Us History

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American civil war

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War between the northern US states (Union) and the Confederate States of America

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Gilded age

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Time between the Civil War and World War I, U.S. population and economy grew quickly, a lot of political & financial corruption, many wealthy people lived very fancy lives.

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Sherman anti-trust act.

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Law passed (1890) that committed the American government to opposing monopolies. The law prohibits contracts, combinations, or conspiracies “in the restraint of trade or commerce.”

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Trade unions

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An organization made up mainly of workers. Main aims are to protect and advance the interests of its members in the workplace.

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Tariffs

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A tax imposed on imported goods and services

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Entrepreneur

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An individual who, runs a small business and assumes all the risk and reward of a given business venture, idea, or good or service offered for sale.

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Thomas Edison

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Invented the long-lasting light bulb.

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Andrew Carnegie

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Led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry i

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Henry Frick

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He founded the H. C. Frick & Company coke manufacturing company, chairman of the Carnegie Steel Company, played a major role in the formation of the U.S. steel manufacturing concern. He also financed the construction of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

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Bessemer Process

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The first inexpensive industrial process for the mass-production of steel from molten pig iron

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John D. Rockefeller

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Founder of the Standard Oil Company, became one of the world’s wealthiest men and a major philanthropist

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Grangers

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Campaign for state control of railroads and grain elevators, especially in the north central states, (1870's)

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Recession

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Period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced

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Monopoly

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The exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.

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Henry Flagler

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American industrialist and a founder of Standard Oil.

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American tobacco company

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(1890) Merger between a number of U.S. tobacco manufacturers. Dominated the industry by acquiring over 200 other rival firms.

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Panic of 1873

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Financial crisis that triggered a depression in Europe and North America that lasted from 1873 until 1879, and even longer in some countries

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Chinese Exclusion Act

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One of the most significant restrictions on free immigration in US history, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers.

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American protective association

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Anti-Catholic secret society established in 1887 by Protestants

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Tenements

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Piece of land held by an owner.

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'Boss'

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Person in charge of a worker or organization.