Gilded Age/Westward Expansion

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What migration pattern largely occurred during the Gilded Age?

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Countryside to Cities

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What reason was given to justify the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?

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Chinese immigrants were taking jobs

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What was ONE of the three major things labor unions fighting for? Longer hours, More children in the workforce, Less regulation

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Higher wages

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What is the definition of a monopoly?

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A company without competition

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What is laissez-faire?

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A belief that the government should not interfere in private business

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What industry did John D. Rockefeller make his money in?

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Oil

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What is horizontal integration?

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When a company buys out their competitors

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What is vertical integration?

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When a company buys its supply chain.

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Why did 250,000 African-Americans move from rural areas to the cities during the Gilded Age?

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Farm equipment became better and more efficient, making the demand for farm labor much less, and African-Americans moved to the cities for job opportunities.

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Who was the philanthropic entrepreneur who made his fortune in the steel industry?

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Andrew Carnegie