Ms. Merchant - Unit 7 - USH Timeline

was a wildly fast paced revolution, bring USA from 4th to 1st in the world competition for productivity. Advances in transportation and technology made revolution possible. The transcontinental railroad and new technologies allowing for increased labor productivity and volume of goods were the catalysts for economic growth. Department stores, chain stores and independent neighborhood stores (mail-order houses?) became major business outlets. The world of advertising increased immensely in 1869, starting the advertising revolution.

a time period that was the appearance of wealth and success, but really hid all the grime and grit underneath.

was a legislation discriminating against the Chinese. Since Chinese immigrants were so widely available as laborers, they first worked on the railroads. Once the railroads were built and these Chinese railroad workers entered the job market and were successful in finding jobs, animosity grew against the Chinese. The act stopped immigrations from China for 10 years.

was a congressional minister. Strong thought white Americans were the best agents for spreading faith overseas in Africa and Asia. Strong was known for advocating an "imperialism of righteousness", meaning the need for the spread of Christianity in hopes to enlighten less civilized countries.

was a union. The AML focused on gathering skilled workers (but not minorities or immigrants) together to focus on specific workplace issues in their particular like of work. This group was a broader social program, and it accepted the wage system. The AFL focused on a bargain system between firms; if they improved workers quality of job life with less hours, higher wages and better conditions, then the firms could receive more time an scheduling with higher wage-earners. If the bargain proved problematic or corrupt, the AFL was not afraid to strike because they had good relationships with companies.

was a piece of legislation. The act divided communal tribal land and administered 160 acre plots to "well-deserved" individuals, not tribes, who represented their tribe and agreed to give the left-over land to government to sell. These requirements promoted Native American's disowning their own culture, which was the intention of this legislation. They hoped these procautions would destroy Native American tribes while the government attained land. These chosen individuals could petition for citizenship. This was an attempt to force Native Americans into white customs.

was a religious vision that turned into a mass murder. A Northern Paiute Wovoka had a vision describing an afterlife for Indians with their original land restored and without whites. A dance came out of this vision, and was quickly learned by many tribes. As a harmless symbol of resistance, the "Ghost Dancer" would dance to exhaustion. These dances scared officials, and when asked to stop, they continued. Finally, a military force came to the Sioux Ghost dancer (plus 300 more tribe members) to scare them into abandoning their dance of "retribution". Quickly going from a scare to an assault, more than 200 Sioux were killed and soldiers suffered many casualties.

was a post-reconstruction organization. Composed of the Nothern Farmers Alliance and the Southern Farmers Alliance (exculding the COlored Farmers Alliance), they lobbyed for free silver, land for citizens only, lower tariffs, graduated income tax and state-owned Railroads.

mass movement created to represent the common man's interest instead of the elite's interests. Made for the people by the people, this organzation included members from the National Farmer's Alliance, Knights of Labor and the Colored Farmer's Alliance.

was the queen of Hawai'i. Once America dominated the Hawaiian sugar trade and began to push for official Hawaiian annexation, Queen Lili'uokalani recognized the need to disconnect Hawai'i from America's political influence. Once the U.S government realized her intentions, they used previous legislation to legal force U.S troops into Hawaii to protect "their" property. Queen Lili’uokalani, was reinstated later as queen by President Cleveland, but was later put onto 5 years of house arrest on accusations of treason.

a national third party. The People's Party was a congregation of many individuals from multiple organizations that felt the need to create a new platform. The platform encompassed the concept of government-supplied warehouses where famers could store their food during tough times as a business strategy. This new platform also included government ownership of banks, railroads and telegraph lines, immigration restrictions, graduated income tax and the prohibition of large landholding companies.

a philosophy. Many people thought that the government should back money with silver and gold to help farmers access to cash.

was a movement. As a result of the Spanish governer's reconcentrado policy that forced innocent civilians into grave concentration camps to prevent them aiding the rebels, America press showcased the horrors through yellow journalism to win the support of the American People. Cuba Libre, meaning Free Cuba in Spanish, was a major milestone in American involvement in foreign affairs.

was a new approach to firm responsibilities. Vertical integration made a firm responsible for the adequate completion the entire process of their product creation, from the raw materials to selling the finished product. A firm owned each step of the process, as opposed to each step being seperate but connected through contracts.