Gilded Age

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Term that means a single company that controls the price of a product as the only seller.

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monopoly

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This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for its rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States. (Masked in gold)

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Gilded age

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In 1882, the Government passed legislation that restricted immigration from a particular Asian country for 10 years.

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Chinese Exclusion Act

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Which industries benefited from railroad use during the late 1800s?

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oil, steel, & timber

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As immigration increased during the late 1800's to early 1900's, Ellis Island & Angel Island became major ports of entry from which two continents?

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Asia & Europe

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This man's company, Standard Oil Company, controlled a monopoly on the oil industry by controlling 90% of the oil refiners in the US.

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John D. Rockefeller

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This individual's invention of the light bulb allowed for factories to now operate on a 24hr work day schedule.

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Thomas Edison

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The last major conflict between the US government and the Native Americans, resulting in the massacring of over 300 Sioux men, women, and children by the US Army.

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Wounded Knee Massacre

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This steel magnet created the Carnegie Steel Company that produced and distributed steel all across the US during the Gilded Age.

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Andrew Carnegie

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This law passed by President Abraham Lincoln gave western settlers 160 acres & $10 to move west. However, the settlers must live on the land for a minimum of 5 years.

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Homestead Act