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Immigration and the American Dream
We created this saying to expand the idea of freedom and success in settling in new places. This brought a lot of people to the U.S. This raised the U.S. Population by a lot. Pic: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/ae/50/dd/ae50dd72d1f81ddb94dfd19d03b0f031.jpg -
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Urbanization
This is the U.S. Becoming more like how it is today. More city like places and less rural places. We became more of a town like place. I put this date because there is still urbanization happening in the U.S. Pic: http://www.wearethepractitioners.com/images/default-source/the-practitioner/infographic_urbanization.jpg?sfvrsn=0 -
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Industrialization
This is when agricultural goods start being created and manufactured by factories and machines. The U.S. got new technologies and started using them. We became more of a place to use them during this time period. Pic: https://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/hist255/la/smokestack2.jpg -
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Political Machines
organization in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters and businesses (usually campaign workers), who receive rewards for their efforts. Pic: http://ronanshonorsushistoryii.mrsronansclasses.com/Mrs._Ronans_Honors_U.S._History_II/Political_Machines_and_Civil_Service_Reform_files/6a00d8341bf7d953ef015436b874f1970c-320wi.jpg -
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Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny led to the immigration and American Dream. This led to the expansion and the settling in the west. Many people believed this was a sign from God saying that we should expand in the west and settle there. Pic: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/American_progress.JPG -
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Third Party Policies
Third parties started coming into affect in the 1800's. These are the parties that created to compete with more of the big name parties. Some examples would be the green party and whig party. Pic: http://www.onyxtruth.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Third_Parties.jpg -
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Susan B Anthony
Born February 15, 1820 Anthony was an abolitionist and did not believe in slavery. She dedicated her life to women's rights movements. She was one of the main leaders for women's rights movements.
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Indian Removal
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Nativism
This is the policy put in place to rule in favor of native people. They were favor of the ideas of natives rather than immigrants. I put the 1830's to 1850's because there were big outbursts during this time. Pic: https://usercontent2.hubstatic.com/8494175_f520.jpg -
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Andrew Carengie
Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish American industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century. He is often identified as one of the richest people and one of the richest Americans ever. Pic: http://www.notablebiographies.com/images/uewb_03_img0146.jpg -
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Suffrage
Suffrage is the right to vote. Throughout this time there were a lot of movements involving this. Pic: https://images.newrepublic.com/5e84a7ec3f520f573e2cc48f4f6138d437ee09e6.jpeg -
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Eugene V. Debs
Debs was an American union leader. Through his presidential candidacies, as well as his work with labor movements, Debs eventually became one of the best-known socialists living in the United States. He was also a founder for the Industrial workers of the world. Pic: https://media1.britannica.com/eb-media/38/7938-004-ABC872A5.jpg -
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Clarence Darrow
Darrow was an American Lawyer. He was one of the most famous lawyers and civil libertarians. One of his most famous cases was defending teenage thrill killers Leopold and Loeb in their trial for murdering 14-year-old Robert Bobby Franks.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt was an American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, and reformer. He served as president from 1901 to 1909. who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. One of the main leaders for the progressive era as well.
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William Jennings Bryan
Bryan was an American orator and politician from Nebraska, and a dominant force in the populist wing of the Democratic Party. He was very popular and nominated 3 separate times. He served two terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Nebraska and was United States Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson.
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Jane Addams
Addams was a pioneer American settlement activist/reformer. She was also a social worker, sociologist, public philosopher, and Author. She was also one of the leaders for women's suffrage.
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Homestead Act
This Act wanted American Migration to the west. This gave Americans 160 acres of land to explore and settle on. This act was signed by Abraham Lincoln. -
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Ida B Wells
An African-American journalist and feminist. She was also one of the leaders for the civil rights movement. One of the founders for the NAACP.
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Gilded Age
This is a term used to show that bad things were covered with a thin line of gold. This made it seem like it was worth more than it really was. It was adopted from Mark Twain.
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Upton Sinclair
Sinclair was an American writer. He was a Muckraker. He showed the dark side of the U.S. and everything bad that was happening "behind the scenes".
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Populism and Progressivism
Populism was created by farmers and people in the agriculture industry. They were thinking people were going to take away the things they liked so they created a populist party to fight against it. Progressivism was created by the middle class in the early 20th century. The movement was created because the middle class felt like they were not being treated fairly. -
Civil Service Reform
This act was created to help and improve the civil service of the U.S.
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Haymarket Riot
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Dawes Act
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Muckraker
Someone who shows the dark and bad in the U.S. They publish books and articles to show the corruption. It was popular in the early 1900's.
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Klondike Gold Rush
This is what led to a large amount of immigration. There was gold found in a mountain. This led to people coming to explore and try to find gold in the mountains. People came from all across the globe.
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Initiative and Referendum
In the politics of the United States, the process of initiatives and referendums allow citizens of many U.S. states to place new legislation on a popular ballot. Also allows to place legislation that has recently been passed by a legislature on a ballot for a popular vote.
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Pure Food and Drug Act
This act got rid of adulterated or mislabeled food products. If food was poisonous or inedible you would get in trouble with the law. -
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16th Amendments
This allows the U.S. Gov to collect taxes from the citizens. This helps to build things for the country. It also helps with economic structure.
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Dollar Diplomacy
This strengthened the nations economic system. This was against
the American foreign policy. This was used to help create loans to foreign countries such as east Asia and Latin America.
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17th Amendments
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Federal Reserve Act
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18th Amendments
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19th Amendments
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Tea Pot Dome Scandal
This was a bribery in the U.S.
Albert Bacon Fall leased Navy petroleum to foreign places with low prices and uncompetitive bidding.
