RobberBaronssuccessfulindustrialistswhose businesspractices wereoften consideredruthless orunethicalGildedAgeperiod ofextremepoverty, politicalcorruption, andmonopoliesChineseExclusionActLaw passed by theU.S. governmentthat limited Chineseimmigration &prevented themfrom becomingcitizensSusanBAnthonyLobbied forwomen's’suffrage (rightto vote) duringthe Gilded AgeEllisIslandlocation whereimmigrantsfrom Europeentered the USTenementsOvercrowdedhousing thatemerged due tofast urbanization &lack of building &health codesAndrewCarnegieestablisheda monopolyover steelproductionnativismpromoting orprotecting theinterests ofnative-bornover those ofimmigrantsPlessy v.FergusonSupreme Courtcase that ruled JimCrow laws wereconstitutionaland could continueto be usedCorneliusVanderbiltestablisheda monopolyoverrailroadsTrusta group ofbusinessesrun by thesame boardmembersTranscontinentalRailroada railway thatconnected theUnited Statesfrom the Atlanticcoast to thePacific coastLaissezFairea policy ofminimumgovernmentalinterference in theeconomic affairs ofindividuals andsocietyMonopolyA businessthat controlsan entireindustryElectionof 1896This eventmarked theheight of powerof politicalmachinesJohn DRockefellerestablished amonopolyover oil(gasoline,kerosene) inthe late 1800sPoliticalMachineAn organizationthat bribes politicalofficials, voters,and judges tomake certainchoicesPullmanStrikeThis event wascaused bybusiness ownerslaying off manyworkers & cuttingworker’s paySpoilsSystema practice ofrewardingpoliticalsupporters withgovernmentjobs.LaborUnionsa group of workerswho organize tonegotiate with theiremployer for betterworkingconditions, pay,and benefitsIndustrializationworkersmoved fromfarming toworking infactoriesassimilationthe process bywhich immigrantsand ethnic groupsadopt thedominant cultureof the UnitedStatesBossTweedThe mostnotorious andinfamous leaderof a politicalmachine inNew York CityUrbanizationrapidgrowthof citiesRobberBaronssuccessfulindustrialistswhose businesspractices wereoften consideredruthless orunethicalGildedAgeperiod ofextremepoverty, politicalcorruption, andmonopoliesChineseExclusionActLaw passed by theU.S. governmentthat limited Chineseimmigration &prevented themfrom becomingcitizensSusanBAnthonyLobbied forwomen's’suffrage (rightto vote) duringthe Gilded AgeEllisIslandlocation whereimmigrantsfrom Europeentered the USTenementsOvercrowdedhousing thatemerged due tofast urbanization &lack of building &health codesAndrewCarnegieestablisheda monopolyover steelproductionnativismpromoting orprotecting theinterests ofnative-bornover those ofimmigrantsPlessy v.FergusonSupreme Courtcase that ruled JimCrow laws wereconstitutionaland could continueto be usedCorneliusVanderbiltestablisheda monopolyoverrailroadsTrusta group ofbusinessesrun by thesame boardmembersTranscontinentalRailroada railway thatconnected theUnited Statesfrom the Atlanticcoast to thePacific coastLaissezFairea policy ofminimumgovernmentalinterference in theeconomic affairs ofindividuals andsocietyMonopolyA businessthat controlsan entireindustryElectionof 1896This eventmarked theheight of powerof politicalmachinesJohn DRockefellerestablished amonopolyover oil(gasoline,kerosene) inthe late 1800sPoliticalMachineAn organizationthat bribes politicalofficials, voters,and judges tomake certainchoicesPullmanStrikeThis event wascaused bybusiness ownerslaying off manyworkers & cuttingworker’s paySpoilsSystema practice ofrewardingpoliticalsupporters withgovernmentjobs.LaborUnionsa group of workerswho organize tonegotiate with theiremployer for betterworkingconditions, pay,and benefitsIndustrializationworkersmoved fromfarming toworking infactoriesassimilationthe process bywhich immigrantsand ethnic groupsadopt thedominant cultureof the UnitedStatesBossTweedThe mostnotorious andinfamous leaderof a politicalmachine inNew York CityUrbanizationrapidgrowthof cities

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