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Indian Removal
Indian Removal was a policy in the 19th century where the indians were forcefully removed from there homeland and put onto reservation. this was signed into law in 1830 -
Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny was the belief that god wanted people to move westward. Democrats endorsed the idea of manifest destiny. -
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie started off as a telegrapher then he invested in the rail road in 1860s he founded carnegie steel company. he had a personal net worth of 310 billion dollars -
Homestead Act
Homestead Act was an act that gave away millions of public land to homesteaders. To get people to move westward -
Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony was a women's right activist. In 1863 She founded the Women's Loyal National League. which had one of the largest petitions ever with 400,000 signatures -
Populism & Progressivism
The populist movement started during the 1880's. Farmers or those associated with agriculture believed industrialists and bankers controlled the government and making the policy against the farmers. -
Eugene V. Debbs
He was born in Indiana. He became the Indiana senator. he was apart of the democratic party. he Became the Indiana senator in 1885. -
Haymarket Riot
Haymarket Riot happened 1886. The Haymarket Riot was the aftermath of a bombing that happened at a labor demonstration. this happened in Chicago square. -
Dawes Act
Dawes Act was adopted by the us government in 1887. this allowed the us government to survey the american indian tribal land. it also divided them into sets for each indians. -
Janes Addams
She helped american focus on the child labor in 1889 she co-founded hull house. in 1920 she was a co-founder of ACLU in 1913 she became the first women to be awarded the nobel peace prize. -
Initiative & Referendum
Initiative & Referendum are powers given to the voters. this enables them by petition to get a say in legislation. -
Upton Sinclair
Upton Sinclair was an american writer that wrote a lot of book. he wrote books exposing industries that were not operating humanly. One of his most famous books was "the Jungle" which was published in 1894 -
Klondike Gold Rush
Klondike Gold Rush was a gold rush that happened in between 1889 and 1899. there were about 100,000 prospectors migrating to the yukon to claim there riches. -
Urbanization
Urbanization is when a play becomes more like a city. meaning more people in a smaller area. Urbanization in New York started about 1900 -
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Immigration & the American Dream
Immigration is people migrating to a different country. The american dream is have a good paying job. have a wife and kids and live happily ever ever. Image... cant post images in the time spans
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Teddy Roosevelt
He was the 26th president of the united states. he went into office on September 14 in 1901. He was in the navy war of 1812. he was apart of the republican party -
Suffrage
Suffrage was a movement for the right to vote. women's suffrage was in the late 19th century. the international women's suffrage alliance was founded in 1904 -
Pure Food and Drug Act
Pure Food and Drug Act was an act that prevented the sale or manufacture of any food or drugs that could poison or kill someone. -
Muckraker
Muckraker was a name given to journalist. it was also given to other writers. the term was first used in 1906 by teddy roosevelt -
Ida B. Wells
Ida B. Wells was an early leader of the civil rights movement. she was one of the founders of the NAACP in 1909. -
Dollar Diplomacy
Dollar Diplomacy is the use of the country financial power to extend its international influence -
Third Parties Politics
Third Parties Politics is any party that is not the main 2. to this day no third party has won an election. the closest it has been is when teddy Roosevelt left the Republican party and ended up coming in second with 27 .4 percent of the popular vote in 1912. -
16th Amendments
16th Amendments gave the government the right to tax incomes. this came into affect in 1913 -
William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan was a floridan senator. He was a democrat. he went into office in 1913 -
17th amendment
17th amendment made it were it was popular vote for senators. so now the Senators are voted by the people. -
Federal Reserve Act
Federal Reserve Act was an act that establish the federal reserve system. this is what gave us the us dollar. this is what allowed us to have a currenc. -
Industrialization
Industrialization this was the time period that changed our society from agriculture to a industrial society. -
18th Amendments
18th Amendments made it where alcohol was illegal to production, transport, and sale of alcohol. this indirectly created organized crime. this was later repealed from the constitution. -
19th Amendments
19th Amendments was the amendment that gave them the right to vote. -
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The Gilded Age
The Gilded Age was a rapid economic growth. american wages were at a record high. the wages for industries workers tripled Image... cant post images in time spans
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Tea Pot Dome Scandal
Tea Pot Dome Scandal was a scandal that took place in the us. it was a bribery. private oil company bribed a senator. and the senator became the first cabinet member to go to prison -
Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow was a lawyer. most know for defending the murders of Robert Franks. which happened in 1925 -
Civil Service Reform
Civil Service Reform was a reform on industries. this made it where they could not use children for labor and they had to have safety. -
Nativism
Nativism was to protect the interest of native people. -
Political Machines
Political Machines are still around today. they are used to control corporation to get them to vote a certain way.
