The new south
Idea that the future of the south would be based on economic diversity and industrial growth. Massive growth of population, industry, and railroads. Only in limited industrial centers though.
Gospel of wealth
Andrew Carnegie argued that those with wealth should invest it into society
Debates over money
Ghost dance movement
nationwide movement of resistance. They began to believe that if they took up the ritualistic ghost dance, that their ancestors would return and drive the Americans out.
International migration society
Facilitated the migration of black people to africa
Homestead act
Gave settlers 160 acres of land if they lived there for 5 years.
Great railroad strike
Railroad companies cut salaries due to a recession. Railroad workers went on strike in 11 states. When the strike got violent, 11 people were killed before President Hayes sent in federal troops
Pullman strike
After a railroad car manufacturer cut wages, and the union tried to negotiate, the company failed them all. The railroad union decided to not work on any trains with Pullman cars in them. The railroad owners tied the Pullman cars to mail trains in order to get the government to keep them moving, and the union members were jailed
Labor unions
Workers formed labor unions to have more negotiating power and fight for better pay and working conditions
Sherman antitrust act
Made monopolizing an entire market illegal
Growth of immigration
Railroads
Massive extension of the railroad system created a truly national market for goods
Feared that factory owners would use immigrants to keep wages low and to replace striking workers
Indian appropriation act
congress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Worked to ban alcohol, had over 500,000 members
Ida B. Wells
Editor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
Settlement houses
Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women
Reservation system
Populist party
Sioux wars
Sioux initally won a deceive victory against the U.S. army.
Changes in farming
Andrew Carnegie
Pioneered vertical integration, where one company controls every stage of the manufacturing process
Knights of labor
National union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts
Jim Crow laws
Forced segregation and prevented african americans from exercising their civil liberties
Bessemer process
Enabled manufacturers to produce huge quantities of steel
Dawes act
Anti-Saloon league
NAWSA
Worked to secure voting rights for women
National Grange movement
Social and educational collective aimed at brining farmers together. Soon became political to lobby for farmers
Tammany Hall
The most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes
