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Manifest Destiny
Expanding the west was known as Manifest Destiny. -
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Indian Removal
The US stripped the Native people from all the land they once had in their possession. The Indian population was slowly getting smaller and smaller. -
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Susan B. Anthony
Fought for women's rights and suffrage. She was the leader of the National American Women's Suffrage Association. -
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Political Machine
Political machines helped house all these immigrants and also help out with other important aspects of life. -
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Women's Suffrage
Women protested to get the right to vote. Many women fought their whole life for the day they could vote. -
Homestead Act
This act stated that if you had ever served the United States, was at least 21 years old, or were the head of the household, you could apply for a federal land grant. -
Dawes Act
This act made it legal for the President to go into Native American land and divide it up between the individuals in the tribes. -
Haymarket Riot
What started as a simple protest, turned deadly after someone threw a bomb at police causing police to open fire on the crowd. -
Jane Addams
Jane Addams was a co-founder of the Hull House. She also won the Nobel Prize in 1931. -
Ida B. Wells
Ida B. Wells was an activist and journalist. Wells led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s. -
Eugene V. Debs
In 1893, Debs became the peesident of the American Railway Union. He conducted several strikes for higher wages. -
Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow was the lawyer that defended Eugene V. Debs that was arrested during the Pullman Strike. -
William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan is most famously known for his speech "Cross of Gold". In this speech, he was attempting to convice the United States government to do away with the Gold Standard in their economy. -
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie sells his steel company to J.P Morgan for $480 million. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
This act required that all drug and food products be inspected before being transported or being sold to the public. -
Upton Sinclair
Upton Sinclair, an activist write, wrote the best-seller "Jungle!" that was written to bring attention to the conditions of processsed meat. -
16th Amendment
The 16th Amendment made it possible for the government to put taxes, based on income. (Income taxes) -
17th Amendment
This amendment states that all states have 2 senators in Congress (equal representation) and that the senators shall serve for 6 years & be elected by the citizens of that state. -
Federal Reserve Act
This act established the Federal Reserve System, an independent central bank, in the United States. -
18th Amendment
This amendment banned the making, selling, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States. -
19th Amendment
This amendment guarantees the right for all women in the United States the right to vote.
