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History of Pennsylvania
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Undergraduate 2
05/05/2008

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AOH

Ancient Order of Hibernians

Definition

resisting english rule

midnight they did a lot of damage with out being caught

brought tradition to to the country, mostly in cities some in mines

Term
Benjamin Bannon
Definition
nativist: English Prostant born here; wrote miners journal, believed in all sterotypes of Irish; anti-union, anti-slave; first to write of Molly McGuires
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Miner's Journal
Definition
written by Ben. Bannon
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Workingmen's Benevolent Association
Definition
WBA; 1869; started by John Siney; this is a labor union
Term

Non violence

Harmoney of Interests

Definition
things that the WBA believed in
Term
Anthracite Board of Trade
Definition

organization that the mine operators joined when the miners joined the WBA; this was started by Franklin Gowen

(the summer of 1902 the miners went on strike for 160 days and the nation was scared that there would be a coal shortage, and the President interviened (Teddy))

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Franklin Gowen
Definition
President of Philly and Reading RR; wanted to break up the unions; bought up Schuylkill mines and rose prices; in 1874 he decided to go after the WBA and he gave a 10% pay cut
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