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Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony was a woman's rights activist. She played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. -
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Andrew Carnegie
A Scottish American industrialist, he led enormous expansion of the american steel industry in the late 19th century. Often identified as one of the richest people and one of the richest americans ever. -
Manifest Destiny
It was a widely held belief in the United States that it's settlers were designed to expand across North America. Three basic themes to the manifest destiny: a special virtues of the american people and their institutions, the mission of the united states to redeem and remake the west in the image of agrarian America, and an irresistible destiny to accomplish the essential duty. -
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Eugene V. Debbs
American union leader, one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the world. Five times candidate of the Socialist Party of America of the United States. -
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Clarance Darrow
American lawyer, leading member of the American Civil Union and prominent advocate for Georgist economic reform. -
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Theadore Roosavelt
An american statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, and26th president of the united states from 1901-1909. As leader of the Republican Party during this time, he became a driving force for the progressive era. -
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William Jennings Bryant
An American orator from a Nebraska, and a Dominant force in the Democratic Party. Standing three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States. -
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Jane Addams
A pioneer american settlement activists/reformer, social worker, public philosopher, sociologist, author, and leader in women's suffrage and world pease. -
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Ida B. Wells
African-American journalist, sociologist, feminist Georgist and an early leader in the civil rights movement. -
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Upton Sinclair
An American writer of over 100 books. His work was well known in the first half of the 20th century. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1943. -
16th Amendment
Allows congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states. The amendment exempted income taxes from the constitutional requirements. -
18th Amendment
The 18th amendment established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States. It declared the production, transport, and sale of alcohol illegal. The 18th amendment defined which "intoxicating liquors" were prohibited.
