Why did Americans (nativists) want to stop or limit immigration?
5. Reactions Segment The Gilded Age was a period of immense change in the United States. All of the abuses and problems of the time generated many different reactions- most directed at reform. Slowly, government regulations began to reign in the abuses of big business. At the same time, social reformers actively sought to correct the problems evident in American cities. Required Content: Granger Movement: o Railroad Practices (pools, rebates, etc.) o Granger State Laws o Interstate Commerce Act (1887) Populist Party Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) Unionism: o Collective Bargaining o Knights of Labor o American Federation of Labor o International Workers of the World (Wobblies) Early Reformers: o Thomas Nast o Jane Addams (Hull House) How did the Populist movement and Unions seek to correct problems in rural and urban America? 6. Imperialism Segment The end of the Gilded Age was a period of immense change for the United States. America had been practicing isolationism and resisted annexing
