ChineseExclusionActLaw passed by theU.S. governmentthat limited Chineseimmigration &prevented themfrom becomingcitizensSpoilsSystema practice ofrewardingpoliticalsupporters withgovernmentjobs.CorneliusVanderbiltestablisheda monopolyoverrailroadsLaissezFairea policy ofminimumgovernmentalinterference in theeconomic affairs ofindividuals andsocietyJohn DRockefellerestablished amonopolyover oil(gasoline,kerosene) inthe late 1800sPlessy v.FergusonSupreme Courtcase that ruled JimCrow laws wereconstitutionaland could continueto be usedTranscontinentalRailroada railway thatconnected theUnited Statesfrom the Atlanticcoast to thePacific coastPoliticalMachineAn organizationthat bribes politicalofficials, voters,and judges tomake certainchoicesIndustrializationworkersmoved fromfarming toworking infactoriesTenementsOvercrowdedhousing thatemerged due tofast urbanization &lack of building &health codesGildedAgeperiod ofextremepoverty, politicalcorruption, andmonopoliesAndrewCarnegieestablisheda monopolyover steelproductionLaborUnionsa group of workerswho organize tonegotiate with theiremployer for betterworkingconditions, pay,and benefitsEllisIslandlocation whereimmigrantsfrom Europeentered the USElectionof 1896This eventmarked theheight of powerof politicalmachinesMonopolyA businessthat controlsan entireindustrynativismpromoting orprotecting theinterests ofnative-bornover those ofimmigrantsSusanBAnthonyLobbied forwomen's’suffrage (rightto vote) duringthe Gilded AgeRobberBaronssuccessfulindustrialistswhose businesspractices wereoften consideredruthless orunethicalPullmanStrikeThis event wascaused bybusiness ownerslaying off manyworkers & cuttingworker’s payUrbanizationrapidgrowthof citiesTrusta group ofbusinessesrun by thesame boardmembersassimilationthe process bywhich immigrantsand ethnic groupsadopt thedominant cultureof the UnitedStatesBossTweedThe mostnotorious andinfamous leaderof a politicalmachine inNew York CityChineseExclusionActLaw passed by theU.S. governmentthat limited Chineseimmigration &prevented themfrom becomingcitizensSpoilsSystema practice ofrewardingpoliticalsupporters withgovernmentjobs.CorneliusVanderbiltestablisheda monopolyoverrailroadsLaissezFairea policy ofminimumgovernmentalinterference in theeconomic affairs ofindividuals andsocietyJohn DRockefellerestablished amonopolyover oil(gasoline,kerosene) inthe late 1800sPlessy v.FergusonSupreme Courtcase that ruled JimCrow laws wereconstitutionaland could continueto be usedTranscontinentalRailroada railway thatconnected theUnited Statesfrom the Atlanticcoast to thePacific coastPoliticalMachineAn organizationthat bribes politicalofficials, voters,and judges tomake certainchoicesIndustrializationworkersmoved fromfarming toworking infactoriesTenementsOvercrowdedhousing thatemerged due tofast urbanization &lack of building &health codesGildedAgeperiod ofextremepoverty, politicalcorruption, andmonopoliesAndrewCarnegieestablisheda monopolyover steelproductionLaborUnionsa group of workerswho organize tonegotiate with theiremployer for betterworkingconditions, pay,and benefitsEllisIslandlocation whereimmigrantsfrom Europeentered the USElectionof 1896This eventmarked theheight of powerof politicalmachinesMonopolyA businessthat controlsan entireindustrynativismpromoting orprotecting theinterests ofnative-bornover those ofimmigrantsSusanBAnthonyLobbied forwomen's’suffrage (rightto vote) duringthe Gilded AgeRobberBaronssuccessfulindustrialistswhose businesspractices wereoften consideredruthless orunethicalPullmanStrikeThis event wascaused bybusiness ownerslaying off manyworkers & cuttingworker’s payUrbanizationrapidgrowthof citiesTrusta group ofbusinessesrun by thesame boardmembersassimilationthe process bywhich immigrantsand ethnic groupsadopt thedominant cultureof the UnitedStatesBossTweedThe mostnotorious andinfamous leaderof a politicalmachine inNew York City

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