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indian removal
This act was for to have indians move out of western lands for the U.S. to expand. Some indians went peacefully because they were granted lands reserved for them. President Andrew Jackson is the one who established this act. -
manifest destiny
The manifest destiny was the thought that God wanted the U.S. to expand and grow to rule over the land. It was a religious thing that really lead to much expanding and great costs. -
nativism
This was a political policy that promoted native inhabitants for immigrants in the U.S. This was really to just say that the united states was established for whites and people born in the place to be. -
Susan B. Anthony
Susan became an agent for the American Anti-slavery society. She arranges lots of speeches, meetings, and propaganda for this society. She was very dedicated to this and did not stop when she was confronted with all the mobs, threats, and hatred she received. -
Homestead Act
This act was to get people out west to make a living. It offered 160 acres to the people who could live out there for 5 years and make a stable living (While paying a small fee still), the catch though was that there was barely anything there to help them make houses or start farming. -
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industrialization
The industrialization era was a time where big social and economic changes were made turning civilization into a industrial society. Lots of industries were made during this time too for example, oil industries and steel industries. -
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The Gilded Age
This was the year where many things were bad and we put lots of laws to make it better but because of peoples views barley any of it actually worked well. The government was not happy with how they were being viewed so they made -
civil service reform
This established that positions in the federal government should be awarded with merits instead of affiliation. It also gave opportunity for firing or demoting an official. -
Haymarket Riot
This was a bombing in Chicago at Haymarket square. It was really dealing with the aftermath of the explosion which was triggered by a car. -
Dawes Act
This act was for American indians, it gave them reserved land that the could live so that the United states may expand. But the reserved sights grew smaller and smaller until there was nothing left but small arid places. -
Andrew Carnegie
The author of "The gospel for wealth". His book was a big help in getting others to use their riches to help society. -
Andrew Victor Debs
Was apart of the american railway union, and he was the one who established the first united unions. The union struck the Great union railway. -
Ida B. Wells
established many civil rights organizations but she was most know for forming the national association of colored woman, because of how unequal to be a woman and to be black during this time. -
Klondike Gold rush
This was a find of gold in western Canada at the time, and was a migration of over 100,000 people in search of riches. -
William Jennings Bryan
Cross of Gold Speech was one of Bryan's most popular speeches. He lambasted eastern Moneyed classes for supporting the Gold standards. -
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodor Roosevelt was the 26th president from 1901 to 1909. he served as a governor as well in New York. -
Upton sinclair
Was sent to Chicago for a socialist newspaper company that he was apart of. the reason he was sent was because they wanted hi to expose the mistreatment of workers in a meatpacking industry -
pure food and drug act
This waste prevent the transportation of any drugs or poisonous items. This law was passed to protect the health of others -
muckrakers
This was a progressive era to describe reform-minded journalist. They typically had large audiences in some popular audiences. they were the journalist that wrote about the corrupt and uncivilized nature of America. -
Jane Addams
Was a lady who supported immigration, and in 1908 helped with the funding of Chicago schools of civics -
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urbanization years
This was a time where the united states was adapting and evolving more. The united States ended up growing and populating more and adapting more to the new technology use and possibility. -
19th amendment
Woman's suffrage, the movement that helped get woman to vote. Woman felt unappreciated not being allowed to vote even though african american men were allowed to vote after being accepted as citizens, "why weren't woman allowed to vote?" they thought. so the 19th amendment allowed them the right to vote
