Key Takeaways
Lesson Description
Key Takeaways
• Industrialization transformed the American economy and society.
• Big business expanded through railroads, steel, oil, and finance.
• Immigration fueled urban growth and provided labor.
• Labor unions formed to improve working conditions.
• Westward expansion continued at the expense of Native Americans.
Must Know Concepts
The Gilded Age
Industrialization
Westward Expansion
Labor Movement
Must Know Vocabulary
Robber Baron
Captain of Industry
Horizontal Integration
Vertical Integration
Monopoly
Sherman Antitrust Act
Social Darwinism
Knights of Labor
American Federation of Labor (AFL)
Chinese Exclusion Act
Dawes Act
Ghost Dance
Wounded Knee
Presidents You Must Know
Rutherford B. Hayes
James Garfield
Chester Arthur
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
William McKinley
AP Exam Focus
• Explain industrialization's impact on American society.
• Compare labor organizations.
• Analyze federal Indian policy.