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

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