BossTweedThe mostnotorious andinfamous leaderof a politicalmachine inNew York CityElectionof 1896This eventmarked theheight of powerof politicalmachinesCorneliusVanderbiltestablisheda monopolyoverrailroadsAndrewCarnegieestablisheda monopolyover steelproductionLaissezFairea policy ofminimumgovernmentalinterference in theeconomic affairs ofindividuals andsocietyTenementsOvercrowdedhousing thatemerged due tofast urbanization &lack of building &health codesEllisIslandlocation whereimmigrantsfrom Europeentered the USLaborUnionsa group of workerswho organize tonegotiate with theiremployer for betterworkingconditions, pay,and benefitsUrbanizationrapidgrowthof citiesTrusta group ofbusinessesrun by thesame boardmembersMonopolyA businessthat controlsan entireindustryChineseExclusionActLaw passed by theU.S. governmentthat limited Chineseimmigration &prevented themfrom becomingcitizensPlessy v.FergusonSupreme Courtcase that ruled JimCrow laws wereconstitutionaland could continueto be usedassimilationthe process bywhich immigrantsand ethnic groupsadopt thedominant cultureof the UnitedStatesPoliticalMachineAn organizationthat bribes politicalofficials, voters,and judges tomake certainchoicesGildedAgeperiod ofextremepoverty, politicalcorruption, andmonopoliesIndustrializationworkersmoved fromfarming toworking infactoriesPullmanStrikeThis event wascaused bybusiness ownerslaying off manyworkers & cuttingworker’s payJohn DRockefellerestablished amonopolyover oil(gasoline,kerosene) inthe late 1800sSusanBAnthonyLobbied forwomen's’suffrage (rightto vote) duringthe Gilded AgeRobberBaronssuccessfulindustrialistswhose businesspractices wereoften consideredruthless orunethicalSpoilsSystema practice ofrewardingpoliticalsupporters withgovernmentjobs.nativismpromoting orprotecting theinterests ofnative-bornover those ofimmigrantsTranscontinentalRailroada railway thatconnected theUnited Statesfrom the Atlanticcoast to thePacific coastBossTweedThe mostnotorious andinfamous leaderof a politicalmachine inNew York CityElectionof 1896This eventmarked theheight of powerof politicalmachinesCorneliusVanderbiltestablisheda monopolyoverrailroadsAndrewCarnegieestablisheda monopolyover steelproductionLaissezFairea policy ofminimumgovernmentalinterference in theeconomic affairs ofindividuals andsocietyTenementsOvercrowdedhousing thatemerged due tofast urbanization &lack of building &health codesEllisIslandlocation whereimmigrantsfrom Europeentered the USLaborUnionsa group of workerswho organize tonegotiate with theiremployer for betterworkingconditions, pay,and benefitsUrbanizationrapidgrowthof citiesTrusta group ofbusinessesrun by thesame boardmembersMonopolyA businessthat controlsan entireindustryChineseExclusionActLaw passed by theU.S. governmentthat limited Chineseimmigration &prevented themfrom becomingcitizensPlessy v.FergusonSupreme Courtcase that ruled JimCrow laws wereconstitutionaland could continueto be usedassimilationthe process bywhich immigrantsand ethnic groupsadopt thedominant cultureof the UnitedStatesPoliticalMachineAn organizationthat bribes politicalofficials, voters,and judges tomake certainchoicesGildedAgeperiod ofextremepoverty, politicalcorruption, andmonopoliesIndustrializationworkersmoved fromfarming toworking infactoriesPullmanStrikeThis event wascaused bybusiness ownerslaying off manyworkers & cuttingworker’s payJohn DRockefellerestablished amonopolyover oil(gasoline,kerosene) inthe late 1800sSusanBAnthonyLobbied forwomen's’suffrage (rightto vote) duringthe Gilded AgeRobberBaronssuccessfulindustrialistswhose businesspractices wereoften consideredruthless orunethicalSpoilsSystema practice ofrewardingpoliticalsupporters withgovernmentjobs.nativismpromoting orprotecting theinterests ofnative-bornover those ofimmigrantsTranscontinentalRailroada railway thatconnected theUnited Statesfrom the Atlanticcoast to thePacific coast

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. The most notorious and infamous leader of a political machine in New York City
    Boss Tweed
  2. This event marked the height of power of political machines
    Election of 1896
  3. established a monopoly over railroads
    Cornelius Vanderbilt
  4. established a monopoly over steel production
    Andrew Carnegie
  5. a policy of minimum governmental interference in the economic affairs of individuals and society
    Laissez Faire
  6. Overcrowded housing that emerged due to fast urbanization & lack of building & health codes
    Tenements
  7. location where immigrants from Europe entered the US
    Ellis Island
  8. a group of workers who organize to negotiate with their employer for better working conditions, pay, and benefits
    Labor Unions
  9. rapid growth of cities
    Urbanization
  10. a group of businesses run by the same board members
    Trust
  11. A business that controls an entire industry
    Monopoly
  12. Law passed by the U.S. government that limited Chinese immigration & prevented them from becoming citizens
    Chinese Exclusion Act
  13. Supreme Court case that ruled Jim Crow laws were constitutional and could continue to be used
    Plessy v. Ferguson
  14. the process by which immigrants and ethnic groups adopt the dominant culture of the United States
    assimilation
  15. An organization that bribes political officials, voters, and judges to make certain choices
    Political Machine
  16. period of extreme poverty, political corruption, and monopolies
    Gilded Age
  17. workers moved from farming to working in factories
    Industrialization
  18. This event was caused by business owners laying off many workers & cutting worker’s pay
    Pullman Strike
  19. established a monopoly over oil (gasoline, kerosene) in the late 1800s
    John D Rockefeller
  20. Lobbied for women's’ suffrage (right to vote) during the Gilded Age
    Susan B Anthony
  21. successful industrialists whose business practices were often considered ruthless or unethical
    Robber Barons
  22. a practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs.
    Spoils System
  23. promoting or protecting the interests of native-born over those of immigrants
    nativism
  24. a railway that connected the United States from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast
    Transcontinental Railroad