LaissezFairea policy ofminimumgovernmentalinterference in theeconomic affairs ofindividuals andsocietyGildedAgeperiod ofextremepoverty, politicalcorruption, andmonopoliesJohn DRockefellerestablished amonopolyover oil(gasoline,kerosene) inthe late 1800sChineseExclusionActLaw passed by theU.S. governmentthat limited Chineseimmigration &prevented themfrom becomingcitizensSpoilsSystema practice ofrewardingpoliticalsupporters withgovernmentjobs.Trusta group ofbusinessesrun by thesame boardmembersTenementsOvercrowdedhousing thatemerged due tofast urbanization &lack of building &health codesBossTweedThe mostnotorious andinfamous leaderof a politicalmachine inNew York CityIndustrializationworkersmoved fromfarming toworking infactoriesAndrewCarnegieestablisheda monopolyover steelproductionUrbanizationrapidgrowthof citiesEllisIslandlocation whereimmigrantsfrom Europeentered the USElectionof 1896This eventmarked theheight of powerof politicalmachinesnativismpromoting orprotecting theinterests ofnative-bornover those ofimmigrantsSusanBAnthonyLobbied forwomen's’suffrage (rightto vote) duringthe Gilded AgeCorneliusVanderbiltestablisheda monopolyoverrailroadsLaborUnionsa group of workerswho organize tonegotiate with theiremployer for betterworkingconditions, pay,and benefitsTranscontinentalRailroada railway thatconnected theUnited Statesfrom the Atlanticcoast to thePacific coastMonopolyA businessthat controlsan entireindustryRobberBaronssuccessfulindustrialistswhose businesspractices wereoften consideredruthless orunethicalassimilationthe process bywhich immigrantsand ethnic groupsadopt thedominant cultureof the UnitedStatesPullmanStrikeThis event wascaused bybusiness ownerslaying off manyworkers & cuttingworker’s payPlessy v.FergusonSupreme Courtcase that ruled JimCrow laws wereconstitutionaland could continueto be usedPoliticalMachineAn organizationthat bribes politicalofficials, voters,and judges tomake certainchoicesLaissezFairea policy ofminimumgovernmentalinterference in theeconomic affairs ofindividuals andsocietyGildedAgeperiod ofextremepoverty, politicalcorruption, andmonopoliesJohn DRockefellerestablished amonopolyover oil(gasoline,kerosene) inthe late 1800sChineseExclusionActLaw passed by theU.S. governmentthat limited Chineseimmigration &prevented themfrom becomingcitizensSpoilsSystema practice ofrewardingpoliticalsupporters withgovernmentjobs.Trusta group ofbusinessesrun by thesame boardmembersTenementsOvercrowdedhousing thatemerged due tofast urbanization &lack of building &health codesBossTweedThe mostnotorious andinfamous leaderof a politicalmachine inNew York CityIndustrializationworkersmoved fromfarming toworking infactoriesAndrewCarnegieestablisheda monopolyover steelproductionUrbanizationrapidgrowthof citiesEllisIslandlocation whereimmigrantsfrom Europeentered the USElectionof 1896This eventmarked theheight of powerof politicalmachinesnativismpromoting orprotecting theinterests ofnative-bornover those ofimmigrantsSusanBAnthonyLobbied forwomen's’suffrage (rightto vote) duringthe Gilded AgeCorneliusVanderbiltestablisheda monopolyoverrailroadsLaborUnionsa group of workerswho organize tonegotiate with theiremployer for betterworkingconditions, pay,and benefitsTranscontinentalRailroada railway thatconnected theUnited Statesfrom the Atlanticcoast to thePacific coastMonopolyA businessthat controlsan entireindustryRobberBaronssuccessfulindustrialistswhose businesspractices wereoften consideredruthless orunethicalassimilationthe process bywhich immigrantsand ethnic groupsadopt thedominant cultureof the UnitedStatesPullmanStrikeThis event wascaused bybusiness ownerslaying off manyworkers & cuttingworker’s payPlessy v.FergusonSupreme Courtcase that ruled JimCrow laws wereconstitutionaland could continueto be usedPoliticalMachineAn organizationthat bribes politicalofficials, voters,and judges tomake certainchoices

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