Settlementof theGreatPlainsLand Grantsgiventhrough theHomesteadAct to this.PhilanthropyPromote thewelfare of others,by the generousdonation of moneyto good causes.UrbanizationGrowth anddevelopment ofcities; increasein urbanpopulationsChineseImmigrationCame toAmerica forlabor jobs inbuilding thetranscontinentalrailroad.UrbanInfrastructureBasic facilitiesand services,needed for acommunity orsociety, such astransportation.TranscontinentalRailroadIncreased Westernpopulation andallowed for animprovement inthe standard ofliving.Push/PullFactorsFactorscausing aperson toleave theirhome.EllisIslandPort of Entry inNew York,Europeanimmigrantsentered theU.S.TenementHousingLow incomehousingimmigrantslived in whenmoving tourban areas.GildedAgeEra of rapideconomicgrowth, but hadsignificant socialproblems.IrishImmigrationEscaping Famineand ReligiousPersecution;Came in throughEllis IslandFamine andReligiousPersecutionPush Factorsthat causedIrish immigrantsto move toAmericaEmploymentOpportunitiesReasonAmericans andimmigrantsmoved to urbanareas.Fear ofLosingJobsFear ofNativists; Ledto theChineseExclusion ActAngelIslandPort of Entry inSan Francisco,California whereChineseimmigrantsentered the US.AmericanizationMaking apersonAmerican incharacter ornationality.Law thatbannedChineselaborers frommoving to theU.S.AssimilationProcess in which aminority group orculture comes toresemble asociety's majoritygroup.NativismThe policy ofprotectingnative-borncitizens againstthose ofimmigrants.DemographicsStatistical datarelating to thepopulation andparticular groupswithin it.LandGrants160 acresgiven toAmericans tosettle theGreat PlainsPoliticalBossesThe peoplewho promisedresources toimmigrants inexchange forvolts.DawesActNative Americantribal land dividedinto plots to breakup tribal lands andforce assimilation.AndrewCarnegieSteelIndustryTycoon;PracticedPhilanthropySettlementof theGreatPlainsLand Grantsgiventhrough theHomesteadAct to this.PhilanthropyPromote thewelfare of others,by the generousdonation of moneyto good causes.UrbanizationGrowth anddevelopment ofcities; increasein urbanpopulationsChineseImmigrationCame toAmerica forlabor jobs inbuilding thetranscontinentalrailroad.UrbanInfrastructureBasic facilitiesand services,needed for acommunity orsociety, such astransportation.TranscontinentalRailroadIncreased Westernpopulation andallowed for animprovement inthe standard ofliving.Push/PullFactorsFactorscausing aperson toleave theirhome.EllisIslandPort of Entry inNew York,Europeanimmigrantsentered theU.S.TenementHousingLow incomehousingimmigrantslived in whenmoving tourban areas.GildedAgeEra of rapideconomicgrowth, but hadsignificant socialproblems.IrishImmigrationEscaping Famineand ReligiousPersecution;Came in throughEllis IslandFamine andReligiousPersecutionPush Factorsthat causedIrish immigrantsto move toAmericaEmploymentOpportunitiesReasonAmericans andimmigrantsmoved to urbanareas.Fear ofLosingJobsFear ofNativists; Ledto theChineseExclusion ActAngelIslandPort of Entry inSan Francisco,California whereChineseimmigrantsentered the US.AmericanizationMaking apersonAmerican incharacter ornationality.Law thatbannedChineselaborers frommoving to theU.S.AssimilationProcess in which aminority group orculture comes toresemble asociety's majoritygroup.NativismThe policy ofprotectingnative-borncitizens againstthose ofimmigrants.DemographicsStatistical datarelating to thepopulation andparticular groupswithin it.LandGrants160 acresgiven toAmericans tosettle theGreat PlainsPoliticalBossesThe peoplewho promisedresources toimmigrants inexchange forvolts.DawesActNative Americantribal land dividedinto plots to breakup tribal lands andforce assimilation.AndrewCarnegieSteelIndustryTycoon;PracticedPhilanthropy

Social Issues of the Gilded Age - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Land Grants given through the Homestead Act to this.
    Settlement of the Great Plains
  2. Promote the welfare of others, by the generous donation of money to good causes.
    Philanthropy
  3. Growth and development of cities; increase in urban populations
    Urbanization
  4. Came to America for labor jobs in building the transcontinental railroad.
    Chinese Immigration
  5. Basic facilities and services, needed for a community or society, such as transportation.
    Urban Infrastructure
  6. Increased Western population and allowed for an improvement in the standard of living.
    Transcontinental Railroad
  7. Factors causing a person to leave their home.
    Push/Pull Factors
  8. Port of Entry in New York, European immigrants entered the U.S.
    Ellis Island
  9. Low income housing immigrants lived in when moving to urban areas.
    Tenement Housing
  10. Era of rapid economic growth, but had significant social problems.
    Gilded Age
  11. Escaping Famine and Religious Persecution; Came in through Ellis Island
    Irish Immigration
  12. Push Factors that caused Irish immigrants to move to America
    Famine and Religious Persecution
  13. Reason Americans and immigrants moved to urban areas.
    Employment Opportunities
  14. Fear of Nativists; Led to the Chinese Exclusion Act
    Fear of Losing Jobs
  15. Port of Entry in San Francisco, California where Chinese immigrants entered the US.
    Angel Island
  16. Making a person American in character or nationality.
    Americanization
  17. Law that banned Chinese laborers from moving to the U.S.
  18. Process in which a minority group or culture comes to resemble a society's majority group.
    Assimilation
  19. The policy of protecting native-born citizens against those of immigrants.
    Nativism
  20. Statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it.
    Demographics
  21. 160 acres given to Americans to settle the Great Plains
    Land Grants
  22. The people who promised resources to immigrants in exchange for volts.
    Political Bosses
  23. Native American tribal land divided into plots to break up tribal lands and force assimilation.
    Dawes Act
  24. Steel Industry Tycoon; Practiced Philanthropy
    Andrew Carnegie