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Flashcards: McShane Final- Age of Realism

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The post civil war society is based on?Mass consumption and mass labor
William "Boss" tweed is indicative of what change?Grand Age of Political Corruption
Eminent DomainFederal Right to take land from citizens for governmental use.
SubsidyThe Government paid farmers to grow certain crops
When was the transatlantic cable completed?1866
With the building of the Railroads came what?Vast commercial development
John D. RockefellerOil
Andrew CarnegieSteel
J.P. MorganBanks
What was the Morrill Act of 1862Land set aside for states and schools
The new writers of this period differed from the past how?Middle class and journalistic
Why did periodicals become popular?Cheap, great drawings, good writing
What is "Realism"A literary doctrine calling for truth
William Dean Howells wasArbeture of 19th century realism
NaturalismTended to show lower class people dominated by forces of environment