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Susan B. Anthony
She taught for fifteen years, Because she was a woman, she was not allowed to speak at temperance ralies. She traveled lecturing across the nation for the vote for women rights. -
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Political Machines
Is a political organization in which an authorative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters and businesses. -
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Third Parties Politics
is used in the united states for any and all political parties in the united states other than one of the two major parties. -
Indian Removal
It authorized the president to negotiate with indian tribes in the southern united states for their removal to federal territory west of the mississippi river in exchange for their homelands. -
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Nativism
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Andrew Carnegie
Was an industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the american steel industry in the late 19th century. -
Manifest Destiny
Was the widely held belief in the united states that american settlers were destined to expand throughout the continent. -
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Urbanization and industrialization
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Eugene V. Debbs
Was an american union leader, one of the founding memers of the industrial workers of the world, and five times the canidate of the socialist party of America for president of the united states. -
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Clarance Darrow
was an american lawyer and leading member of the american civil liberties union. -
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Teddy Roosevelt
Was an american politician, and historian who served as the 26th president of the united states. -
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William Jennings Bryan
Was a leading American politician form the 1890s until his death. He was a dominant force in the populist wing of the democratic party, standing three times as the party's candidate for president of the united states. -
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Jane Addams
Was a pioneer American settlement social worker, and leader in womens suffrage and world peace. -
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Immigration and the american Dream
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Homestead Act
Was signed into law by president abraham lincoln. Anyone who had never taken up arms against the U.S. government, was 21 years older, or the head of a family, could file an application to claim a federal land grant. -
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Ida B. Wells
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Social Gospel
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The gilded age
was an era of rapid economic growth. -
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Upton Sinclair
was an american author who wrote nearly 100 books in many genres. -
Civil Service Reform
Refers to movements for the improvement of the civil service in methods of appointment, rules of conduct, etc. -
Haymarket Riot
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The Dawes Act
adopted by congress in 1887, authorized the president of the united states to survey american indian tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual indians. -
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Populism and progressivism
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Klondike gold rush
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Initiative, referendum, recall
is a process that enables citizens to bypass their state legislature by placing proposed statutes and, in some states, constitutional amendments on the ballot. -
Muckraker
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Pure food and drug act
Was the first of a series of significant consumer protection laws enacted by the federal government and led to the creation of the food and drug administration. -
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Dollar Diplomacy
is the effort of the united states to further its aimes in latin america and east asia to through use of its economic power by guarenteeing loans made to foreign countries. -
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16th, 17th, 18th 19th amendments
16th-gave congress the power to tax income
17th-calls for the direct electon of senetors by the voters
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Federal Reserve Act
is an act of congress that created and set up the federal reserve system, the central banking system of the united states of america, and granted it the legal authority to issue federal reserve notes and federal reserve bank notes as legal tender. -
Suffrage
The right to vote in political elections -
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Teapot Dome Scandal
was a bribery incident that took place in the united states.
