6.8-6.13 Vocabulary
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1. J.P. Morgan A powerful banker and financier who consolidated industries (like railroads and
steel) and helped stabilize the U.S. economy by organizing corporate mergers and
bailouts.
2. John D. Rocke- Founder of Standard Oil who used horizontal integration and trusts to dominate
feller the oil industry, becoming one of the richest industrialists of the Gilded Age.
3. Andrew Carnegie Steel tycoon who used vertical integration to control steel production and promot-
ed philanthropy through the idea of the Gospel of Wealth.
4. Robber baron A negative term for wealthy industrialists accused of exploiting workers, using
monopolistic practices, and influencing government for personal gain.
5. Conspicuous The public display of wealth through luxury spending to show social status, com-
consumption mon among the Gilded Age elite.
6. Sherman An- A federal law intended to break up monopolies and trusts that restrained trade,
titrust Act (1890) though it was initially weakly enforced and often used against labor unions.
7. Great Railroad The first major nationwide labor strike, sparked by wage cuts, which was violently
Strike of 1877 suppressed by federal troops, showing government support for business over
labor.
8. Haymarket A labor protest in Chicago that turned violent after a bomb exploded, leading to
Square (1886) anti-union sentiment and a decline in the Knights of Labor.
9. Homestead A violent steelworkers' strike against Carnegie Steel that was crushed with the help
Strike (1892) of Pinkerton agents, weakening organized labor.
10. Social Darwinism The belief that competition and 'survival of the fittest' justified economic inequality
and the success of the wealthy.
11. Gospel of Wealth Andrew Carnegie's belief that the rich had a moral duty to use their wealth for the
public good through philanthropy.
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12. Social Gospel A reform movement that applied Christian ethics to address social problems like
poverty, inequality, and labor exploitation.
13. Granger Laws State laws passed in the 1870s to regulate railroad rates and protect farmers from
unfair pricing.
14. Las Gorras Blan- A group of Hispanic farmers and activists in the Southwest who protested land loss
cas (1889) and economic injustice by sabotaging railroads and fences.
15. People's (Pop- A political party representing farmers and laborers that advocated free silver,
ulist) Party (1891) railroad regulation, and expanded democracy.
16. Gold standard A monetary system in which currency is backed only by gold, limiting the money
supply and causing deflation that hurt farmers and debtors.
17. Free silver The policy proposal to coin unlimited silver to increase the money supply and
create inflation to help farmers repay debts.
18. American Protec- A nativist organization that opposed Catholic immigrants and promoted anti-im-
tive Association migrant and anti-Catholic policies.
(1887)
19. Tenements Overcrowded, poorly built urban apartment housing where many immigrants and
working-class families lived.
20. Morrill Federal laws that granted land to states to fund public universities focused on
Land-Grant Acts agriculture and mechanical arts.
(1862 & 1890)
21. Frederick Jackson Historian who argued in the Frontier Thesis (1893) that the American frontier
Turner shaped democracy and individualism.
22.
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1. J.P. Morgan A powerful banker and financier who consolidated industries (like railroads and
steel) and helped stabilize the U.S. economy by organizing corporate mergers and
bailouts.
2. John D. Rocke- Founder of Standard Oil who used horizontal integration and trusts to dominate
feller the oil industry, becoming one of the richest industrialists of the Gilded Age.
3. Andrew Carnegie Steel tycoon who used vertical integration to control steel production and promot-
ed philanthropy through the idea of the Gospel of Wealth.
4. Robber baron A negative term for wealthy industrialists accused of exploiting workers, using
monopolistic practices, and influencing government for personal gain.
5. Conspicuous The public display of wealth through luxury spending to show social status, com-
consumption mon among the Gilded Age elite.
6. Sherman An- A federal law intended to break up monopolies and trusts that restrained trade,
titrust Act (1890) though it was initially weakly enforced and often used against labor unions.
7. Great Railroad The first major nationwide labor strike, sparked by wage cuts, which was violently
Strike of 1877 suppressed by federal troops, showing government support for business over
labor.
8. Haymarket A labor protest in Chicago that turned violent after a bomb exploded, leading to
Square (1886) anti-union sentiment and a decline in the Knights of Labor.
9. Homestead A violent steelworkers' strike against Carnegie Steel that was crushed with the help
Strike (1892) of Pinkerton agents, weakening organized labor.
10. Social Darwinism The belief that competition and 'survival of the fittest' justified economic inequality
and the success of the wealthy.
11. Gospel of Wealth Andrew Carnegie's belief that the rich had a moral duty to use their wealth for the
public good through philanthropy.
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, 6.8-6.13 Vocabulary
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_izrku5
12. Social Gospel A reform movement that applied Christian ethics to address social problems like
poverty, inequality, and labor exploitation.
13. Granger Laws State laws passed in the 1870s to regulate railroad rates and protect farmers from
unfair pricing.
14. Las Gorras Blan- A group of Hispanic farmers and activists in the Southwest who protested land loss
cas (1889) and economic injustice by sabotaging railroads and fences.
15. People's (Pop- A political party representing farmers and laborers that advocated free silver,
ulist) Party (1891) railroad regulation, and expanded democracy.
16. Gold standard A monetary system in which currency is backed only by gold, limiting the money
supply and causing deflation that hurt farmers and debtors.
17. Free silver The policy proposal to coin unlimited silver to increase the money supply and
create inflation to help farmers repay debts.
18. American Protec- A nativist organization that opposed Catholic immigrants and promoted anti-im-
tive Association migrant and anti-Catholic policies.
(1887)
19. Tenements Overcrowded, poorly built urban apartment housing where many immigrants and
working-class families lived.
20. Morrill Federal laws that granted land to states to fund public universities focused on
Land-Grant Acts agriculture and mechanical arts.
(1862 & 1890)
21. Frederick Jackson Historian who argued in the Frontier Thesis (1893) that the American frontier
Turner shaped democracy and individualism.
22.
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