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Indian Removal
Movement of indians from their homeland to west of the Mississippi river by the U.S. govt. -
Manifest Destiny
The idea that it was god's wish for the white americans to expand westward. -
Homestead Act
Passed by Lincoln on May 20, 1862, this act gave 160 acres of land to settlers if they resided in it for 5 years. -
Urbanization
Major population shift from rural to urban areas. -
Industrialization
The process of growth, in which manufacturing and production becomes streamlined and invention of new products begins to boom. -
Civil Service Reform
United States federal law, enacted in 1883, which established that positions within the federal government should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political affiliation. -
Haymarket Riot
The Haymarket Riot was the aftermath of a bombing that took place at a labor demonstration on May 4, 1886, at Haymarket Square in Chicago. -
Dawes Act
authorized the President of the United States to survey American Indian tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Indians. -
Populism
Populism is the political belief that the populous has power over a small elite group, regardless of their wealth or influence. -
Klondike Gold Rush
The Klondike Gold Rush was a migration of roughly 100,000 prospectors to Yukon in North-Western Canada from 1896 to 1899 -
Political Machine
A political machine is a political organization in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters and businesses (usually campaign workers), who receive rewards for their efforts. -
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore was a Rough Rider, the mayor of New York City, governor of New York, and the Vice President before he became president of the united states for two terms on September 14, 1901. He was an activist for nature and was responsible for a majority of the national parks formed in the U.S. -
Upton Sinclair
Upton Sinclair was a famous American writer and was most known for his exposés, such as "The Jungle," published in 1906 -
Susan B. Anthony
A women's suffrage and social activist for gender equality. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
An act preventing the sale and distribution of misrepresented, poisoned, or harmful goods. -
Dollar Diplomacy
The use of a country's financial power to extend international influence -
William Jennings Bryan
American orator and politician, and a three time nominee for the populist wing of the democratic party. He was appointed as the secretary of state in 1913 -
17th Amendment
The 17th amendment determined the guidelines for election and office of senators. -
16th Amendment
This amendment enabled congress to tax without consent of the state. -
Federal Reserve Act
This act created Federal Reserve Banks and gave the power to issue federal reserve notes (U.S. Bills) -
18th Amendment
The 18th Amendment enacted the ban of alcohol in the united states. -
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish American, who founded Carnegie Steel Company, and sold it to J.P. Morgan in 1901 for $480 Million (Roughly $370 Billion in 2015,) making him one of the richest people ever to live. He was known for his philanthropy, giving away nearly 90% of his wealth near the end of his life. -
Gilded Age
The Gilded Age was a description used for the 1920-30s where there was much social unrest, but it was covered with a thin veil of wealth that misrepresented the state of the country and its people. -
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment denied discrimination by sex for the right to vote. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome Scandal was an incident in which the Secretary of the Interior, Albert Bacon Fall, had taken bribes to lease Teapot Dome and other locations to private oil companies for low rates without competitive bidding. -
Eugene V. Debs
Eugene V. Debs was an American Union leader, a socialist, and helped found the IWW (Industrial Workers of the World) -
The American Dream
The American Dream was defined as "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement" regardless of social class or circumstances of birth." by James Truslow Adams in 1931 -
Ida B. Wells
One of the founders of the NAACP, an African American journalist, newspaper editor, suffrage, activist and reformer. -
Jane Addams
Jane Addams was a famous women's suffrage and was a strong activist for women's right to vote and general gender equality. -
Clarence Darrow
American lawyer and a leading member of the civil liberties union -
Nativism
Protection of interests of native born or established inhabitants. -
Muckraker
Journalist or writer who exposes corruption or misconduct in big businesses. -
Suffrage
The right to vote. -
Initiation and Referendum
Allows citizens of many U.S. states to place new legislation on a popular ballot, or to place legislation that has recently been passed by a legislature on a ballot for a popular vote. -
Third Parties Politics
A party contending against two other main parties which has, or is likely to, get less votes than the two main parties.