24 Gilded Age

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What immigrant groups were used in the construction of the Railroad?

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Chinese and Irish

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What Federal Action helped westward expansion?

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The Homestead Act

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What helped most in distributing American goods during the Era of Westward Expansion?

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The Transcontinental Railroad

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Why did many travel of the harsh mountain terrain and the long and arduous journey to the Yukon and Klondike Territories in the Northern Rocky Mountains?

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Because of the opportunity to become rich mining for gold

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Most nativists of the late 1800's would most likely have supported the

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passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act

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What was a city government group marked by corruption and bribery (common during the Gilded Age) called?

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political machine

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An economy that works best when there is very little involvement by the government.

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What is a laissez-faire economy?

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Between 1860 and 1910, the U.S. population tripled due to: The Baby Boom, Immigration, The Homestead Act, Better Healthcare

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Immigration

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Technological development that most revolutionized the US steel industry?

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Bessemer Process

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During the 19th and early 20th century, these men helped immigrants with jobs and housing in order to control votes during elections?

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political bosses