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Political Machines
A party that follows one boss that has enough power/influence to obtain votes so they can control a city, country, or even a state. -
Susan B. Anthony
Women's right activist and an American social reformer. Played important roles in spreading awareness of slavery and in the women's suffrage movement. -
Nativism
The policy that protects the interests of native-born than that of immigrants. -
Jane Addams
An American social worker, sociologist, activist, reformer, public administrator, and author. Second women to earn a peace prize. Founder of Women's International League of Peace and Freedom -
Homestead Act
Made to aid economic growth, the government agreed to hand out 160 acres of land to whoever agreed to farm said land. -
Ida B. Wells
A journalist, educator, researcher, and activist; an early leader of the civil rights movement -
W. E. B DuBois
An American sociologist, socialist, and historian who fought for civil rights during his time. -
Upton Sinclair
the author of "The Jungle", muckraker, and political activist -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Restricted immigration from China to enter the United States -
Homestead Strike 1892
Was also known as the Homestead Riot, the Homestead Strike was a violent labor dispute in 1892 that involved the Carnegie Steel Company and its workers. -
Klondike Gold Rush
A migration that occurred during 1896 to 1899 due to the the discovery of gold in Klondike River. -
Initiative
The right that people can propose a new law. -
Referendum
A vote by the electorate to propose a law or address a political issue -
Muckraker
Any group of American writers that wrote about pre-World War I exposé writing/reform. -
Recall
The act where in certain circumstances, people can vote out a elected representative -
16th Amendment
Congress can collect taxes on income without having to worry about any census or enumerations -
18th Amendment
the outlawing of the production, sale, and transportation of alcoholic drinks and beverages. -
19th Amendment
Allowed the right to vote regardless of sex; prohibited the United States and its states from denying people to vote regardless of sex