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16th Amendments
The 16th amendment basically lets the government collect tax from all amricans -
19th Amendments
The right of citizens to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the united states or by any state on account of sex -
Ida B. Wells
She was a voice in the social reform movement wanted to end lynching (murder by hanging) it was one of the main tactics to terrorize African Americans -
Nativism
The dislike of foreigners -
Susan B. Anthony
She was a prominent reformer who attempted to vote in Rochester, New York but in 1874 the Supreme Court ruled that although women were citizens they could not vote. -
Haymarket riot
It was the aftermath of a bombing that took place at a labor demonstration at Haymarket square in chicago -
Interstate Commerce Act
This federal law prohibited unfair prices by railroads, such as charging for shorter routes -
Sherman Antitrust Act
The purpose of this federal law was to stop monopolies in engaging in unfair practices that prevented fair competition it marked a significant change in the attitude of congress toward the abuses of big business -
Andrew Carniage
He was Scottish immigrant who became one of America's richest and most powerful men he first worked in a cotton mill later on he worked on a telegraph operator for a railroad.
After the civil war he invested in ironwork and built a steel mill to sell iron and steel he founded Carnegie Steel Corporation in 1892. -
William Jennings Bryan
He was an american orator as well and politician from nebraska -
Klondike Gold Rush
Was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors from the Klondike region to western Canada -
Muckracker
This term was used in the Progressive Era to characterize reform-minded American journalists who attacked and established institutions -
Robber Barons (Captains of Industry)
A person who has become rich through ruthless and unscrupulous business practices -
Federal Reserve Act
Was an act of congress that created the Federal System which created the authority to issue Federal Reserve Notes -
Social Gospel
A new social movement emerged that was spearheaded by protestant clergymen -
Bessemer steel production
Was the first expensive industrial process for the mass production of steel from molten pig iron before the development of the open heart furnace -
Gilded Age
From 1865 to 1900 entrepreneurs were able to become really wealthy by lowering priced goods, making them more affordable while improving their quality -
Theodore Roosevelt
He believed in a progressive movement such as Robert LaFollete he was the 26th President of the U.S. from 1901-1909 -
Upton Sinclair
In his novel 'The Jungle' he described the unsanitary practices of the meat-packing industry -
Pure food and Drug act
This simply regulated the preparation of foods and the sale of medicines -
Jacob Riis
Was a social reformer, "muckracking" journalist and social documentary photographer he came to the U.S. at age 21 -
18th Amendents
Prohibition of manufacturing alcohol as well as transporting it -
Settlement House
An institution in an inner-city area providing educational,recreational, and other social services to the community -
Political Machines
A small group or a boss that told their workers of the machine what to do most of the time they provided jobs for immigrants -
Jane Addams
She was a leader in the settlement house movement also known as the Hull House -
Tea Pot Dome Scandal
It was a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States president Warren G. Harding -
Clarence Darrow
Scopes "Monkey Trial" it drew nationwide attention for pitting older religious beliefs against new scientific theories the state was represented by William Jennings Bryan as a prosecutor and the attorney was Clarence Darrow who defended Scopes that trial (Scopes) became nationwide over the radio. -
Eugene V. Debbs
He was an American socialist, political activist, trade unionist, and one of the founding members of the Industrial workers of the world as well as a 5x candidate of the socialist party. -
17th Amendments
The senate of the United States is composed of two Senators from each state elected by the people each senator has one vote
