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7 Factors of America's Industrial Growth
Natural resources, capital, labor supply, technology, consumers, transportation, government cooperation -
Manifest Destiny
A belief Americans had that it was their god given destiny to move west. -
Louisiana Purchase
A multitude of acres Thomas Jefferson bought from France for $15 million. -
Andrew Carnegie
Invested money into railroads and railroad companies along with making his own steel business. -
John D. Rockefeller
He created Standard Oil company and is one of the wealthiest men in history. -
Oregon Territory
The US gained Oregon, Washington, parts of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. -
Women's Rights Movement
This date is important to me because I stand for equal rights and this movement has and will forever inspire me. -
Motivations to Settle West
People moved west because of the gold rush in California and The Homstead Act which offered a large amount of families land. -
Urbanization
Migration from farms to cities -
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Civil War
Issue: slavery -
Reconstruction Plans
Lincolns Plan, Johnsons Plan, Radical Republicans Plan -
Wade Davis Bill
Loyalty oath for 50% of men in the US to swear upon. -
Pocket Veto
When a president does not wanna pass a law but also not say no to it, as Congress can override it, they will wait out 10 days to let it die out. -
Black Codes
Laws made up by Congress of what freed slaves can and cannot do, practically leaving them in slavery. -
Freedmen's Bureau
An act to help former slaves and poor southern Americans. -
Reconstruction Amendments
13th amendment - abolish slavery
14th amendment - everyone born in the US gains all ideals of America
15th amendment - all men and women allowed to vote -
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Reconstruction
Rebuilding after the Civil War -
Civil Rights Bill
Declared that everyone born in the US is deamed citizens, regardless of their race/previous condition. -
Reconstruction Act
Readmitting all southern states into the union once again. -
Knights of Labor
A secret organization meant to protect its members from employer retaliation (the act of harming others) -
Gilded Age
A time in US history when the population and economy grew quickly along with a lot of political corruption. -
Transcontinental Railroad
Railroads were built after the federal government offered 170 million acres of land to build on. -
Compromise of 1877
Rutherford B. Hayes becomes president, defeating Samuel Tilden. -
Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow laws were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States -
Old Immigrants
Majority of these immigrants came from Northern and Western Europe -
Exploited Workers
Women and children made up more than 50% of industrial workforce -
New Immigrants
More than 1/3 of these immigrants came from Southern and Eastern Europe -
Civil Rights Cases
The government allowed private citizens could discriminate against blacks. -
Civil Service Act
Established positions within the federal government should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political affiliation. -
Pendleton Civil Service Act
Ended spoils system and unfair governemnt official hiring practices -
Civil Service Reform
If people wanted a government job, they had to take a test to prove they had ability to be in that position -
Spoils System
The practice of a successful political party giving office to it's supporters -
American Federation of Labor
Created labor unions -
Interstate Commerce Act
A federal law, that wanted to regulate the railroads and make them reasonable. -
Monopoly
Exclusive control of supply or trade of a service. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
First law that banishes monopolies in companies. -
Closing of the Frontier
Free land was no longer available for settlers moving west, immigrants were also pouring in -
Progressivism
Progressivism is the support for or advocacy of improvement of society by reform -
Populist
A person, especially a politician, who strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Homer Plessy was arrested because he sat in the "white section" of a train car, being 1/8th black. -
Robber Barons
A person who has become rich through ruthless and unscrupulous business practices -
NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a civil rights organization in the United States. Founded by W.E.B. Dubois -
Square Deal
Fair bargain or treatment -
Clayton Anti Trust Act
diminished unfair business practices and monopolies -
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Civil Rights Movements
Protests for blacks to gain equal rights. -
Birthday
This is the date I was born. -
The day my first dog was born (Landon)
