Gilded Age EOC Vocab

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Period (1870s-1900) marked by railroads, big business, industrialization, and social issues in the U.S.

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Gilded Age

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Became rich in the steel industry.

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Andrew Carnegie

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Andrew Carnegie was an entrepreneur and a _____________ because he donated to libraries and universities.

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Philanthropist

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Monopoly:

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One seller dominates an industry.

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Organization of workers protecting interests and improving wages, hours, and conditions.

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Labor Union

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Rapid growth of major U.S. cities is called?

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Urbanization

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Political Bosses used Money and Influence to get people elected.

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Money, Influence

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Anti-immigration Americans fearing job loss were called:

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Nativists

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Law to limit job competition on the West Coast by banning Chinese immigration.

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Chinese Exclusion Act

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The Dawes Act...

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Divided Plains Indians' lands into family plots to encourage assimilation.