AP US History Period 6 (1865-1898) (B) Flashcards

9872842893	"New Immigrants"	immigrants from southern and eastern Europe such as Poland, Italy, etc. that arrived in the US during & after the 1880s	0
9872842894	Chinese Exclusion Act	First law limiting immigration based on race; effectively stopped immigration from China through the end of WWII.	1
9872842895	Tammany Hall	Political machine of New York City that was well-known for its corruption Lead by William Boss Tweed	2
9872842896	Sherman Antitrust Act	Outlawed monopolistic business practices not effective initially without a strong progressive federal government that would enforce it.	3
9872842897	Grange Movement and Farmers Alliance	Grassroots movements that attempted to address the plight of farmers in the late 1800s; attempted to regulate railroads and enlarge opportunity for credit evolved into Populist movement.	4
9872842898	William Jennings Bryan	Democratic presidential hopeful that was a member of the Populist Party free silver advocate "Do not crucify mankind on a cross of gold".	5
9872842899	Interstate Commerce Act	1887 Created the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to regulate railroads to be fairer to farmers First legislation to regulate corporations Ineffective because government failed to enforce it.	6
9872842900	Andrew Carnegie	A Scottish-born American industrialist and philanthropist who founded the Carnegie Steel Company in 1892. By 1901, his company dominated the American steel industry. Great philanthropist	7
9872842901	Transcontinental Railroad	Railroad that would cross the continent and connect the East to the West Opened new markets and helped spur the Industrial Revolution Completed in 1869 at Promontory, UT	8
9872842902	Standard Oil	John D. Rockefeller's company that gained a monopoly over the world petroleum market with the practice of trusts and swift elimination of competition. By 1890, owned 90% of the US oil market	9
9872842903	John D. Rockefeller	Wealthy owner of Standard Oil Company. Considered to be a robber baron who used ruthless tactics to eliminate other businesses. Built trusts and used money to influence government.	10
9872842904	"old immigrants"	Immigrants who had come to the US before the 1880s Mainly from England and Northern Europe	11
9872842905	Battle of Little Bighorn	1876- Indian leaders Sitting Bull & Crazy Horse defeated Gen. Custer & his troops	12
9872842906	Great Railway Strike of 1877	RR workers initiated a strike in 1877 when they were told there would be a pay cut	13
9872842907	JP Morgan	Banker that controlled 2/3 of RRs and eventually merged with Carnegie's steel company Formed US Steel Considered a robber baron	14
9872842908	Captains of Industry	Owners & mangers of large industrial enterprises who wielded great political & economic power More positive term in contrast to "robber barons"	15
9872842909	Robber Barons	Refers to industrialists or big business owners who gained huge profits by paying employees low wages Drove competition out of business by selling goods much cheaper	16
9872842910	Jacob Riis	Danish immigrant Report who pointed out terrible conditions of tenement houses Author of How the Other Half Lives (1890)	17
9872842911	Wounded Knee	1890 Last Native American battle 300 Native killed by US military	18
9872842912	Homestead Act	Gave settlers 160 acres of land if they lived on the land for 6 months and cultivated crops	19