A period of time in the U.S. consisting of gross Materialism and obvious Government corruption during the late 1800s

A group of people who essentially ruled New York until 1870 using tactics like bribery, embezzlement, and kickbacks to draw out New York's budget into their own pockets.

A company which was created by the Union Pacific executives in order to inflate the costs of construction

A decision made by the U.S. supreme court which stated that racial segregation laws didn't violate the constitution as long as the segregated areas were equal in quality.

An Act signed which prohibited the immigration of all Chinese Laborers

An aggressive labour dispute between the Carnegie Steel Company and its workers which occurred in Homestead, Pennsylvania.

the 19th president, known for overseeing the end of reconstruction and the civil service reform

the 20th president, known for advocating for the civil rights of African Americans, agricultural technologies, and an educated electorate

the 22nd and 24th president, know for being the leader of the pro-business Bourbon Democrats. opposed high tariffs, free silver, inflation, imperialisms and subsidies to business.

the 21st president, known for advocating and passing the Pendleton Civil Service Act. He vetoed the Rivers and Harbours Act, and was a part of a building program for the U.S. navy.

a clause which disallowed blacks to vote if they had descended from slaves before 1866

Known for reorganizing businesses to make them more profitable, as well as reorganizing many major railroads.

A three time Presidential nominee, secretary of state, and the U.S. congressman from Nebraska

when a company combines multiple stages of production lines which were previously operated by different companies.

When a business of the same operation scale of the value scale in the same industry is acquired by another company

an arrangement which allows a third party to hold assets on the behalf of the beneficiary

A company founded by John D. Rockefeller which controlled almost the whole oil market from production to selling.

The idea that the theories of Natural Selection and survival of the fittest applies to Human groups and races.

an organization which strived to create a better and more united workforce, which ended child labor, increased wages and hours, allowed all people to work, and in which the workers owned the industries, not the capitalists.

this organization focused on organizing skilled workers into national Unions. they focused on created better working conditions, shorter working hours, and higher wages.

A self made millionaire who became one of the wealthiest Americans in the 19th century, known for his Shipping and Railroad tycoon

An American inventor known for many inventions, some of which include electric power generator, sound recording, motion pictures, and the light bulb

One of the richest Americans in the 19th century who led the expansion of the steel industry in the U.S.

The first Billionaire in American History, and widely regarded to as the wealthiest American to ever live. The founder of Standard Oil Company.

A key leader in American Labor history, founded the American Federation of Labor.

A naturalist, geologist, and biologist who greatly contributed to evolutionary biology. Proposed theories of natural selection, survival of the fittest, and that all species have a common descendant.

an organization which provided services like housing, education, healthcare, etc. for the urban poor and immigrants

Treated badly, these people come from all around the world with nationalities ranging from Greek to Russian and many, many more

the support or financial aid that and individual or organization bestows upon another.

helped organize strikes and helped co-fund the Industrial Workers of the World.

the attempt to represent life as it is without any type of imaginative idealization like supernatural elements

the belief that only natural laws and forces exist in the universe

a movement which promoted that make a city look good is beneficial

A group which had three goals, woman's rights reform, abstinence, and education.

First president and developer of Tuskegee Normal and industrial Institute, and one of the most influential Black American Spokesman

The second woman to receive the Peace Prize, and founded the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

African American who helped organize many Pan-African Congresses to help with the independence of African Americans. his causes included all races and people of color from all around the world.

Elected as congressman from New York, he was a politician and newspaper writer of the St. louis Post Dispatch, and New York World.

An author who is most known for his novels Adventure of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

An American landscape painter and printmaker, mainly known for his marine paintings, considered to be one of the foremost painters in the 12th century.

An American Author whos work helped inspire poor people to better their lives, and helped lead many post civil war delinquents into productive lives.

An American newspaper writer who developed the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company called Hearst Communications

founded by Booker T Washington, a program made for the purpose of training teachers in Alabama. It is a historically black land-grant university in Tuskegee, Alabama.