The growth of big business, cities and mass migration (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Flashcards
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Gilded Age definition
Gilded Age definition
Period of very fast economic growth, esp. in North & West
Wage growth % 1860-1890
Wage growth % 1860-1890
60%
Railroad miles by 1850
Railroad miles by 1850
Over 9,000 miles
Year railroads linked nearly every major city
Year railroads linked nearly every major city
1860
Year steam ships increased immigration
Year steam ships increased immigration
After 1880
Total European immigrants to U.S.
Total European immigrants to U.S.
25 million
Main immigration entry point in New York
Main immigration entry point in New York
Ellis Island
Jim Crow Laws years
Jim Crow Laws years
1877 to 1965
Dawes Act of 1887 purpose
Dawes Act of 1887 purpose
Divide Plains Indians' land
Ghost dance (year & purpose)
Ghost dance (year & purpose)
1889; sacred dance to reclaim Great Plains