P6 Key Concepts Flashcards
(45 cards)
Southern Farmers’ Alliance
Trade union for farmers, the biggest and most widespread trade union in American history.
Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
Established that the ICC had to keep railroad rates reasonable. While it wasn’t successful, it was the first attempt at government regulation.
Boomtowns
Towns that sprang up wherever gold was discovered. Tended to become ghost towns once gold ran out, but some (i.e. San Francisco) became large cities.
Las Gorras Blancas
Group of Mexican Americans that partook in violence resistance against white American settlers.
Indian Appropriation Act
Ended the act of making treaties with Native tribes, and also ended the notion that they were their own nation.
Dawes Act of 1877
Established to assimilate Natives into settler life style by declaring that Natives could gain citizenship if they farmed on the land given to them.
The Ghost Dance Movement
A dance praying that the white settlers would leave. Indicated the discontent Natives had with the current situation.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Ruled that segregation was constitutional as long as both facilities were equal. Caused lynching, discrimination, and scientific racism to rise.
Bessemer Process
Process of refining iron into steel; allowed America to become the leading producer in steel.
Gustavus Swift
Pioneered the assembly line, vertical integration, and predatory pricing.
Andrew Carnegie
Mastered vertical integration, owned U.S. Steel
John D. Rockefeller
Pioneered horizontal integration, owned ~95% of the oil industry by 1880
J. Pierpont Morgan
Controlled the banking industry, interlocking directorates
Interlocking directorates
Placing officers of your company on the board of rival companies to spy on the competition.
Conspicuous consumption
Spending of money for the sole purpose of displaying one’s wealth. (ie: Buying a Rolex)
Tenement
Poorly made housing complexes that were small and cramped. Often held several families and fostered widespread disease.
Knights of Labor
Labor union, accepting of blacks and women. Fell apart after the Haymarket Square Riot
American Federation of Labor
Led by Samuel Gompers, replaced the Knights of Labor. Only accepted trades men and believed that unskilled labor shouldn’t exist.
Haymarket Square Riot
Initially a peaceful strike protest, ended up killing several policemen after an anarchist threw a bomb at them.
Political Action (Union strategy)
Unions rallying voters to vote for a specific senator.
Strikes (Union strategy)
Workers attempt to negotiate with their employers; if that failed workers refused to work until their demands have been met.
Violence (Union strategy)
Usually destruction of property, but sometimes escalated to injury or death of a person or people.
Exoduster movement
Large migration of Black Americans out of the South to avoid persecution and lynching.
Ethnic enclaves
When one ethnicity (ie: Chinese) gathered in one area to form communities based on their culture.
