Electionof 1896This eventmarked theheight of powerof politicalmachinesPoliticalMachineAn organizationthat bribes politicalofficials, voters,and judges tomake certainchoicesRobberBaronssuccessfulindustrialistswhose businesspractices wereoften consideredruthless orunethicalPullmanStrikeThis event wascaused bybusiness ownerslaying off manyworkers & cuttingworker’s payMonopolyA businessthat controlsan entireindustryPlessy v.FergusonSupreme Courtcase that ruled JimCrow laws wereconstitutionaland could continueto be usedIndustrializationworkersmoved fromfarming toworking infactoriesGildedAgeperiod ofextremepoverty, politicalcorruption, andmonopoliesAndrewCarnegieestablisheda monopolyover steelproductionassimilationthe process bywhich immigrantsand ethnic groupsadopt thedominant cultureof the UnitedStatesCorneliusVanderbiltestablisheda monopolyoverrailroadsJohn DRockefellerestablished amonopolyover oil(gasoline,kerosene) inthe late 1800sChineseExclusionActLaw passed by theU.S. governmentthat limited Chineseimmigration &prevented themfrom becomingcitizensUrbanizationrapidgrowthof citiesLaissezFairea policy ofminimumgovernmentalinterference in theeconomic affairs ofindividuals andsocietyTrusta group ofbusinessesrun by thesame boardmembersLaborUnionsa group of workerswho organize tonegotiate with theiremployer for betterworkingconditions, pay,and benefitsSpoilsSystema practice ofrewardingpoliticalsupporters withgovernmentjobs.EllisIslandlocation whereimmigrantsfrom Europeentered the USTranscontinentalRailroada railway thatconnected theUnited Statesfrom the Atlanticcoast to thePacific coastSusanBAnthonyLobbied forwomen's’suffrage (rightto vote) duringthe Gilded AgeTenementsOvercrowdedhousing thatemerged due tofast urbanization &lack of building &health codesBossTweedThe mostnotorious andinfamous leaderof a politicalmachine inNew York Citynativismpromoting orprotecting theinterests ofnative-bornover those ofimmigrantsElectionof 1896This eventmarked theheight of powerof politicalmachinesPoliticalMachineAn organizationthat bribes politicalofficials, voters,and judges tomake certainchoicesRobberBaronssuccessfulindustrialistswhose businesspractices wereoften consideredruthless orunethicalPullmanStrikeThis event wascaused bybusiness ownerslaying off manyworkers & cuttingworker’s payMonopolyA businessthat controlsan entireindustryPlessy v.FergusonSupreme Courtcase that ruled JimCrow laws wereconstitutionaland could continueto be usedIndustrializationworkersmoved fromfarming toworking infactoriesGildedAgeperiod ofextremepoverty, politicalcorruption, andmonopoliesAndrewCarnegieestablisheda monopolyover steelproductionassimilationthe process bywhich immigrantsand ethnic groupsadopt thedominant cultureof the UnitedStatesCorneliusVanderbiltestablisheda monopolyoverrailroadsJohn DRockefellerestablished amonopolyover oil(gasoline,kerosene) inthe late 1800sChineseExclusionActLaw passed by theU.S. governmentthat limited Chineseimmigration &prevented themfrom becomingcitizensUrbanizationrapidgrowthof citiesLaissezFairea policy ofminimumgovernmentalinterference in theeconomic affairs ofindividuals andsocietyTrusta group ofbusinessesrun by thesame boardmembersLaborUnionsa group of workerswho organize tonegotiate with theiremployer for betterworkingconditions, pay,and benefitsSpoilsSystema practice ofrewardingpoliticalsupporters withgovernmentjobs.EllisIslandlocation whereimmigrantsfrom Europeentered the USTranscontinentalRailroada railway thatconnected theUnited Statesfrom the Atlanticcoast to thePacific coastSusanBAnthonyLobbied forwomen's’suffrage (rightto vote) duringthe Gilded AgeTenementsOvercrowdedhousing thatemerged due tofast urbanization &lack of building &health codesBossTweedThe mostnotorious andinfamous leaderof a politicalmachine inNew York Citynativismpromoting orprotecting theinterests ofnative-bornover those ofimmigrants

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