TranscontinentalRailroada railway thatconnected theUnited Statesfrom the Atlanticcoast to thePacific coastPlessy v.FergusonSupreme Courtcase that ruled JimCrow laws wereconstitutionaland could continueto be usedElectionof 1896This eventmarked theheight of powerof politicalmachinesUrbanizationrapidgrowthof citiesLaborUnionsa group of workerswho organize tonegotiate with theiremployer for betterworkingconditions, pay,and benefitsGildedAgeperiod ofextremepoverty, politicalcorruption, andmonopoliesAndrewCarnegieestablisheda monopolyover steelproductionIndustrializationworkersmoved fromfarming toworking infactoriesTenementsOvercrowdedhousing thatemerged due tofast urbanization &lack of building &health codesSpoilsSystema practice ofrewardingpoliticalsupporters withgovernmentjobs.PoliticalMachineAn organizationthat bribes politicalofficials, voters,and judges tomake certainchoicesMonopolyA businessthat controlsan entireindustryassimilationthe process bywhich immigrantsand ethnic groupsadopt thedominant cultureof the UnitedStatesJohn DRockefellerestablished amonopolyover oil(gasoline,kerosene) inthe late 1800sCorneliusVanderbiltestablisheda monopolyoverrailroadsChineseExclusionActLaw passed by theU.S. governmentthat limited Chineseimmigration &prevented themfrom becomingcitizensSusanBAnthonyLobbied forwomen's’suffrage (rightto vote) duringthe Gilded AgeRobberBaronssuccessfulindustrialistswhose businesspractices wereoften consideredruthless orunethicalLaissezFairea policy ofminimumgovernmentalinterference in theeconomic affairs ofindividuals andsocietynativismpromoting orprotecting theinterests ofnative-bornover those ofimmigrantsTrusta group ofbusinessesrun by thesame boardmembersPullmanStrikeThis event wascaused bybusiness ownerslaying off manyworkers & cuttingworker’s payEllisIslandlocation whereimmigrantsfrom Europeentered the USBossTweedThe mostnotorious andinfamous leaderof a politicalmachine inNew York CityTranscontinentalRailroada railway thatconnected theUnited Statesfrom the Atlanticcoast to thePacific coastPlessy v.FergusonSupreme Courtcase that ruled JimCrow laws wereconstitutionaland could continueto be usedElectionof 1896This eventmarked theheight of powerof politicalmachinesUrbanizationrapidgrowthof citiesLaborUnionsa group of workerswho organize tonegotiate with theiremployer for betterworkingconditions, pay,and benefitsGildedAgeperiod ofextremepoverty, politicalcorruption, andmonopoliesAndrewCarnegieestablisheda monopolyover steelproductionIndustrializationworkersmoved fromfarming toworking infactoriesTenementsOvercrowdedhousing thatemerged due tofast urbanization &lack of building &health codesSpoilsSystema practice ofrewardingpoliticalsupporters withgovernmentjobs.PoliticalMachineAn organizationthat bribes politicalofficials, voters,and judges tomake certainchoicesMonopolyA businessthat controlsan entireindustryassimilationthe process bywhich immigrantsand ethnic groupsadopt thedominant cultureof the UnitedStatesJohn DRockefellerestablished amonopolyover oil(gasoline,kerosene) inthe late 1800sCorneliusVanderbiltestablisheda monopolyoverrailroadsChineseExclusionActLaw passed by theU.S. governmentthat limited Chineseimmigration &prevented themfrom becomingcitizensSusanBAnthonyLobbied forwomen's’suffrage (rightto vote) duringthe Gilded AgeRobberBaronssuccessfulindustrialistswhose businesspractices wereoften consideredruthless orunethicalLaissezFairea policy ofminimumgovernmentalinterference in theeconomic affairs ofindividuals andsocietynativismpromoting orprotecting theinterests ofnative-bornover those ofimmigrantsTrusta group ofbusinessesrun by thesame boardmembersPullmanStrikeThis event wascaused bybusiness ownerslaying off manyworkers & cuttingworker’s payEllisIslandlocation whereimmigrantsfrom Europeentered the USBossTweedThe 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. a railway that connected the United States from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast
    Transcontinental Railroad
  2. Supreme Court case that ruled Jim Crow laws were constitutional and could continue to be used
    Plessy v. Ferguson
  3. This event marked the height of power of political machines
    Election of 1896
  4. rapid growth of cities
    Urbanization
  5. a group of workers who organize to negotiate with their employer for better working conditions, pay, and benefits
    Labor Unions
  6. period of extreme poverty, political corruption, and monopolies
    Gilded Age
  7. established a monopoly over steel production
    Andrew Carnegie
  8. workers moved from farming to working in factories
    Industrialization
  9. Overcrowded housing that emerged due to fast urbanization & lack of building & health codes
    Tenements
  10. a practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs.
    Spoils System
  11. An organization that bribes political officials, voters, and judges to make certain choices
    Political Machine
  12. A business that controls an entire industry
    Monopoly
  13. the process by which immigrants and ethnic groups adopt the dominant culture of the United States
    assimilation
  14. established a monopoly over oil (gasoline, kerosene) in the late 1800s
    John D Rockefeller
  15. established a monopoly over railroads
    Cornelius Vanderbilt
  16. Law passed by the U.S. government that limited Chinese immigration & prevented them from becoming citizens
    Chinese Exclusion Act
  17. Lobbied for women's’ suffrage (right to vote) during the Gilded Age
    Susan B Anthony
  18. successful industrialists whose business practices were often considered ruthless or unethical
    Robber Barons
  19. a policy of minimum governmental interference in the economic affairs of individuals and society
    Laissez Faire
  20. promoting or protecting the interests of native-born over those of immigrants
    nativism
  21. a group of businesses run by the same board members
    Trust
  22. This event was caused by business owners laying off many workers & cutting worker’s pay
    Pullman Strike
  23. location where immigrants from Europe entered the US
    Ellis Island
  24. The most notorious and infamous leader of a political machine in New York City
    Boss Tweed