Unit 2 Vocab

The Dawes Act promoted a policy of _____ of Native Americans during the late 19th century.

The ______ was the first legislation that restricted an immigrant group from entering the United States.

The Homestead Act allowed Americans to claim 160 acres of land in the _____.

Workers could collectively bargain with their employers by joining a _____.

John Rockefeller's company, Standard Oil, was a _____ that controlled the oil refining industry.

The rapid ______ of America in the late 19th century was due largely to the influx of immigrants looking for employment.

The completion of the _____ in 1869 economically linked the eastern United States to the western United States.

Under America's _____ economic system, individuals are largely able to run their own businesses with very little government involvement.

Many robber barons such as Andrew Carnegie and John Rockefeller also practiced _____, giving vast sums of money to charitable causes.

There were many ____ changes in America during the Gilded Age, with increased ethnic and religious diversity due to heavy waves of immigration.