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nativism
the policy of protecting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants. -
homestead act
several laws in which an applicant could acquire ownership of government land or the public domain, typically called a homestead. -
susan b anthony
an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a huge role in the women's suffrage movement, she founded the Founded the National Woman Suffrage Association in 1869 -
political machines
a political machine is a party organization that recruits its members by the use of tangible incentives -
Chinese exclusion act
The Chinese Exclusion Act was a United States federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. -
muckraker
reform-minded journalists, writers, and photographers in the Progressive Era their goal was to expose corruption and wrongdoing -
Homestead Strike 1892
an industrial lockout and strike -
Klondike Gold Rush
a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of Yukon. -
recall
Recall is a power reserved to the voters that allows the voters, by petition, to demand the removal of an elected official. -
Initiative
Initiative is a power reserved to the voters to propose legislation, by petition, that would enact, amend or repeal a City Charter or Code provision. -
W. E. B. DuBois
Du Bois was a prolific author he has a collection of essays, The Souls of Black Folk, being one of them. this is a seminal work in African-American literature -
jane addams
jane Addams is an American activist, reformer, social worker, and author. She was an important leader in women's suffrage in the United States and advocated for world peace. -
Upton Sinclair
an American writer/muckraker who published " the jungle". he published the jungle in 1906 -
Ida B. Wells
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett was an American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement. She was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored in 1909 -
16th Amendment
this amendment allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states on the basis of population -
18th Amendment
this amendment established the prohibition of alcohol in the United States. -
19th Amendment
this amendment granted women the right to vote -
Referendum
a general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision.