Unit2 Vocab
By Zimmeri Harrison
American Industrial Revolution
social and economic changes in the united states that began in the late 18th century involving widespread adoption of industrial methods of production
Laissez Faire
Government did not control wages or prices. It adopted policies to help industry
Vertical Integraton
own the product from the start to finish
Horizontal Integration
buying out all of your competitors to create a monopoly
Political Machine
political machines were informal political group designed to keep power
Ellis Island
a small island in New York harbor that served as a processing center for most immigrants arriving on the East Coast after 1892
Tenemants
the majority of urban dwellers were part of the working class who lived in city cite or dark and cramped multi-family apartments
Ethnic Enclaves
here they duplicated many of the comforts of their homelands including language and religion
Nativism
a preference fro native-born people and the desire to limit immigration restrictions
Gilded Age
the industrial revolution period was known as the gilded age was a term coined by Mark Twan meaning a layer of glitter over a cheap base
Social Darwinism
is a social theory that attempts to adapt Charles Darwins natural selection principles
Gospel of Wealth
wealthy americans had a responsibility to donating money to further social progress
Social Gospel Movement
from about 1870 to 1920, religious reformers strove to improve conditions in the cities according to the biblical ideals of charity and justice
Progressivism
philosophy based on the Idea of Progress, which asserts that advancement in science
Muckraker
reform-minded American journalists who wrote largely for all popular magazines.
John D Rockefeller
in 1870 he established a standard oil, which by the early 1800s controlled some 90 percent of U.S. refineries and pipelines
JP Morgan
one of the most powerful bankers of his era, j.p Morgan financed railroads and helped organize U.S. Steel
Cornelius Vanderbuilt
shipping and railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt was a self-made multi-millionaire
Samuel Gompers
in 1886 delegates from over 20 of the nations trade unions organized the American Federation of Labor
William Boss Tweed
leader of New York City's corrupt Tammany Hall political organization during the 1800s and early 1870s
Upton Sinclair
was an American author who wrote nearly 100 books and other works across a number of genres
Jacob Riis
was a Danish American social reformer, "muckraking" journalist and social documentary photographer
Theodore Roosevelt
, often referred to as Teddy or TR, was an American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, and reformer who served as the 26th President of the United States, from 1901 to 1909
William Taft
American jurist and statesman who served as both the 27th President of the United States and later the 10th Chief Justice of the United States
Meat Inspection Act
The Federal meat inspection act of 1906 (FMIA) is a United States Congress act that works to prevent adulterated or misbranded meat and meat products from being sold as food and to ensure that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions.
Childrens Bureau 1912
formally created in 1912 when President William Howard Taft signed into law a bill creating the new federal government organization. The stated purpose of the new Bureau was to investigate
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
was a landmark federal statute in the history of the united states
18th Amendment
prohibited the manufacture, sale, transport, import, or export of alcoholic beverages. Upon ratification of the amendment by the states