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Manifest Destiny
A belief that American settlers were meant to explore the north -
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Reconstruction
Era after the civil war where the US was trying to abolish slavery -
14th Amendment Passed
Amendment giving citizenship to all people -
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The Gilded Age
Age of rapid growth in the US economy -
15th Amendment Passed
Giving all citizens the right to vote -
Battle of Little Bighorn
Native Americans of the Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes beat the US Army -
Dawes Act
An act that allowed the government to break up Indian tribes land -
Wounded Knee Creek Massacre
The US army killing around 200 Indians in Wounded Knee Creek -
Carnegie Steel founded
A steel producing company that was owned first by Andrew Carnegie and later sold to J.P Morgan. -
Overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani
She was overthrown for being charged with treason -
Plessy V. Ferguson
Court ruling that racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution as long as the both races got the same quality of stuff -
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Progressivism
An era with the goals of strengthening the government and addressing the peoples wants -
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U.S. Imperialism
An era in which its main highlights were Americas military, economics, and our influence in other countries. -
Spanish-American War
Spain declared war on America because we blamed them for the explosion of the U.S.S Maine -
Building the Panama Canal
It was built mostly by the US so ships wouldn't have to go all the way around South America -
The Jungle Written
A book showing the bad working conditions in meat packing plants -
Trust-busting/breakup of Standard Oil
The government saw Standard Oil a monopoly and it went against the Sherman Act making it illegal, so they split it in 34 separate companies -
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Shirtwaist company caught fire killing 146 workers -
Keating-Owen Child Labor Act
An act from Congress that restricted kids working and also restricted the age,working hours, and sale of goods made by these children. -
Passing of 19th Amendment
Gave women the right to vote after women protested for it -
Prohibition Protests
Protests that were fueled by americas alcohol consumption or the rise in violence from bootlegging and liquor smuggling
