History Gilded Age Flashcards
(23 cards)
Dawes Act
the law authorized the President to break up reservation land, which was held in common by the members of a tribe, into small allotments to be parceled out to individuals
Buffalo soldiers
black cavalry troops with dark, curly hair, which resembled a buffalo’s coat and because of their fierce nature of fighting
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
prohibits activities that restrict interstate commerce and competition in the marketplace
American Federation of Labor
a trade union organized in support of labor reform
Pendleton Act
provided that federal government jobs be awarded on the basis of merit and that government employees be selected through competitive exams
Alexander Graham Bell
invented the telephone and the refined of the phonograph
Andrew Carnegie
One of the captains of industry of 19th century America; helped build the American steel industry
Booker T. Washington
first president and principal developer of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
Charles Darwin
defined evolution as “descent with modification,” the idea that species change over time, give rise to new species, and share a common ancestor
Cornelius Vanderbilt
built his wealth in railroads and shipping
George Pullman
designed and manufactured the Pullman sleeping car and founded a company town, Pullman, for the workers who manufactured it
George Washington
first American president, commander of the Continental Army, president of the Constitutional Convention, and farmer
Henry Bessemer
evolutionized steelmaking with his Bessemer Process, which centered on the Bessemer converter, a machine that blew compressed air through pig iron
JP Morgan
American financier and investment banker who dominated corporate finance on Wall Street
John D. Rockefeller
founder of Standard Oil in 1870
Mark Twain
American humorist, novelist, and travel writer and considered one of the greatest American writers of all time
P.T. Barnum
American showman who employed sensational forms of presentation and publicity to popularize such amusements as the public museum, the musical concert, and the three-ring circus
Samuel Colt
American firearms inventor, manufacturer, and entrepreneur who popularized the revolver
Samuel Gompers
founded the American Federation of Labor and served as its president for nearly forty years
Samuel Morse
scientific work on a blockbuster technology of the nineteenth century, the telegraph
Thomas Edison
developed one of the first practical light bulbs
W.E.B DuBois
NAACP’s director of publicity and research and the first Black American to earn a PhD from Harvard University
Wright Brothers
clever bicycle mechanics who somehow invented the airplane
