knights of labor1st effort to create National union. Open to everyone but lawyers and bankers. Vague program, no clear goals, weak leadership and organization. Failed
269804465arbitrationthe act of deciding as an arbiter
269804466Haymarket Riot100,000 workers rioted in Chicago. After the police fired into the crowd, the workers met and rallied in Haymarket Square to protest police brutality. A bomb exploded, killing or injuring many of the police. The Chicago workers and the man who set the bomb were immigrants, so the incident promoted anti-immigrant feelings.
269804467Pullman Strikein Chicago, Pullman cut wages but refused to lower rents in the "company town", Eugene Debs had American Railway Union refuse to use Pullman cars, Debs thrown in jail after being sued, strike achieved nothing
269804468Eugene V. DebsLeader of the American Railway Union, he voted to aid workers in the Pullman strike. He was jailed for six months for disobeying a court order after the strike was over.
269804469AFLa federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955
269804470Samuel GompersUnited States labor leader (born in England) who was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1886 to 1924 (1850-1924)
269804471closed shopa company that hires only union members
269804472collective bargainingnegotiation between an employer and trade union
269804473Women's Trade Union Leaguea U.S. organization of both working class and more well-off women formed in 1903 to support the efforts of women to organize labor unions and to eliminate sweatshop conditions
269804474Mary O'Sullivanwoman general labor organizer of American Federation of Labor
269804475Leonora O'Reilly"Women, real women, anywhere and everywhere are what we must nourish and cherish."
269804476Push Factorfactor, such as unemployment or the lack of freedom of speech, that makes people want to leave their country and move to another one
269804477Pull Factorfactor such as freedom or employment opportunities that attract a person to a country
269804478Steeragethe cheapest accommodations on a passenger ship
269804479Ellis Islandan island in New York Bay that was formerly the principal immigration station for the United States
269804480Jacob RiisA Danish immigrant, he became a reporter who pointed out the terrible conditions of the tenement houses of the big cities where immigrants lived during the late 1800s. He wrote How The Other Half Lives in 1890.
269804481Nativisma policy of favoring native-born individuals over foreign-born ones
269804482Angel islandThe immigration station on the west coast where Asian immigrants, mostly Chinese gained admission to the U.S. at San Francisco Bay. Between 1910 and 1940 50k Chinese immigrants entered through Angel Island. Questioning and conditions at Angel Island were much harsher than Ellis Island in New York.
269804483American Protective AssociationAn organization created by nativists in 1887 that campaigned for laws to restrict immigration
269804484Workingman's party of Californiaorganized by Denis Kearney, an Irish immigrant, in the 1870s to fight Chinese immigration. The party won seats in California's legislature and made opposition to Chinese immigration a national issue
269804485Chinese Exclusion Act(1882) Denied any additional Chinese laborers to enter the country while allowing students and merchants to immigrate.
269804486Urbanizationthe social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban
269804487Louise Sullivanfirst great modern architect known for the skyscraper
269804488Mass TransitTransportation system designed to move large numbers of people along fixed routes
269804489Frank J. SpragueEngineer. Developed the 1st electric trolley car. Efficient mover of people in cities.
269804490High Societyrichest members of society lived in center of city in a fuedal castle, a manor a tuscan vila or a french cheateau
269804491Working Classa social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
269804492Tenementsa rundown apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
269804493How the Other Half Livesa book by John Riis that told the public about the lives of the immigrants and those who live in the tenements
269804494Political Machinea group that controls the activities of a political party
269804495Party Bossa leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments
269804496Goerge PlunkittIrish immigrant who rose to become one of New York's most powerful party bosses
269804497GraftThe illegal use of political influence for personal gain
269804498Fraudintentional deception resulting in injury to another person
269804499Tammany Halla political organization within the Democratic Party in New York city (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism
269804500Boss TweedLeader of the Democratic Tammany Hall, New York political machine
269804501Gilded Age1870s - 1890s; time period looked good on the outside, despite the corrupt politics & growing gap between the rich & poor
269804502MARK TWAINUnited States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910)
269804503INDIVIDUALISMa belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence
269804504HORATIO ALGERUnited States author of inspirational adventure stories for boys
269804505HERBERT SPENCEREnglish philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)
269804506WILLIAM SUMNERHe was an advocate of Social Darwinism claiming that the rich were a result of natural selection and benefits society. He, like many others promoted the belief of Social Darwinism which justified the rich being rich, and poor being poor.
269804507GOSPEL OF WEALTHThis was a book written by Carnegie that described the responsibility of the rich to be philanthropists. This softened the harshness of Social Darwinism as well as promoted the idea of philanthropy.
269804508PHILANTHROPYlove of humanity, especially as shown in donations to charitable and socially useful causes
269804509THOMAS EAKINSSpecialized in painting the everyday lifes of working-class men and women and used the new technology of serial-actions photographs to study human anatomy and paint it more realistically.
269804510WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLSwrote The Rise of Silas Lapham, and other works, in which he described what he considered the shallowness and corruption in ordinary American lifestyles.
269804511HENRY JAMESAmerican writer who lived in England. Wrote numerous novels around the theme of the conflict between American innocence and European sophistication/corruption, with an emphasis on the psychological motivations of the characters. Famous for his novel Washington Square and his short story "The Turn of the Screw."
269804512EDITH WHARTONUnited States novelist (1862-1937), won the Pulitzer Prize for the novel the age of innocence
269804513SALOONa room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
269804514CONEY ISLANDcreated as a way for working-class people to temporarily escape the hardships of the working, Coney Island became an amusement park with rides and attractions that contrasted the grim realities many were living. Significiance: shows how grim the lives of working class citizens were that they need such an elaborate amusement built to take their minds off their troubles
269804515BLACK AND TANSspecial police force that terrorized the Irish population that supported the Irish Republicans. Kept in Ireland by the British gov.
269804516VAUDEVILLEstage entertainment made up of various acts, such as dancing, singing, comedy, and magic shows
269804517RAGTIMEmusic with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
269804518SCOTT JOPLINUnited States composer who was the first creator of ragtime to write down his compositions (1868-1917)
269804519HENRY GEORGEHe wrote Progress and Poverty in 1879, which made him famous as an opponent of the evils of modern capitalism.
269804520PROGRESS AND POVERTYWritten by Henry George, critical of entreprenuers, after studying poverty in America, determined that rich didn't pay fair share of taxes and proposed "Single Tax" on incremental value of land
269804521LESTER FRANK WARDSociologist who attacked social Darwinism in his book, Dynamic Sociology.
269804522EDWARD BELLAMYIn 1888, he wrote Looking Backward, 2000-1887, a description of a utopian society in the year 2000.
269804523NATURALISM(philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations
269804524SOCIAL GOSPELMovement led by Washington Gladden - taught religion and human dignity would help the middle class over come problems of industrialization
269804525WASHINGTON GLADDENCongregationalist minister who followed the social gospel and supported social reform. A prolific writer whose newspaper cloumns and many books made him a national leader of the Social gospel movement.
269804526WALTER RAUSCHENBUSCHNew York clergyman who preached the social gospel, worked to alleviate poverty, and worked to make peace between employers and labor unions.
269804527SALVATION ARMYa charitable and religious organization to evangelize and to care for the poor and homeless
269804528YMCASpiritual organization meant to provide healthy activities for young workers in the cities
269804529DWIGHT L. MOODYAmericas most famous evangelist during the 19th century
269804530JANE ADDAMSthe founder of Hull House, which provided English lessons for immigrants, daycares, and child care classes
269804531SETTLEMENT HOUSEInstitution located in a poor neighborhood that provided numerous community services such as medical care, child care, libraries, and classes in English
269804532SOCIAL WORKany of various services designed to aid the poor and aged and to increase the welfare of children
269804533AMERICANIZATIONassimilation into American culture
269804534BOOKER T. WASHINGTONAfrican American progressive who supported segregation and demanded that African American better themselves individually to achieve equality.
269804535W.E.B. DUBOIS1st black to earn Ph.D. from Harvard, encouraged blacks to resist systems of segregation and discrimination, helped create NAACP in 1910
269804536GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVERUnited States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943)
269804537patronagethe business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
269804538Stalwarta person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)
269804539Halfbreedsrepublican reformers who were accused of backing reform simply to create openings for their own supporters.
269804540Roscoe Conklinga politician from New York who served both as a member of the United States House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. He was the leader of the Stalwart faction of the Republican Party.
269804541Pendleton Act1883 law that created a Civil Service Commission and stated that federal employees could not be required to contribute to campaign funds nor be fired for political reasons
269804542party of personal libertyWhat the Democrats called themselves
269804543Tammany Halla political organization within the Democratic Party in New York city (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism
269804544Boss systemleaders of political organizations usually in big cities; democratic or republican
269804545MugwumpsA group of renegade Republicans who supported 1884 Democratic presidential nominee Grover Cleveland instead of their party's nominee, James G. Blaine.
269804546Interstate Commerce Commissiona former independent federal agency that supervised and set rates for carriers that transported goods and people between states
269804547Grover Cleveland22nd and 24th president, Democrat, Honest and hardworking, fought corruption, vetoed hundreds of wasteful bills, achieved the Interstate Commerce Commission and civil service reform, violent suppression of strikes
269804548McKinely Tariffraised tariff's and brought new trouble to farmers. Who were forced to buy high priced products
269804549Sherman Antitrust ActFirst federal action against monopolies, it was signed into law by Harrison and was extensively used by Theodore Roosevelt for trust-busting. However, it was initially misused against labor unions
269804550Populismthe political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite
269804551money supplythe total stock of money in the economy
269804552greenbacksName for Union paper money not backed by gold or silver. Value would fluctuate depending on status of the war (plural)
269804553inflationincreased prices for goods and services combined with the reduced value of money
269804554deflationa contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices
269804555"the crime of '73"enacted by the United States Congress in 1873 and embraced the gold standard and demonetized silver. Western mining interests and others wanted silver in circulation.
269804556The GrangeOriginally a social organization between farmers, it developed into a political movement for government ownership of railroads
269804557Oliver H. Kelley(GC), considered the "Father" of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry (more commonly known as "The Grange"). a fraternal organization for American farmers that encouraged farm families to band together for their common economic and political good.
269804558cooperativesa jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners
269804559Wabash v IllinoisSupreme court ruling that states could not regulate interstate commerce
269804560Farmer's allianceA Farmers' organization founded in late 1870s; worked for lower railroad freight rates, lower interest rates, and a change in the governments tight money policy
269804561Charles W. Macuneassumed leadership of alliance movement; merged several groups into Southern Alliance
269804562People's Partyformed in 1892 called populist .. farmers alliances in the great agricultural belts of the west and south, they want the goverment to run rail roads
269804563Subtreasury Plandevised by alliance leader Charles Macune by which farmers could store their nonperishable commodities in government warehouses, receive low interest loans using the crops as collateral
269804564Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890directed the Treasury to increase the amount of currency coined from silver mined in the West ad also permited the govt to print paper $ banked by silver
269804565James B. WeaverHe was the Populist candidate for president in the election of 1892; received only 8.2% of the vote. He was from the West.
269804566graduated income taxtax on earnings that charges different rates for different income levels
269804567panic of 1893Serious economic depression beginning in 1893. Began due to rail road companies over-extending themselves, causing bank failures. Was the worst economic collapse in the history of the country until that point, and, some say, as bad as the Great Depression of the 1930s.
269804568gold bugsDemocrats who left their party over the silver issue
269804569silveritespeople who believed coining silver in unlimited quantities would solve the nations economic crisis
269804570W.J. Bryanadvocate of silver standard and proponent of democratic and populist views from the 1890's through the 1910's; democratic candidate for president in 1896, 1900 and 1908.
269804571William McKinley25th president responsible for Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, and the Annexation of Hawaii, imperialism. Is assassinated by an anarchist
269804572sharecropperspeople who rent a plot of land from another person, and farm it in exchange for a share of the crop
269804573ExodustersAfrican Americans who moved from post reconstruction South to Kansas.
269804574Colored Farmers' National AllianceMore than 1 million southern black farmers organized and shared complaints with poor white farmers. By 1890 membership numbered more than 250,000. The history of racial division in the South, made it hard for white and black farmers to work together in the same org.
269804575poll taxa tax of a fixed amount per person and payable as a requirement for the right to vote
269804576literacy testA test given to persons to prove they can read and write before being allowed to register to vote
269804577grandfather clausean exemption based on circumstances existing prior to the adoption of some policy
269804578Plessy v. Fergusonsumpreme court ruled that segregation public places facilities were legal as long as the facilites were equal
269804579Ida B. WellsBlack journalist who campaigned/started the anti-lynching movement
269804580Booker T. WashingtonAfrican American progressive who supported segregation and demanded that African American better themselves individually to achieve equality.
269804581Atlanta CompromiseMajor speech on race-relations given by Booker T. Washington addressing black labor opportunities, and the peril of whites ignoring black injustice
269804582WEB DuBois1st black to earn Ph.D. from Harvard, encouraged blacks to resist systems of segregation and discrimination, helped create NAACP in 1910
269804583The Souls of Black FolkWEB DuBois 1903 - blacks should not be treated bad, they should be aggressive rise up for equality
269804584Dear God this is a lot of termsYes, yes it is.

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