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The Indian removal act
The grant to unsettle lands in the west of Mississippi to trade Indian lands that had state borders. Cherokees were taken away from lands by force because they kept resisting. -
Manifest Destiny
The thought and belief that American settlers were suppose to spred and expand throughtout all of the United States. They wanted to spred of economic opportunity and progress more and more. -
Homestead Act
The Homestead Act helped develope the United States. It was the grant for anyone, even slaves to claim many free acres of federal land. -
Haymarket Roit
The riot was a violent battle with police and labour protesters. Workers began a strike they wanted to gain shorter work days. Many were injured and 8 died that day. -
The Daws Act
The Dawes act was an act to provide lands in severalty to Indians on various reservations. It emphasized severalty and the treatment of Native Americans as individuals besides a member of tribes. -
Klondike Gold Rush
The Klondike Gold Rush was one of the last biggest gold rushes. It made a lot more awareness of northern frontiers in Alaska and Canada. Gold was found along the Klondike River. It was a great amount of gold that was found. -
Populism & Progressivism
Populism & Progressivism were both make al lot of national progress. Progressivism was uplifting the country by socio-economic and political reforms, it was supported by the elite, rich and powerful politicians. Populism was anit-capitalistic that favored agriculture, it was supported between the elite and lower classes. -
Urbanization & Industrialization
Industrialization centered on cities with factories needing for labor. It was a very large change in the US people from rural areas moved to the city for work. Quickly shifted from an agricultural nation to an urban nation. -
Political Machines
Political Machines controlled activities of political parties in cities. Ward bosses and city bosses worked to make sure that all of the candidates were elected and to make sure government worked to their advantages. -
The Gilden Age
It was a time for economic growth, growth in technology, and industry. The production of iron and steel rose drastically and many railroads were made and improved. -
Nativism
Nativism impacted politics because of the large amount of immigrants from cultures coming into the US. The goal was to make Roman Catholics Irish because of the loyalty to the Pope and the rejection of republicanism. They had hatred for Chinese. -
Third Parties Politics
Third Parties Politics in the late 1900s emerged from divisions over slavery. In city parties the bosses organized voters. The three party politics of that time were democrats, republicans, and populist. -
Teddy Roosevelt
He became the 26th president of the United States. He built a canal across Panama. He created the Monroe Doctrine,which was an American foreign policy and the pure food and drug act. He won the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize. His progressive policies were important reforms of 20th century. -
Susan B. Anthony
She was a pioneer crusader and the supported the woman suffrage movement in the United States. She became the president of the National American Woman Suffrage movement. She wanted to give women the right to vote and her work helped achieve that in 1920. -
Dollar Diplomacy
The Dollar Diplomacy was a foreign policy to ensure financial stability of a region while protecting and extending American commercial and financial interest. This policy was created by William Howard Taft. -
Federal Reserve Act
The act was created to establish a form of economic stability through the introduction of the central bank. This act was one of the most influential laws with the financial system. It gave 12 reserved banks the ability to print money for economic stability. -
Immigration & the American Dream
Many immigrants came to the United States looking for greater economic opportunity and religious freedom. The American Dream is the ideal of freedom, equality and opportunity for Americans. -
Jane Addams
She created a settlement house for the poor immigrants and slums. The house was called Hull house. She was a pacifist, she fought for peace, fought for no child labor, women's rights, and she was the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. -
Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrom was a lawyer and journalist. He was apart of the American Civil Liberties Union and worked as a defence counsel in dramatic criminal trials. He attempted to free the anarchist charge in Haymarket riot. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
The Pure Food and Drug Act purpose was to protect the public against adulteration of food from products healthful without scientific report and asserment that the food is edible. -
Upton Sinclair
He was a American novelist, short story writer, and playwright. His work reflected socialist views. He wrote a novel called “The Jungle” over the U.S meat packing industry. It led to the Meat inspection act. -
Civil Service Reform
The civil service reform act required federal jobs to be determined by performance on an exam. This also prevented employees from being fired because of their political views. It ended the patronage and spoils system in the federal government. -
Initiative, Referendum, Recall
Initiative is the process that enables citizens to bypass their state legislature by placing constitutional amendments on a ballot. The initiative was adopted in South Dakota. Referendum is the measure that appears on the ballot. Recall is a procedure that allows citizens to remove and replace a public official before the end of a term or office.
