Industrial Age / Gilded Age

2. this invention would lead to new towns and markets opening up in the west
10. andrew carnegie, while becoming extremely wealthy, also dedicated much of his life to trying to provide _____ to all
11. the american federation of labor and _____ of labor were formed to protect workers against monopolization strategies
13. what did political machines justify as long as they were making a profit and helping communities by providing jobs?
14. african-americans who moved to the great plains to escape oppression and racial discrimination
16. once this product was made quicker and cheaper, it was easier to build railroads, bridges, and skyscrapers
17. as more jobs were formed, labor _____ were also created to protect worker's rights
18. people moved away from rural parts of the country to _____ parts of the country due to the amount of job opportunities

1. the chinese exclusion act would halt chinese immigration in order to reduce _____ for jobs in the united states
3. to try and americanize (assimilate) indians, the federal government passed the _____ act
4. thomas edison's invention of the light bulb allowed _____ to extend their working hours
5. farmers out west had access to _____ in the northeast as a result of railroads
6. political machines ran politics because local governments couldn't handle the influx of _____ coming to america, especially the northeast
7. w. e. b. du bois formed this group to promote equality for african americans
8. labor unions were formed as a result of many people having dangerous working conditions and working long _____
9. settlers were able to move out west to the great plains as a result of the federal government signing _____ that gave them free land
12. the sherman anti-trust act was formed to stop _____ from forming and taking over all aspects of a business
15. using dry farming techniques and steel plows were ways settlers adapted to life in the great _____ out west