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Homestead Act
The Homestead Act, enacted during the Civil War in 1862, provided that any adult citizen, or intended citizen, who had never borne arms against the U.S. government could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land. Claimants were required to live on and “improve” their plot by cultivating the land. -
First Transcontinental Railroad
North America's first transcontinental railroad was built as a continuous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the existing eastern U.S. -
Pendleton Act
The Pendleton Act provided that federal government jobs be awarded on the basis of merit and that government employees be selected through competitive exams -
Socialist Party of America forms
The rise of a new group arose as the creation of the Socialist Party came up. The ideas of the party consisted of having programs that revolved around the idea of socialism. The idea that the party wanted was to end capitalism, and replace a system for the people. -
The Mafia
The introduction of the Italian immigrants came up and created the Mafia. The expectation of the American Dream resulted in a life of crime. The groups arose in Little Italy. The image of Italian criminals was pushed and made large in Hollywood. -
The Jungle
A novel that arguably the best known of the so-called muckrakers, the forerunners of today's investigative journalists who in the early 1900s exposed widespread corporate and political malfeasance. It has controversies around the meat markets. -
Meat Inspection Act of 1906
The act was enacted to prevent adulterated or misbranded meat and meat products from being sold as food and to ensure that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions. This was in. compliance with the recent uproars -
Teddy Rooseveelt
He vigorously promoted the conservation movement, emphasizing efficient use of natural resources. He dramatically expanded the system of national parks and national forests. After 1906, he moved to the left, attacking big business, proposing a welfare state, and supporting labor unions. -
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson created the League of Nations after World War I (1914–18). He presided over ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, giving women the right to vote, and laws that prohibited child labour and that mandated an eight-hour workday for railroad workers. -
The 19th Amendment
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the United States and its states from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex, in effect recognizing the right of women to a vote