Gilded Age

-Law to stop monopolies engaging in unfair practices -Promoted fair competition

• Homestead Act (1862)

• Americanization

• Pendleton Civil Service Act (1883)

• Sherman Antitrust Act (1890)

-Business men sometimes used ruthless tactics to destroy competition and keep workers' wages low

-Headed the industrialization of the US and expanded the economy

• Robber Barons/ Captains of Industry

• Robber Barons/ Political Machines

• Ranchers

• Tammany Hall

-Fostered the Gospel of Wealth

-Steel production

-Philanthropist who gave money to libraries

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-Standard Oil Company

(a)  

-Long hours

-Low wages

-Poor working conditions

-Child labor

-No job security

• Problems faced by workers

• Problems faced by farmers

• Problems faced by captains of industry

• Problems faced by politicians

-Formed by workers to better negotiate with their employers

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The theory that gov't should not interfere in the operation of the free market

• Monopoly

• Laissez Faire

• Social Darwinism

• Corporation

Why was William "Boss" Tweed so popular with the city’s immigrant poor?

• He was willing to speak truth to power.

• He had provided food, fuel, and patronage (services) to them in exchange for their votes.

• He uncovered much of the corruption in the city of New York and introduced crucial political reforms.

• He himself was a recent immigrant with roots in

  German proto-socialist movements.

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3.A

Which demographic change in the United States is most associated with the transformation described in the excerpt?

• Increased property values in rural areas

• Increased life expectancies in urban areas

• Increased birth rates in rural areas

• Increased migration to urban areas

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13.A

How did the federal government attempt to assimilate American Indians in the late nineteenth century? Select TWO correct answers.

• American Indian children were sent to boarding schools.

• American Indian artifacts were displayed in public areas.

• American Indians were denied access to basic goods.

• American Indians were allowed to return to their native lands.

• American Indian tribal lands were divided by the U.S. government into individual plots.

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25.B