LandGrants160 acresgiven toAmericans tosettle theGreat PlainsDawesActNative Americantribal land dividedinto plots to breakup tribal lands andforce assimilation.EmploymentOpportunitiesReasonAmericans andimmigrantsmoved to urbanareas.AndrewCarnegieSteelIndustryTycoon;PracticedPhilanthropyLaw thatbannedChineselaborers frommoving to theU.S.GildedAgeEra of rapideconomicgrowth, but hadsignificant socialproblems.Push/PullFactorsFactorscausing aperson toleave theirhome.EllisIslandPort of Entry inNew York,Europeanimmigrantsentered theU.S.UrbanInfrastructureBasic facilitiesand services,needed for acommunity orsociety, such astransportation.TenementHousingLow incomehousingimmigrantslived in whenmoving tourban areas.AngelIslandPort of Entry inSan Francisco,California whereChineseimmigrantsentered the US.NativismThe policy ofprotectingnative-borncitizens againstthose ofimmigrants.Famine andReligiousPersecutionPush Factorsthat causedIrish immigrantsto move toAmericaAssimilationProcess in which aminority group orculture comes toresemble asociety's majoritygroup.AmericanizationMaking apersonAmerican incharacter ornationality.ChineseImmigrationCame toAmerica forlabor jobs inbuilding thetranscontinentalrailroad.Settlementof theGreatPlainsLand Grantsgiventhrough theHomesteadAct to this.UrbanizationGrowth anddevelopment ofcities; increasein urbanpopulationsIrishImmigrationEscaping Famineand ReligiousPersecution;Came in throughEllis IslandTranscontinentalRailroadIncreased Westernpopulation andallowed for animprovement inthe standard ofliving.DemographicsStatistical datarelating to thepopulation andparticular groupswithin it.PhilanthropyPromote thewelfare of others,by the generousdonation of moneyto good causes.PoliticalBossesThe peoplewho promisedresources toimmigrants inexchange forvolts.Fear ofLosingJobsFear ofNativists; Ledto theChineseExclusion ActLandGrants160 acresgiven toAmericans tosettle theGreat PlainsDawesActNative Americantribal land dividedinto plots to breakup tribal lands andforce assimilation.EmploymentOpportunitiesReasonAmericans andimmigrantsmoved to urbanareas.AndrewCarnegieSteelIndustryTycoon;PracticedPhilanthropyLaw thatbannedChineselaborers frommoving to theU.S.GildedAgeEra of rapideconomicgrowth, but hadsignificant socialproblems.Push/PullFactorsFactorscausing aperson toleave theirhome.EllisIslandPort of Entry inNew York,Europeanimmigrantsentered theU.S.UrbanInfrastructureBasic facilitiesand services,needed for acommunity orsociety, such astransportation.TenementHousingLow incomehousingimmigrantslived in whenmoving tourban areas.AngelIslandPort of Entry inSan Francisco,California whereChineseimmigrantsentered the US.NativismThe policy ofprotectingnative-borncitizens againstthose ofimmigrants.Famine andReligiousPersecutionPush Factorsthat causedIrish immigrantsto move toAmericaAssimilationProcess in which aminority group orculture comes toresemble asociety's majoritygroup.AmericanizationMaking apersonAmerican incharacter ornationality.ChineseImmigrationCame toAmerica forlabor jobs inbuilding thetranscontinentalrailroad.Settlementof theGreatPlainsLand Grantsgiventhrough theHomesteadAct to this.UrbanizationGrowth anddevelopment ofcities; increasein urbanpopulationsIrishImmigrationEscaping Famineand ReligiousPersecution;Came in throughEllis IslandTranscontinentalRailroadIncreased Westernpopulation andallowed for animprovement inthe standard ofliving.DemographicsStatistical datarelating to thepopulation andparticular groupswithin it.PhilanthropyPromote thewelfare of others,by the generousdonation of moneyto good causes.PoliticalBossesThe peoplewho promisedresources toimmigrants inexchange forvolts.Fear ofLosingJobsFear ofNativists; Ledto theChineseExclusion Act

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