PoliticalMachineAn organizationthat bribes politicalofficials, voters,and judges tomake certainchoicesUrbanizationrapidgrowthof citiesLaissezFairea policy ofminimumgovernmentalinterference in theeconomic affairs ofindividuals andsocietyBossTweedThe mostnotorious andinfamous leaderof a politicalmachine inNew York CityIndustrializationworkersmoved fromfarming toworking infactoriesLaborUnionsa group of workerswho organize tonegotiate with theiremployer for betterworkingconditions, pay,and benefitsassimilationthe process bywhich immigrantsand ethnic groupsadopt thedominant cultureof the UnitedStatesMonopolyA businessthat controlsan entireindustryAndrewCarnegieestablisheda monopolyover steelproductionTrusta group ofbusinessesrun by thesame boardmembersTranscontinentalRailroada railway thatconnected theUnited Statesfrom the Atlanticcoast to thePacific coastEllisIslandlocation whereimmigrantsfrom Europeentered the USGildedAgeperiod ofextremepoverty, politicalcorruption, andmonopoliesPullmanStrikeThis event wascaused bybusiness ownerslaying off manyworkers & cuttingworker’s payChineseExclusionActLaw passed by theU.S. governmentthat limited Chineseimmigration &prevented themfrom becomingcitizensnativismpromoting orprotecting theinterests ofnative-bornover those ofimmigrantsSpoilsSystema practice ofrewardingpoliticalsupporters withgovernmentjobs.Plessy v.FergusonSupreme Courtcase that ruled JimCrow laws wereconstitutionaland could continueto be usedSusanBAnthonyLobbied forwomen's’suffrage (rightto vote) duringthe Gilded AgeElectionof 1896This eventmarked theheight of powerof politicalmachinesJohn DRockefellerestablished amonopolyover oil(gasoline,kerosene) inthe late 1800sCorneliusVanderbiltestablisheda monopolyoverrailroadsTenementsOvercrowdedhousing thatemerged due tofast urbanization &lack of building &health codesRobberBaronssuccessfulindustrialistswhose businesspractices wereoften consideredruthless orunethicalPoliticalMachineAn organizationthat bribes politicalofficials, voters,and judges tomake certainchoicesUrbanizationrapidgrowthof citiesLaissezFairea policy ofminimumgovernmentalinterference in theeconomic affairs ofindividuals andsocietyBossTweedThe mostnotorious andinfamous leaderof a politicalmachine inNew York CityIndustrializationworkersmoved fromfarming toworking infactoriesLaborUnionsa group of workerswho organize tonegotiate with theiremployer for betterworkingconditions, pay,and benefitsassimilationthe process bywhich immigrantsand ethnic groupsadopt thedominant cultureof the UnitedStatesMonopolyA businessthat controlsan entireindustryAndrewCarnegieestablisheda monopolyover steelproductionTrusta group ofbusinessesrun by thesame boardmembersTranscontinentalRailroada railway thatconnected theUnited Statesfrom the Atlanticcoast to thePacific coastEllisIslandlocation whereimmigrantsfrom Europeentered the USGildedAgeperiod ofextremepoverty, politicalcorruption, andmonopoliesPullmanStrikeThis event wascaused bybusiness ownerslaying off manyworkers & cuttingworker’s payChineseExclusionActLaw passed by theU.S. governmentthat limited Chineseimmigration &prevented themfrom becomingcitizensnativismpromoting orprotecting theinterests ofnative-bornover those ofimmigrantsSpoilsSystema practice ofrewardingpoliticalsupporters withgovernmentjobs.Plessy v.FergusonSupreme Courtcase that ruled JimCrow laws wereconstitutionaland could continueto be usedSusanBAnthonyLobbied forwomen's’suffrage (rightto vote) duringthe Gilded AgeElectionof 1896This eventmarked theheight of powerof politicalmachinesJohn DRockefellerestablished amonopolyover oil(gasoline,kerosene) inthe late 1800sCorneliusVanderbiltestablisheda monopolyoverrailroadsTenementsOvercrowdedhousing thatemerged due tofast urbanization &lack of building &health codesRobberBaronssuccessfulindustrialistswhose businesspractices wereoften consideredruthless orunethical

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