U.S. Learning Outcomes

Consumed in industrial fire, 147 people lost thier lives. Owners indicted for manslaughter and acquitted of charges

Published "the Jungle". Ezposes the unsafe and unclean aspects of the Chicago meatpacking industry. Led to progressive reforms

Court order forbidding a strike

Agreement signed by workers not to join a union, nor support strikes

Member of United mine workers of america. proponent of nonviolence. led march of the mill children to Roosevelts home to protest agains child labor

An American Union leader. Founding member of International Labor Union and IWW. canidate for President as member of Social Democratic Party. Best known Socialists

Found American Federation of Labor. Focused on Collective Bargening, Or group negotiations, to get written agreements between worker and employer.(willing for strikes then KL)

Worked as machinist and joined Knights of Labor. advanced in org. and appointed as grand master workman, unions highest post.

Irish coalfield workers. accused and convicted of killing 9 Penns. mine superintendents and destroying mine property

First large scale national org. of laborers. powerful enough to creat own political party called Labor Reform Party.

organized association of workers, formed to protect rights and interests

any attempt to interfere with free trade between states or intertationally by forming trust was illegal. concern expanding corporations would stifle free competition

Government act seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies. Roosevelt, Wilson, Taft, trust busters.

Believed government should take Laissez fare (hands off) to regulating business and market place

Economic system based on private ownership and unrestricted competition

Carnegies beleif people should be able to make as much as they could but then should pass to worthy causes.

one who gives to worthy causes

banker who owned US steel, largest holding company. Bought Carnegies steel company

ruthless owner of oil company, helped found University of Chicago. not agree with gospel of wealth

method of consolidating competing companies, participants turn stock over to board of trustees. (run companies as large corporation.

created when one has complete control over an industry

economic theory, suppoted notion of individual responsibility. supported belief riches were simply sign of gods favor

first industrial giant in steel industry. rags to riches, made him model of the american success story

reaction of Wabash Case, created Interstate commerce comission to oversee interstate commerce

built railroad car factory. established company town where workers lived. strict rules led to violent strike

invented the telephone

perfected incandescent light bulb and system for pruducing and destributing electricity

 made electrictiy safer and less expensive

Injecting air into molten iron to remove carbon and transform iron into steel

monetary standard. value of mony expressed as certain amount of gold or silver

dissoled national labor union, threatened many new settler in midwest. small farmers banded together to form Populist party, included increase in money supply, rise in prices

triggered by corporate abuses, mismanagement, over building, and competition in railroad industry.railroads go into bankrupcy

20 year period of US history after Reconstrucion. house of reps changes between Demo. and Repub.

"The Significance of the Frontier in American History" declared the frontier has ceased to exist

invented barbed wire. cheap and easy to use, to keep cattle from straying or trampling crops. End era of open-range

between Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains. location of great cattle trails.

passed without southern democrats in congress. granted government loans and huge tracts of land to union and southern pacific railroads. sold excess land for profit

Massacre by US. Brought Indian wars

intended to assimulate natives by distributing reservation land, breaking up tribes. natives never recieved anything for land

process under which native americans would give up thier beliefs and way of life and become part of white culture

civil war hero and colonel in seventh cavalry. Sent to investigate reports of gold, sparked gold rush and started warfare between men and indians

Victory for Natives, set stage for thier final defeat as it enraged americans who called for revenge.

Southern democrats not in congress. offered 160 acres of free land to anyone who would live and cultivate it for 5 years.

violated Tenure of Office Act by removing Sec. of War, Faced impeachment

Laws intended to force african-americans to continure working as plantation laborers.

White southerners who jointed republican party during reconstrucion, considered traitorers

northerners went to south during reconstruction. carried belongings in carpetbags

organization that furnished food and medical supplies to blacks and poor whites.

Guaranteed freedom

gave africans citizenship

forbid denial of right to vote

period after Civil War which the South was being rebuilt and readmitted into Union

Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth 5 days after souths surrender in Civil War.