Gilded Age Westward Moveent

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The _____ ____ was a period from 1877 to about 1900, which was marked by industrial growth, great wealth for few, massive immigration, Urbanization, and political corruption

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Gilded Age

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THE _________ OFFERED PEOPLE FREE OR CHEAP LAND OUT WEST AND LED TO THE RAPID SETTLEMENT OF THE GREAT PLAINS IN THE 1800S.

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Homestead Act

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Adopting the culture of a dominant group is

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Assimilation

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THE _________ WAS A LEGISLATION PASSED IN 1887 AIMED AT REGULATING THE RAILROAD INDUSTRY AND CURBING MONOPOLISTIC PRACTICES.

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Interstate Commerce Act

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THE _________ WAS A RAILROAD THAT CONNECTED THE EAST AND WEST COASTS OF THE UNITED STATES, COMPLETED IN 1869.

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Transcontinental Railroad

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THE _________ WAS A MOVEMENT IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY marked by demands for more government control of business, support for ordinary Americans and Political Reforms .

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Populism

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A ____ ___ system is a system of Capitalism, which allows business leaders to operate in order to gain profits with little to no government interference.

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Free Enterprise

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ONE OF THE REASONS WHY MONOPOLIES CONTROLLED THE MARKET WAS BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT RARELY INTERFERED WHICH IS CALLED “______

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” Laissez Faire"

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___are people who create, manage, and assume the risks of starting a new business

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entrepreneurs

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A tightly run political operation that allows the head(called the BOSS) to control elections and government contracts within a state or city

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Political Machine