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Urbanization
Rapid growth of cities due to immigration and migration. Provides hordes of cheap labor for industries. -
Immigration and the American Dream
For most the american dream was to bring more culture to the states and educate us more on that aspect. for others it was the manifest destiny which helped us expand westward along with immigrants. -
Robber Baron
Name given to industrialists who used ruthless tactics to achieve monopolies/trust. One of the most common ones is John D Rockefeller. -
Industrialization
Mainly occurred in the north. It began with machines that do the work the people used to do; factory work replaced farm work. -
Monroe Doctrine
Declared the Europe should not interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere. Any attempts at interference by a European power would be seen as a threat to the U.S. -
Indian Removal
Jackson's removal of Native Americans from their lands in the eastern United States to reservations in Oklahoma and other western territories. -
Social Gospel
The idea that churches should address social issues, predicting that socialism would be the logical outcome of Christianity -
Manifest Destiny
Belief that expansion of the U.S. moving west. To bring the good to the bad and make the bad good. -
Bessemer Process
A cheap and efficient process for making steel led to a boom in steel production and sparked industrial revolution-oil -
Nativism
Belief that native-born white americans are superior to newcomers. They thought that they were better than all the other native americans around. -
Political Machines
An organization that uses a political boss (Boss Tweed). They bribe immigrants for votes, receive kickbacks (bribes) for government building projects, and commit voter fraud. -
Homestead Act
Government program to encourage the settlement of the Great Plains by offering 160 acres of free land -
Susan B. Anthony
Devoted to the women's right movement; made speeches and organized state and national conventions on women's rights -
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie made his fortune in the steel industry. He co-founded his first steel company near Pittsburg. Over time he created a steel empire maximizing profits and minimizing inefficiencies. -
The Glided Age
Term coined by Mark Twain to describe the post-reconstruction era which was characterized by a facade of prosperity -
Chinese Exclusion of 1882
Nativist law that banned Chinese immigration after the completion of the transcontinental railroad. Does not allow Chinese immigrants into the united states. -
Haymarket Riot
This is the aftermath of the bombing that took place at a labor demonstration -
Dawes Act
Attempt to assimilate or "Americanize" Native Americans into society. They tried to take the indian out of the man but keep the man. -
Eugene V. Debs
Head of the American Railroad Union and director of the Pullman strike. He was imprisoned with his associates for ignoring a federal court injunction to stop striking. -
Jane Addams
Founded Hull House to help immigrants settle better in america. She turned an old mansion into a new home for immigrants. -
Progressivism
The movement in to increase democracy in America by curbing the power of the corporation. It fought to end corruption in government and business, and worked to bring equal rights of women and other groups that had been left behind during the industrial revolution. -
Populism
Political party focusing on the people; fight low prices while fighting high cost. -
Klondike Gold Rush
100,000 people travel to Canada in hope of successfully prospecting for gold. Some discovered very rich deposits of gold and became very rich. -
Yellow Journalism
Newspaper exaggerates stories to fire up americans to get involved in cuban war -
Initiative and Referendum
Voters can propose and vote for new laws. Legislators proposes a law; voters vote on it -
Recall
Has the ability to remove elected representative from office. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
This was one of the many acts passed while Roosevelt was in office. It became due to education and exposure from Muckrakers and researches. It was a law the provided federal inspection of meat products and forbade the manufacture of adulterated food products. -
Muckrakers
They were journalists who exposed the dirt, corruption, and ills of American society -
Upton Sinclair
Progressive author and a onetime candidate for governor of California. He's famous for his muckraking novels such as The Jungle. -
Dollar Diplomacy
Wealthy countries control poorer countries through money -
Theodore Roosevelt
The 26th president of the United States. Lead the progressive movement. Lead the republican party but was also the leader of the short-lived progressive "Bull Moose" party of 1912 -
Ida B. Wells
An early supporter of women's suffrage. In 1913 she refused to march at the back of a white delegation of women at a suffrage demonstration -
16th Amendment
This amendment gave Congress the power ti tax income -
Federal Reserve Act
The act that created the federal reserve system, the central banking system of the united states, which was signed into law by Woodrow Wilson. -
17th Amendment
providing for the election of 2 U.S senators from each state by popular vote and for a term of 6 years -
18th Amendment
Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages. -
19th Amendment
This amendment allows women to finally vote for their president and not just men. Now everybody gets the opportunity to vote -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Albert Fall leased government land in California and at Teapot Dome, Wyoming to 2 oil executives and he became the first Cabinet official to be sent to prison -
William Jennings Bryan
Joined the prosecution in the 'Monkey Trials" against the teaching of evolution in schools. He was supposed to be an expert on the Bible, but was made to look silly in the case and died soon afterwards. -
Clarence Darrow
A famed criminal defense lawyer for Scopes, who supported evolution. He caused William Jennings Bryan to appear foolish when Darrow questioned Bryan about the Bible.
