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The Industrial Giant and The Industrial Age

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Social Darwinism   The thought that people that performed the best and were the most able would always survive if they could demonstrate.  
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Laissez-Faire   Non-interference  
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National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry   Founded in 1876; An agricultural fraternity.  
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Interstate Commerce Act   A federal law that was created to control the American Railroad Industry.  
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Sherman Antitrust Act   A law that restricted any businesses from engaging in certain business activities and allows the government to examine and inspect trust.  
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Knights of Labor   One of the most important and largest American Labor Organizations in the 1880's and was led by Uriah S. Stephens.  
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American Federation of Labor   Formed in 1886 and focused on attaining higher wages for its members and a shorter work week.  
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The Labor Union Movement   A movement that protected the common interest of workers.  
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The Socialist Labor Party   "Social Industrial Unionism"  
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Henry George   Author, his writings kindled and triggered many movements of the Progressive Era.  
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Nativism   White people that came here first thought that they were superior to the white people that came here later. There was a fear or hatred of them.  
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Tenement   Residential apartment house.  
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Settlement Houses   Community centers.  
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Social Gospel   Instead of saving souls, these pastors delivered a message that focused on improving living conditions.  
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New immigration   The flow of immigration into America around the late nineteenth and early twentieth century from Europe.  
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The Sewing Trades   Most women worked in these and were paid a much lower wage than men.  
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Industrial Expansion   As the need for labor increased, the immigration rates increased too.  
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Haymarket Bombing   A labor protest rally that turned into a riot after someone threw a bomb at the police.  
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Lung Block   This was the name of an unhealthy corner because of its popularity of tuberculosis among its people.  
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Evangelists   Founded many mission schools, American branches of the YMCA, and the Salvation Army.  
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