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Urbanization & Industrialization
It was the development of America in ideals and structures. This lead to the development of modern day America. -
Nativism
Political position of demanding a certain status of people opposed to immigrants or newcomers to America -
Political Machines
A political organization where a small group commands a larger group of supporters and businessmen. -
Social Gospel
A Christian movement that was spread through America and Canada. It helped establish social morality among citizens -
Manifest Destiny
A movement that was thought to be a God given right to expand and settle west in the newly American areas. -
Indian Removal
The displacement of Native-Americans fromt formal U.S. boundaries. This effected the Natives hugely, taking them fom their homeland and forcing them to move elsewhere. -
Homestead Act
Any citizen who had ever taken arms against the U.S. 21 or older could file for a land grant. It's significance is based off of the massive amounts of land grants (15000) that had been filed -
Susan B. Anthony
She played a role in the womens suffrage as a social reformer. She was a New York agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society. -
Muckraker
Refers to a journalist focused on making improvements who wrote for popular magazines and newspapers. -
Populism & Progressivism
Progressivism sought to bring up the country through political reforms while Populism was looking to continue to grow slowly and opposed drastic changes. -
The Haymarket Riot
A labor protest that turned violent when a bomb was thrown against police. Eight people were killed as a result. -
The Dawes Act
The Dawes Act attempted to bring Native Americans and modernize them into American ways and leave behind Native American or 'Indian' ways. -
Andrew Carnegie
He was one of the biggest and wealthiest businessmen of the 19th Century. In 1889 he had owned 'Carnegie Steel Corporation', which was one of the largest businesses of it's kind at the time. -
The Gilded Age
The age that looked as if to be glittering, but was more corrupt than anything. It was consisted of speculators, shady businesses, vulgar display and plagued polotics. -
Ida B. Wells
A journalist and activist who would lead a anti-ynching movement in America, showing that lynching was a way of oppressing and controlling African-Americans -
Klondike Gold Rush
In the klondike reigon, which was in northwestern Canada, gold was discovered which led to an estimated 100,000 immigrations happened. -
Eugene V. Debbs
He was an American union leader in business. He became one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World -
Teddy Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt was many things in his lifetime. He was an explorer, a soldier, historian, and a politician. His most significant role in his life was the role of the 26th President in office. -
Initiative, Referendum & Recall
Initiative would permit citizens to bypass the state legislature through proposes statutes. Referendum is a term which tells the measure on a ballot. Recall allows citizens to take out of office an official and replace them. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
Forced inspection of food being distributed and given to the people. This helped in the end because of unadulterated products being given to the American people that were potentially poisonous. -
Suffrage
Suffrage refers to the equal right to vote among all people. People would have multiple causes to protest and gain equal voting rights for all people/ -
Upton Sinclair
He wrote and published books of over many genres. His most noteable work was that of political standpoints and exposing certain businesses. -
Williams Jennings Bryan
He was a politician for the majority of his days. He showed dominance through the populist wing of the Democratic Party. He was known best by his deep commanding voice in his lectures. -
Dollar Diplomacy
It's goal was to counteract economic instability, but failed. It had tried to with America and other countries. -
16th Amendment
The 16th Amendment gave Congress authority to levy a tax income. -
17th Amendment
The 17th Amendment allowed senators to be appointed by the people. -
Federal Reserve Act
Granted authority to use Federal Bank Notes, or Dollars as legal tender. It helped establish the country's spending on things throughout the nation. -
18th Amendment
Prohibited the production and selling of any alchoholic substances -
19th Amendment
Gave all people of different sexes the right to vote. -
Tea Pot Dome Scandal
A bribing incedent that Albet B. Fall used to get low rates from oil companies without bidding. -
Clarence Darrow
A country lawyer and a member of the American Civil Liberties Union. He is most famous for defending Leopold and Loeb of killing a 14 year old. -
The American Dream and Immigration
The set of ideals that everyone regardless of anything about a person, they could acheive success and happiness is America -
Jane Addams
She was a pacifist and worked on founding and became the first president of the Women's International Leaugue for Peace and Freedom. She Recieved the Nobel Peace Prize. -
Civil Service Reform
Requires Federal labor unions to inform workers of their rights. It was important because it made the average working person feel more significant than just a pawn in a business.
