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American dream for imigrants
The American dream for immigrants was that everyone has the right to a good job and home ownership. -
Nativism
The idea that Immigrants should have less rights than the natives( Not native americans/indians). -
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Susan B Anthony
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Indian removal act
Authorizaed the president to negotiate with indian tribes in southern tribes for thier removal to federal lands to the west of the mississippi in exchange for thier homelands -
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Manifest destiny
The belief that America should spread from the pacific to the atlantic. -
homestead act
anyone could file a claim for federal land grant -
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Ida B Wells
She was an African american journalist, newspaper editor, suffragist, sociologist, and early leader of civil rights movement. -
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Suffrage
The right to vote was given to black males was given in 1864 with the 15th amendment. -
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urbanization and industrialization
During this time period america was the most industrial country in the world -
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The gilded age
Mark Twain called the late 19th century the "Gilded Age." By this, he meant that the period was glittering on the surface but corrupt underneath. -
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Upton Sinclair
He was an author and his most famous book was "The Jungle" -
Haymarket riot
it was the aftermath of a bombing that took place 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. -
Jane Addams
She co-founded one of the first settlements of the United states. -
Progressivism and populism
Progressivism is the idea that the government could be used to better society
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William J. Bryan
He was a leading politician from the 1890s' until his death. -
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klondike gold rush
a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of the Yukon in north-western Canada between 1896 and 1899. -
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Social Gospel
A protestant Christian intellectual movement that was most prominent in the early 20th century -
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Muckraker
Reform minded fournalist wrote largely for popular magazines and worked to expose social ills and corperate and political coruption. -
Andrew Carniage
He lead the expansion of steel industry in america. He was also a high profile philanthropist who gave 90% of his fortune to charity. He built Pittsburgs Carniage steel company and sold it to J.P. Morgan for 480$ million. -
Theodore Resevelt
Theodore was elected as the 26th president of the United states. -
Purefood and drug act
preventing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded or poisonous or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors, and for regulating traffic therein, and for other purposes. -
Eugene v. Debbs
Debbs was against the socialist party. -
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Dollar diplomacy
“Dollar diplomacy” was evident in extensive U.S. interventions in the Caribbean and Central America, especially in measures undertaken to safeguard American financial interests in the region -
16th amendment
allows congress to levy an income tax -
17th amendment
states that congress is composed of two senators from each state -
Federal reserve act
The Federal Reserve Act intended to establish a form of economic stability through the introduction of the Central Bank, which would be in charge of monetary policy, into the United States -
18th amendment
made selling, producing, andtransporting alchohol illegal, but not the consumption or private possesion of -
19th amendment
allowed women the right to vote -
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Teapot dome scandal
secret leasing of oil reserves by the secrttary of the interior -
Clarence Darrow
He was best known for defending teenage thrill killers; Leopold and leob for murdering 14-year oldBobby franks -
Jane Addams
she was a co-winner the nobel peace prize. -
Civil service reform
The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (CSRA) applies to labor organizations which represents employees in most agencies of the executive branch of the Federal Government. -
Third party politics
any party contending for votes but failed to outpoll either of its two strongest rivals -
Initiative, Referendum, Recall
Proponents of an initiative, referendum or recall effort must apply with the City Clerk's Office for an official petition serial number. The City Clerk's Office provides a packet of information containing necessary forms and helpful information relating to these public processes. Please contact the City Clerk's Office at 520-791-4213 or email us at cityclerk@tucsonaz.gov for additional information or to schedule a time to meet and review this material.
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