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rockefella /Carnegie/(captains of industry vs. robber barons) philanthropy monopoly jane addams laissez-faire
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Chinese Exclusion Act (1882): prohibited immigration of skilled or unskilled Chinese laborers, first US national immigration act
Interstate Commerce Act (1887): ensure railroad set “reasonable and just” rate and the first time government stepped in to regulate business
Dawes Act (1887): gave individual ownership of land to native americans instead of the tribe owning things collectively
Pendleton Civil Service Act (1883): awarded government jobs based on merit -
1889: Hull House founded, first of many settlement houses
1896-1899: Klondike Gold Rush (Alaska) -
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