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Manifest Destiny
America expands -
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Reconstruction Era
When America was building up cities with railroads, factories, and the invention of steel. -
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US Imperialism
America is taking over other countries -
14th Amendment
Gave civil rights to African American men. -
15th Amendment
Gave African American men the right to vote. -
Battle of Little Bighorn
General Custer's army got slaughtered by the Lakota-plains Indians -
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Guilded Age
Economy grows very quickly -
Dawes Act
Put Native Americans on reservations. -
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Progressivism
development of political reform and addressing issues such as immigration and industrialization -
Wounded Knee Creek Massacre
Innocent Native Americans were murdered by American Soldiers. -
Carnegie Steel Founded
Steel company founded by Andrew Carnegie -
Overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani
the Hawai'ian queen was overthrown by American plantation owners -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Plessy did not sit in the Black train car. "separate but equal" -
Spanish-American War
America slaughters Spain after they declare war on the US because the US declared Cuba free. -
The Jungle
A book that was written by Upton Sinclair. Talks about the horrible conditions of the meat plants. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
fire that broke out in a clothing factory. The conditions were so bad that many people died because there were no functioning fire escapes -
Trust-Busting, Break up of Standard Oil
Teddy Roosevelt went to break up large monopoly companies. She small business owner now has a chance. Standard oil: Teddy Roosevelt against Rockefellar -
Panama Canal
America helps the Panamanians build the canal after France couldn't finish it (typical) -
Keating-Owen Child Labor Act
banned products that employed children under 14 -
19th amendment
women can vote -
prohibition protests
People protested the Prohibition Act. People wanted alcohol
