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Manifest Destiny
During the 19th century, the idea to expand west was known as Manifest Destiny. Every American believed they had the divine rght to claim all the land that America has today. -
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Immigration and The American Dream
The first actual wave of immigrants was in the 1800s and then from there on, America became more and more diverse. All immigrants came to America with the feeling of opportunity; "The American Dream" -
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Indian Removal
During this time, Presidents of the United States pretty much took turns stripping the Native people from all the land they once had in their possession. The Indian population was slowly getting smaller and smaller. Their culture, gone! -
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Susan B. Anthony
During her whole life, Susan B. Anthony, fought for women's rights and suffrage. She was the leader of the National American Women's Suffrage Association. -
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Political Machine
Rapid growth of America's population in the 19th century, mostly from immigration, created problems for city governments. As a result, political machines helped house all these immigrants and also help out with other important aspects of life. -
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Urbanization and Industrialization
In the 1790's, most of Americans lived in the countryside, but by the 1830s, a lot of the Amrican population was beiginning to move to more urban areas. From there on, Americans were inventing things to save time and make more money. -
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Women's Suffrage
Women in America felt as if they were not inferior to men, but in the eyes of the government, they were. Women protested to get the right to vote. Many women fought their whole life for the day they could vote. -
Homestead Act
This act stated that if you had ever served the United States, was at least 21 years old, or were the head of the household, you could apply for a federal land grant. -
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Social Gospel
Social Gospel was a religious social-reform movement that was popular from about 1870 to about 1920. This movement was lead by Protestants. -
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Gilded Age
During the Gilded Age, the production of iron and steel began to rise and resources like lumber, gold, and silver increased the demand for railroads. The name "GIlded Age" came from all the profit made by big names back then, like Rockafeller and Carnegie. -
Dawes Act
This act made it legal for the President to go into Native American land and divide it up between the individuals in the tribes. -
Haymarket Riot
What started as a simple protest, turned deadly after someone threw a bomb at police causing police to open fire on the crowd. -
Jane Addams
Jane Addams was a co-founder of the Hull House. She also won the Nobel Prize in 1931. -
Ida B. Wells
Ida B. Wells was an activist and journalist. Wells led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s. -
Eugene V. Debs
In 1893, Debs became the peesident of the American Railway Union. He conducted several strikes for higher wages. -
Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow was the lawyer that defended Eugene V. Debs that was arrested during the Pullman Strike. -
William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan is most famously known for his speech "Cross of Gold". In this speech, he was attempting to convice the United States government to do away with the Gold Standard in their economy. -
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Klondike Gold Rush
Men headed toward Alaska and Canada in search for gold to be rich. About 100.000 men left their homes in search of this dream, but very few ended up actually finding a big profit of gold. -
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Teddy Roosevelt
Theodore Rooselvelt was The President of the United States from 1901-1909. He led America to many reforms and foreign policies. -
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie sells his steel company to J.P Morgan for $480 million. -
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Muckrackers
During this time, many authors were writing novels and magazine articles of many different social issues in America at that time. The government was angry at the fact that these authors were pointing out the flaws of America. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
This act required that all drug and food products be inspected before being transported or being sold to the public. -
Upton Sinclair
Upton Sinclair, an activist write, wrote the best-seller "Jungle!" that was written to bring attention to the conditions of processsed meat. -
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Dollar Diplomacy
President Taft adopted a foreign policy that was supposed to improve financial opportunites and further U.S interests in other countries as well. -
16th Amendment
The 16th Amendment made it possible for the government to put taxes, based on income. (Income taxes) -
17th Amendment
This amendment states that all states have 2 senators in Congress (equal representation) and that the senators shall serve for 6 years & be elected by the citizens of that state. -
Federal Reserve Act
This act established the Federal Reserve System, an independent central bank, in the United States. -
18th Amendment
This amendment banned the making, selling, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States. (It didn't ban anyone from drinking alcohol though) -
19th Amendment
This amendment guarantees the right for all women in the United States the right to vote. -
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Teapot Dome Scandal
When the Teapot Dome oil field was under Albert Fall's control, he made secret deals with two oilmen, Edward Doheny and Harry Sinclair. Both men paid Fall to let them to drill in the three naval petroleum reserves, which was against the law. -
Civil Service Reform Act
The Civil Service Reform Act stated that government jobs were to be given to people that deserve it, not because of their ethnicity.
