Gilded Age Unit Vocab

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Transcontinental Railroad

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The 1,907-mile line track constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network.

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Melting Pot

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Term used for the blending together of ethnic groups in America so that they lose their native cultures.

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Nativism

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Pro-American and anti-immigration feelings and groups that rose during the period of high immigration.

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Chinese Exclusion Act

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Law passed in 1882 barring entry into America people from China.

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Ellis Island

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Processing center for immigration into the US that sat outside New York City.

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Urbanization

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Term for the growth of cities that occurred during the Gilded Age.

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Tenements

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Cheap, poorly made apartment buildings to house the influx of people into cities during the Gilded Age.

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Vertical integration

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Buying all of the resources and companies related to your industry to keep costs very low. You might control the resources, factories, shipping, or markets for one industry.

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Horizontal integration

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Monopoly formed by buying up all of your competitors’ companies to eliminate competition.

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Robber Baron

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Nickname given to the captains of industry who formed monopolies and became among the richest men who ever lived.