Gilded Age, Westward Expansion, Progressive Era short versio

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This law gave settlers land in the West as long as they farmed it.

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Homestead Act

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This act was intended to help Native Americans acquire private land in the reservations, but instead they sold them. It was also intended to have Native Americans assimilate.

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Dawes Act

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Worker organizations who tried to collectively bargain for better pay and working conditions

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Labor unions

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The act of giving one's personal wealth to the benefit of society

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Philanthropy

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People who take a risk and start a business

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Entrepreneurs

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Organizations run by a political boss in power who often provided jobs and services to immigrants and the poor in exchange for their votes

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Political machine

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When a company has complete control over the supply of a product or service it is known as a

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Monopoly

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Learning to dress, speak, and act like other Americans is known as

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Americanization/Assimilation

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Those born or native to the United States who wanted to restrict immigration were known as

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Nativists

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A federal law passed in 1890 that stopped monopolies from engaging in unfair practices that prevented fair competition

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Sherman Anti-Trust Act