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harsh working conditions
women of the working classes would usually be expected to go out to work, often in the mills or mines. in the 19th century there was no restriction on the age of workers, this led to children as young as 8 or 9 being required to work 12 or more hours a day. working condition were often unsanitary and the work was dangerous. if they got involved in the mills they would lose their jobs. -
klodike gold rush
the Klondike gold rush was a migration by an estimate 100,000 set out only 30,000 arrived to the Klondike region of the Yukon in northern western Canada between 1869 and 1899. around 4,000 found gold. many gave up to due to the difficulties of the journey and returned home some were not able to survive the extreme temperatures and died. the greatest economic impact prospector passed through settlements and the money from supplies they purchased boosted the economy considerably. -
assussination of james garfield
assassin was Charles j. guitar. he though god had told him to shoot the president, he had written a speech for Garfield that helped him win the presidential election.formulated the delusion that the speech was a key factor in the president victory. asked to be rewarded with a consulship Paris. doctors killed the president because they didn't wash their hands, this helped create the pendent act. -
the pendleton act
patronage system is a practice after winning an election gives government civil service jobs to its supporters, friends and realities,. merit system is the process of promoting and hiring government employees base n their ability to perform and not base on political connections. pendent act was created in response to president Garfield assassination and civil service commission was created to back- up the new acts and or put in to action. -
pendletien system
is a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government civil service jobs to its supporters, friends and relatives is the process of promoting and hiring governments employees based another ability to perform a job, rather than on their political connection. changed to merit system from patronage because there was no job being done since thy where hiring their friends instead of ability to perform. -
interstate commerce act
the interstate commerce act addressed the problem of railroad monopolies by setting guidelines for how the railroads could do business, the act became law with the support of both major political parties and pressure groups from all regions of the country. the interstate commerce commission was created by the act to enforce these regulations and investigate allegations of fraud, deception and discrimination government. this was the 1st law where government interfered with big business. -
plessy v. feguson
supreme court case upheld the constitutionality of segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine. it stemmed from an 1892 incident in which African-American train passenger homer plessy refused to sit in a Jim crow car. segregation, to become a law in the U.S Jim crow laws, which were a system of laws meant to discriminate against african american, spread across U.S -
sherman anti- trust act
was to stop monopolies engaging in unfair practices standard oil J.D Rockefeller that prevented fair competition. the act marked a significant change in the attitude of congress toward the abuses of big business. passes in 1890 the Sherman anti-trust was the first major legislation passed to address oppressive monopolists. -
populist movement
the populist movement was a revolt by framers in the south and Midwest against the democratic and republican parties for ignoring their interest and difficulties. for over a decade, farmers were suffering from crop failures, falling prices, poor marketing, and lack of credit facilities the Rey platform of the populist party where unlimited coinage of silver to raise form prices and make loan repayment easier, direct election of senators instead of by state legislates, graduated income tax to tax -
red record
author is the Ida B. wells. the central topic informing northerners that lynching in the u.s was occurring down in the south. the effect was African Americans moved to new York, wells anti-lynching campaign. -
discovery of gold in the klondike
100,000 prospects left for the Klondike but only 40,000 people reached the region. the trip was long, cold, and difficult conditions were harsh, and starvation, malnutrition, and exposure to cold were serious problems. many gave up and several died. the greatest economic impact was on the towns in the region. money from the supplies the prospectors purchased there boosted the economy. -
the pure food and drug act
the pure food and drug act. of 1906 was a key piece of progressive era legislation, signed by president Theodore Roosevelt on the same day as the federal meat inspection act. for preventing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded or poisonous or deleterious foods, drugs, machines, and liquors and for regulating traffic therein and for other purposes. -
NAACP
the mission of the national association for the document of colored people is to ensure to pol idol education, social, economic, equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate discrimination. founded by indwells, w.e.b by bios, Archibald grimmest. the cause was to discuss the racial justice for African Americans. the effect led the legal fight to overwhelm the justice policies although they won a few cases over the gears. -
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the progressive era
the progressive era was a time of social and political reforms, during which corruption and social inequalities were exposed, and many changes were made to American society