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| Era of rapid economic and population growth in the United States during the post-Civil War era. |
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| Commander of the Union army during the civil war |
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| American stock broker and corporate executive. Gold guy with inside info. |
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| Stockbroker that invested in railways like Rutland, Washington, and Saratoga. Gold guy with inside info. |
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| Cartoonist that exposed Boss Tweed and his ring |
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| Small group of men who controlled New York City's finances that dispensed their jobs and contracts in return for political support and bribes. |
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| an American railroad construction company setup by the Union Pacific Railroad to build the First Transcontinental Railroad in the 1860s |
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| 19th president of the United States, and ordered federal troops to suppress The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 and ended Reconstruction by removing troops from the South |
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| A political reformer, he was a Bourbon Democrat who worked closely with the New York City business community, led the fight against the corruption of Tammany Hall, and fought to keep taxes low. |
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| Settled 1876 presidential election dispute and ended Congressional reconstruction |
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| the only sitting member of the House of Representatives to have been elected President |
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| the leader of the STALWART faction of the Republican Party and the last person to refuse a U.S. Supreme Court appointment after he had already been confirmed by the U.S. Senate. |
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| A dominant Republican leader of the late 19th century, and champion of the "HALF BREED" faction of the GOP. |
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| They were the Republicans who opposed Rutherford B. Hayes' civil service reform. They were pitted against the "Half-Breeds" for control of the Republican Party. |
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| term used to describe anyone who is mixed Native American and white European parentage. |
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| Act that placed most federal government employees on the merit system and marked the end of the so-called spoils system. |
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| American politician who served as the 21st President of the United States. Arthur was a member of the Republican Party and worked as a lawyer before becoming the 20th Vice President under James Garfield. |
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| only president to serve two non-consecutive terms (1885–1889 and 1893–1897) and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents. |
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| Legalized form of slavery. Never ending cycle of debt |
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| sociopolitical thought that compares "the people" against "the elites", and urges social and political system changes. |
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| Supreme Court decision in the jurisprudence of the United States, upholding the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in private businesses (particularly railroads), under the doctrine of "SEPERATE BUT EQUAL". |
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| barred Chinese laborers from entering the United States and denied them naturalization. |
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| an eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone |
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| Scottish-American industrialist, businessman, entrepreneur and a major philanthropist. |
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| revolutionized the petroleum industry and defined the structure of modern philanthropy. |
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| founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL), and served as that organization's president from 1886 to 1894 and from 1895 until his death in 1924. |
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| Companies in a supply chain integrated by a common owner. Companies make different products and are then combined in the end |
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| When a firm is merged with or taken over by another firm in the same industry |
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| A business entity formed with intent to monopolize business |
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| Is a court order that requires a party to do, or not do a certain act |
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| Largest railroad network in the us |
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| Railroad network built between California and Utah that formed part of the first transcontinental railroad |
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| process of making cheap, strong steel |
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| name of company founded by Carnegie in 1901, consisted of steel production |
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| Term used to describe various 19th century ideologies which often exploited the idea of survival of the fittest |
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| An essay that described the responsibility of philanthropy |
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| Influential professor at Yale College |
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| Commander of the Union army during the civil war |
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| American stock broker and corporate executive. Gold guy with inside info. |
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| Stockbroker that invested in railways like Rutland, Washington, and Saratoga. Gold guy with inside info. |
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| Cartoonist that exposed Boss Tweed and his ring |
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| Small group of men who controlled New York City's finances that dispensed their jobs and contracts in return for political support and bribes. |
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| an American railroad construction company setup by the Union Pacific Railroad to build the First Transcontinental Railroad in the 1860s |
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| 19th president of the United States, and ordered federal troops to suppress The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 and ended Reconstruction by removing troops from the South |
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| A political reformer, he was a Bourbon Democrat who worked closely with the New York City business community, led the fight against the corruption of Tammany Hall, and fought to keep taxes low. |
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| Settled 1876 presidential election dispute and ended Congressional reconstruction |
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| the only sitting member of the House of Representatives to have been elected President |
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| the leader of the STALWART faction of the Republican Party and the last person to refuse a U.S. Supreme Court appointment after he had already been confirmed by the U.S. Senate. |
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| A dominant Republican leader of the late 19th century, and champion of the "HALF BREED" faction of the GOP. |
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| They were the Republicans who opposed Rutherford B. Hayes' civil service reform. They were pitted against the "Half-Breeds" for control of the Republican Party. |
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| term used to describe anyone who is mixed Native American and white European parentage. |
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| Act that placed most federal government employees on the merit system and marked the end of the so-called spoils system. |
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| only president to serve two non-consecutive terms (1885–1889 and 1893–1897) and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents. |
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| Legalized form of slavery. Never ending cycle of debt |
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| sociopolitical thought that compares "the people" against "the elites", and urges social and political system changes. |
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| Supreme Court decision in the jurisprudence of the United States, upholding the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in private businesses (particularly railroads), under the doctrine of "SEPERATE BUT EQUAL". |
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| barred Chinese laborers from entering the United States and denied them naturalization. |
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| an eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone |
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| Scottish-American industrialist, businessman, entrepreneur and a major philanthropist. |
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| revolutionized the petroleum industry and defined the structure of modern philanthropy. |
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| founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL), and served as that organization's president from 1886 to 1894 and from 1895 until his death in 1924. |
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| Companies in a supply chain integrated by a common owner. Companies make different products and are then combined in the end |
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| When a firm is merged with or taken over by another firm in the same industry |
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| A business entity formed with intent to monopolize business |
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| Is a court order that requires a party to do, or not do a certain act |
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| Largest railroad network in the us |
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| Railroad network built between California and Utah that formed part of the first transcontinental railroad |
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| process of making cheap, strong steel |
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| name of company founded by Carnegie in 1901, consisted of steel production |
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