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Second Great Awakening
The Second Great Awakening was a Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the United States. The movement began around 1790, gained momentum by 1800 and, after 1820, membership rose rapidly among Baptist and Methodist congregations whose preachers led the movement. The Second Great Awakening is significant to the Political Participation theme because people becoming more religious led to more political participation from them. -
Election of Andrew Jackson
The United States presidential election of 1828 was the 11th quadrennial presidential election. It featured a re-match between incumbent President John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Jackson, who won a plurality of the electoral college vote in the 1824 election. People participated politically by voting for the president of their choice and the candidates themselves participated politically by running in the first place. -
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Abolitionist Movement
The abolitionist movement attempted to achieve immediate emancipation of all slaves and the ending of racial segregation and discrimination. This movement was significant due to its members participating politically in order to free slaves and end racism segregation. -
Seneca Falls Convention
The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women's rights convention. It advertised itself as "a convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of woman" This illustrated this Unit by being one of the first times women participated politically in order to further their own rights as human beings, which is a large part of what political participation is about. They were politically participating to they could further do so by voting. -
Underground Railroad
On this date in 1853, Harriet Tubman began her work with the Underground Railroad. This was a network of antislavery activists who helped slaves escape from the South. The Underground Railroad was important to this Unit because it was a form of political participation for people who were already free to assist slaves in their escape from the south. -
Women's Suffrage in Wyoming
Wyoming passed the first woman suffrage law on December 10, 1869, and women voted for the first time in 1870. The word suffrage comes from the Latin word suffragium, meaning the right to vote. The State of Wyoming participated politically by passing this law before anyone else. -
Great Railroad Strike of 1877
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 started on July 14 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, in response to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O) cutting wages of workers for the third time in a year. Striking workers would not allow any of the trains, mainly freight trains, to roll until this third wage cut was revoked. Strikes are a direct form of Political Participation and this strike specifically was when strikes weren't as common for getting what you want. -
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Knights of Labor
The largest and one of the most important American labor organizations of the 1880s. Labor Unions were a large part of this Union, for it was people banding together in order to demand better working conditions and rights for workers. -
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Progressive Era
The Progressive Era was a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States, from the 1890s to the 1920s. Social Activism is a direct form of political participation, whether it's protesting, striking, sending letters, etc. -
NAWSA
The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) was formed on February 18, 1890 to work for women's suffrage in the United States. It was created by the merger of two existing organizations, the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) and the American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA). Women's Suffrage allowed women to vote, which is a form of political participation. -
Populist Party
The People's party, more commonly known as the Populist party, was organized in St. Louis in 1892 to represent the common folk—especially farmers—against the entrenched interests of railroads, bankers, processers, corporations, and the politicians in league with such interests. This party was organized in order to give farmers and other workers a voice in politics, which is important for this Unit because this was direct political participation. -
Pullman Strike
The Pullman Strike was a nationwide railroad strike in the United States on May 11, 1894, and a turning point for US labor law. Along with the Great Railroad Strike, this was another strike in protest of unfair working conditions for railroad workers. Strikes are a form of political participation. -
Pure Drug and Food Act
February 1906. Upton Sinclair publishes The Jungle, an expose of the meatpacking industry. June 30, 1906. President Theodore Roosevelt signs the Pure Food and Drug Act as well as the Meat Inspection Act. President Roosevelt signed the act, which was a form of political participation on his part. -
17th Amendment
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures. Adding an Amendment to the constitution is political participation because it affects the politics of the United States. -
18th Amendment
The 18th Amendment did not prohibit the consumption of alcohol, but rather simply the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcoholic beverages.This began Prohibition This Amendment was a way of preventing alcohol-related tragedies/accidents. Passing this amendment was political participation because it changed the supreme law of the land. -
19th Amendment
Passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment granted women the right to vote. The 19th amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote. This amendment allowed American women to participate politically by voting. It was achieved due to brave women protesting peacefully (another form of political participation) -
Scopes Trial
The Scopes Trial was a trial against a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in a school, which at the time was illegal due to biblical contradictions. A trial is a form of political participation because they can be used in the future as a reference, as well as the fact that laws can be made based on said trials.