Key Terms Project

  • Immigration And The American Dream

    Immigration And The American Dream
    Immigrants coming to pursue the American dream of having success.
  • Political Machine

    Political Machine
    A political organization with an authoritative boss that represents their purpose and power.
  • Susan B. Anthony

    Susan B. Anthony
    American Social Reformer who played a vital role in Women’s Suffrage.
  • Third Parties Politics

    Third Parties Politics
    Politics with the peoples claim in their heads when they create the party, not initially made to win an election, but rather give attention to certain problems.
  • Indian Removal

    Indian Removal
    The removal of Indians from their homelands to allow Manifest Destiny.
  • Andrew Carnegie

    Andrew Carnegie
    First person to mass produce steel.
  • Manifest Destiny

    Manifest Destiny
    The belief that America should expand west.
  • Nativism

    Nativism
    U.S Policy of protecting Native beliefs.
  • Suffrage

    Suffrage
    The right to vote for anyone, despite gender or race.
  • Eugene V. Debs

    Eugene V. Debs
    An American Union leader and one of the founding members of Workers of the World.
  • Clarence Darrow

    Clarence Darrow
    Leading member of the America Civil Liberties Union, defended teenage thrill killers Leopold and Loeb.
  • Teddy Roosevelt

    Teddy Roosevelt
    26th President of the U.S and gave birth to many traditions of America.
  • William Jennings

    Leading American Politician, best known for nearly being elected 3 times for Democratic Representative.
  • Jane Addams

    Jane Addams
    A well known leader to women’s suffrage.
  • Homestead Act

    Homestead Act
    If you move to the land, you can own the land.
  • Ida B. Wells

    An African-America journalist, suffragist, sociologist, and early leader in the Civil Rights Movement.
  • Populism and Progressivism

    Populism and Progressivism
    The beliefs that the industrialists really controlled America and why that shouldn’t be happening.
  • The Gilded Age

    A time celebrated of industrialization and invention.
  • Upton Sinclair

    Upton Sinclair
    Writer of The Jungle which brought attention to the meat package industries working conditions.
  • Haymarket Riot

    After math of a bombing in Haymarket Square, Chicago.
  • The Dawes Act

    The Dawes Act
    Selling Indian Land despite having agreed with Indian’s not to.
  • Urbanization And Industrialization

    Urbanization And Industrialization
    People moving into areas and giving them Urban appeal and the industrialization of America through new tech advances.
  • Klondike Gold Rush

    Klondike Gold Rush
    Founding of Gold in the Klondike leading to a large migration and high price rates.
  • Initiative, Referendum, and Recall

    Initiative, Referendum, and Recall
    Three powers enabled to the voters.
  • Muckraker

    Muckraker
    People who wrote for journals with reformation in mind.
  • Pure Food and Drug Act

    Pure Food and Drug Act
    An act taken to make sure food and drugs given out were clean.
  • Dollar Diplomacy

    Dollar Diplomacy
    To make direct value of the Dollar bill.
  • Federal Reserve Act

    Federal Reserve Act
    Set up of Federal Reserve system that granted legal authority to bank notes.
  • 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Amendments

    16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Amendments
    A mix of giving authority to the people and giving voting rights along with levy on income tax.
  • Teapot Dome Scandal

    Teapot Dome Scandal
    A bribing for lands that carried oil.
  • Bryan Social Gospel

    Bryan Social Gospel
    Ran distinct religious movements in politics.
  • Civil Service Reform

    Civil Service Reform
    Complete Civil reformation for the better of the people.