GildedAgeEra of rapideconomicgrowth, but hadsignificant socialproblems.PhilanthropyPromote thewelfare of others,by the generousdonation of moneyto good causes.AssimilationProcess in which aminority group orculture comes toresemble asociety's majoritygroup.EllisIslandPort of Entry inNew York,Europeanimmigrantsentered theU.S.EmploymentOpportunitiesReasonAmericans andimmigrantsmoved to urbanareas.DawesActNative Americantribal land dividedinto plots to breakup tribal lands andforce assimilation.NativismThe policy ofprotectingnative-borncitizens againstthose ofimmigrants.AndrewCarnegieSteelIndustryTycoon;PracticedPhilanthropyUrbanInfrastructureBasic facilitiesand services,needed for acommunity orsociety, such astransportation.TranscontinentalRailroadIncreased Westernpopulation andallowed for animprovement inthe standard ofliving.UrbanizationGrowth anddevelopment ofcities; increasein urbanpopulationsLandGrants160 acresgiven toAmericans tosettle theGreat PlainsSettlementof theGreatPlainsLand Grantsgiventhrough theHomesteadAct to this.IrishImmigrationEscaping Famineand ReligiousPersecution;Came in throughEllis IslandPush/PullFactorsFactorscausing aperson toleave theirhome.Famine andReligiousPersecutionPush Factorsthat causedIrish immigrantsto move toAmericaLaw thatbannedChineselaborers frommoving to theU.S.AngelIslandPort of Entry inSan Francisco,California whereChineseimmigrantsentered the US.AmericanizationMaking apersonAmerican incharacter ornationality.ChineseImmigrationCame toAmerica forlabor jobs inbuilding thetranscontinentalrailroad.DemographicsStatistical datarelating to thepopulation andparticular groupswithin it.Fear ofLosingJobsFear ofNativists; Ledto theChineseExclusion ActPoliticalBossesThe peoplewho promisedresources toimmigrants inexchange forvolts.TenementHousingLow incomehousingimmigrantslived in whenmoving tourban areas.GildedAgeEra of rapideconomicgrowth, but hadsignificant socialproblems.PhilanthropyPromote thewelfare of others,by the generousdonation of moneyto good causes.AssimilationProcess in which aminority group orculture comes toresemble asociety's majoritygroup.EllisIslandPort of Entry inNew York,Europeanimmigrantsentered theU.S.EmploymentOpportunitiesReasonAmericans andimmigrantsmoved to urbanareas.DawesActNative Americantribal land dividedinto plots to breakup tribal lands andforce assimilation.NativismThe policy ofprotectingnative-borncitizens againstthose ofimmigrants.AndrewCarnegieSteelIndustryTycoon;PracticedPhilanthropyUrbanInfrastructureBasic facilitiesand services,needed for acommunity orsociety, such astransportation.TranscontinentalRailroadIncreased Westernpopulation andallowed for animprovement inthe standard ofliving.UrbanizationGrowth anddevelopment ofcities; increasein urbanpopulationsLandGrants160 acresgiven toAmericans tosettle theGreat PlainsSettlementof theGreatPlainsLand Grantsgiventhrough theHomesteadAct to this.IrishImmigrationEscaping Famineand ReligiousPersecution;Came in throughEllis IslandPush/PullFactorsFactorscausing aperson toleave theirhome.Famine andReligiousPersecutionPush Factorsthat causedIrish immigrantsto move toAmericaLaw thatbannedChineselaborers frommoving to theU.S.AngelIslandPort of Entry inSan Francisco,California whereChineseimmigrantsentered the US.AmericanizationMaking apersonAmerican incharacter ornationality.ChineseImmigrationCame toAmerica forlabor jobs inbuilding thetranscontinentalrailroad.DemographicsStatistical datarelating to thepopulation andparticular groupswithin it.Fear ofLosingJobsFear ofNativists; Ledto theChineseExclusion ActPoliticalBossesThe peoplewho promisedresources toimmigrants inexchange forvolts.TenementHousingLow incomehousingimmigrantslived in whenmoving tourban areas.

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