Gilded Age STAAR Review

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What was the purpose of the Indian Removal Act?

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To remove Native Americans from homelands east of the Mississippi River to reservations in the west

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What did the Transcontinental Railroad connect?

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The eastern rail system in the US to the developing western frontier

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What was the Homestead Act?

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An act of Congress that made public lands in the west available to settlers without payment, usually in lots of 160 acres.

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What was the Klondike Gold Rush?

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A migration of American gold miners to Alaska in 1899 after gold was found.

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What is the concept of Laissez-faire?

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The policy that the government should have its "hands off" economics and businesses to stimulate the economy

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What does Urbanization refer to?

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The shifting of a society from a rural area into one with cities and industries

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What is the exclusive control over a commodity or service in an effort to make profits?

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Monopoly

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What does the term "Political machine" refer to?

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An organization of city and community leaders that manipulate local elections to make money.

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Who was Boss Tweed?

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A leader of a political machine

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What does "Corruption" mean in the context of power?

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Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power