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Nativism
Nativism is the idea of promoting and protecting the interests of the indigenous people rather than those of Immigrants. -
Homestead Act
The Homestead Act provides 160 acres of federal land to anyone who agreed to farm the land. There were also exemptions to this Act, the government would remove part of your home's value from taxation, so it would also lower taxes -
Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony is known as a social reformer and women's rights activist. She fought for ideas such as equal pay and rights of labor etc. -
Political Machines
Political Machines were a party or organization that were led by a single boss or imperious group. These political machines generally commanded votes to maintain administrative control of a city or state. Political machines were also known for political corruption. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act was an act signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882. The Act prohibited all immigration of Chinese laborers. -
Muckrakers
The Muckrakers were a group of writers who exposed the power of big businesses and how they caused social hardships and corruption in politics and economics -
Ida B. Wells
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett was an American journalist, educator,a leader in the civil rights movement, and one of the founders of the NAACP. -
Homestead Strike 1892
The Homestead strike was a riot between security guards and steel workers. The whole massacre happened because of wage cuts. -
Klondike Gold Rush
The Klondike gold rush was a discovery made by Skookum Jim when he found gold near the Klondike river in Yukon territory. Because of his discovery it ignited one of the most berserk gold rushes in U.S History which spread all over the world. -
Initiative
Initiative is the process in which any citizen can get a predetermined number of signatures to qualify to be placed on a ballot and to qualify for a future election. -
Referendum
A general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision. -
W. E. B. DuBois
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was an American sociologist, socialist, historian and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist. He was known as the most important black protest leader in the United states during the first half of the 20th century. He was also know for sharing in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). -
Upton Sinclair
Upton Sinclair was an american writer and muckraker. He's mainly known for the book, "Jungle", it mainly explains the unsanitary and appalling methods in the meatpacking industry. -
Recall
A recall is the process in which an elected official can be removed by the citizens through means of a referendum. -
16th Amendment
It gives the congress to lay the amount and collect taxes from any source derived, without any data. -
18th Amendment
The 18th amendment made the production, sale, and purchasing of alcoholic beverages. -
Jane Addams
Jane Addams was an important leader in the history of social work and women's suffrage in the United States and advocated for world peace -
19th Amendment
The 19th amendment states that no citizen is denied to vote based on gender and sex.