Ch. 15: Gilded Age Review

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Across
  1. 3. 19th century U.S. political party that: supported the gold standard, high tariffs, limits on immigration, and strict blue laws
  2. 7. Ethnocentric belief that the "U.S. should be for natural born citizens".
  3. 10. This socio-economic issue was prevalent in 19th century cities because of major wealth inequality.
  4. 11. Prohibitionists and Temperance leaders wanted to ban this substance.
  5. 13. Name given to laws that segregated public facilities in the U.S. after Reconstruction.
  6. 14. "Corruption in business and politics were common during the ___________ Age."
  7. 15. 19th century U.S. political party that supported free silver, high immigration, and low tariffs
  8. 18. Republican; ended Reconstruction in 1877
  9. 19. This act reformed U.S. Civil Service.
  10. 21. Republican, 1881-1885; passed the Pendleton Act
  11. 22. Process of giving non-elected political jobs to friends and supporters.
  12. 23. Party run organizations that controlled politics in 19th century U.S. cities; Boss Tweed ran a famous one in NYC.
Down
  1. 1. Democrat, elected 1884; used federal troops to end the Pullman Strike in 1894.
  2. 2. Republican; known for the Billion Dollar Congress
  3. 4. Many Americans moved to these during the late 19th century as technology improved and less farm laborers were needed.
  4. 5. Famous immigration station in New York; used during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  5. 6. Process by which a person/group of people comes to a country for greater opportunity or to escape dangerous situations.
  6. 8. Community centers that provided public health, education, and opportunity to people in cities; Hull House is among the most famous examples.
  7. 9. Immigrant group that faced restrictive immigration politics, 1892-1943.
  8. 12. During the 19th century this level of government did NOT take an active role in helping to solve the problems of U.S. citizens.
  9. 16. A major economic _____________ occurred in 1893.
  10. 17. The cheapest ticket one could purchase on steamship.
  11. 20. Republican; wanted to reform Civil Service; assassinated