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Transcontinental Railroad
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A rail link between the eastern and western United States
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Ghost DanceReligion
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Ghost dance prophets foretold the imminent disappearance of whites, the restoration of traditional lands and ways of life, and the resurrection of dead ancestors.
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Homestead Act
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1862 Law that gave 160 acres of land to anyone will live on and cultivate it for five years.
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Wounded Knee Massacre
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1890 confrontation between the US cavalry and the Sioux that marked the end of Native American resistance.
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Assimilation
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To be absorbed into the main culture of a society
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Ghetto
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a section of a city predominantly occupied by a group who live there, especially because of social, economic, or legal issues
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Ellis Island
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A New York port that is the main entry station for most European immigrants.
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Angel Island
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Found off of the coast of San Francisco, this is the major entry point for most Asians entering the United States.
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Quota Act of 1924
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This limited the annual number of immigrants admitted to the country to 2% of the country that person had resided in.
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Chinese Exclusion Act
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1882 law that prohibited the immigration of Chinese laborers.
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Denis Kearney Disturbance
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A protest on Chinese immigration that turned into a riot.
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Page Law
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Prohibited the immigration of ‘oriental’ women to prevent prostitution.
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Trust
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A group of separate companies that are put under the control of one board to form a monopoly.
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Monopoly
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Exclusive control by one country over an industry .
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Robber Baron
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•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.
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Captain of Industry
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Business leader whose means of amassing a personal fortune contributes positively to the country in some way.
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Standard Oil
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Owned by JD Rockefeller it had a monopoly on the oil refining business.
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Horizontal Integration
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The process of buying up competing companies to create a monopoly.
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Vertical Integration
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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.
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The Gospel of Wealth
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Written by Andrew Carnegie in 1889 that described the responsibility of helping society by the new upper class of self-made rich.
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Gilded Age
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The term Gilded Age refers to the political and economic nature situation of the United States from approximately 1876-1900.
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American Federation of
Labor
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First labor union; formed for skilled labor in the United States.
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Pullman Strike
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1894 railroad strike that interfered with commerce, finally ended when the president sent in troops.
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The Jungle
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Written to report on the problems with the meat packing industry.
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Muckraker
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Writer who uncovers and exposes misconduct in politics or businesses
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The History of Standard Oil
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Written by Ida Tarbell on the business practices of Standard Oil and JD Rockefeller.
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How the Other Half Lives
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Was an early publication of photojournalism by Jacob Riis, documenting squalid living conditions in New York City slums in the 1880s
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Initiative
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A petition that is signed to bring an issue to a vote
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Referendum
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A direct vote by the people to accept or reject a law proposal.
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Recall
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A vote to remove an elected official from office.
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17th Amendment
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Allowed for the direct election of senators.
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Hull House
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A place where new immigrants could go for day care, art classes, learn English, music, and job assistance.
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19th Amendment
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Adopted in 1920, it gave women the right to vote in elections.
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NAACP(National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
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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".
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John D. Rockefeller
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Oil tycoon who owned Standard Oil. Used Horizontal integration to control 95% of the oil refineries in the United States.
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Thomas A. Edison
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Invented and improved the light bulb, phonograph, and motion picture.
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Samuel Gompers
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Founder of the American Federation of Labor. This organization was for skilled labor. They were concerned with social issues and improving working conditions.
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Eugene V. Debs
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•Part of the Pullman Strike.•Ran for president
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Upton Sinclair
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Muckraker
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Wrote the book the Jungle.
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Ida Tarbell
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Wrote History of Standard Oil. An Expose on the
business practices of JD Rockefeller
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Jane Addams
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Started Hull House to assist new immigrants in learning English, day care, and classes in art.
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Sitting Bull
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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.
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Jacob Riis
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Wrote the book How the Other Half Lives. The book showed the life in overcrowded tenements for children and the poor.
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W.E.B. Dubois
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A graduate of Harvard and a P.H.D.. Founded the NAACP
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
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•Made his fortune in the steamboat business• Founded a university.