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the revolution
focused on women rights and women suffrage Susan b Antony and Elizabeth candy Stanton bot were publisher and editor they established the revoltion during a period when a split was developing within the women rights movement together they provide leadership for ended slavery in the us in 1865 women rights movement had greatly reduced its acts -
women chritain temperate union
WCTU fought for prohibition , the banking alcohols beverages wanted immigrants and poor city
farmers Willard help transform the union from a small mid-western religious group to a national organization -
pendleton act
patronge system is a practice in which a political party after winning an electron gives gov. jobs to its supports
merit system is the process of promoting and hung gov employees based on their ability to preform a job -
interstate commerce act
U.S Federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry particularly is monopolistic practices
first law to regulate private industry in the U.s
the power of the act is to the railroad rate be"reasonable amd just" -
sherman antitrust
this act made it illegal to form a trust
the act prohibited monopolies having good competition with other companies in their industry .
companies under the Sherman act was not easy BC it didn't dearly define terms such as trust - -
populist party
graduated income tax 8hr work, restriction in immigrants , popular vote for senators
demand reforms to lift the burdon
of debt from farmers and other workers & give people a greater voice in the gov
Republican party-William
the populist party was closer related to gxaANGER MOVEMENT -
red record
ida B wells
wells passion was telling the country of the awful helping in the south lynching because she lost several friends
effect was to reals awareness and option of the southern region on how African Americans were being treated -
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social creed
created by the national council of churches
beliefs- it was a person moral duty to help homeless
results- inspired even more reform actives YMCA & wctu -
plessy v. Ferguson
tested the constitution of segregation
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The Klondike Gold Rush
about 100,00 Americans stampeded to the Klondike in search of fortune. only 10,000 made it. Americans headed north to test their luck to take advantage of the second major gold rush.the economy different to each group of people. -
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muckraker
were writers of the magazine + book who expose the corrupt side of business and public life in the early 1900`s
expoesd the writing working conditions
-child labor
-poor working conditions
revealed the unsafe + unsanitary practices of the meat packing industry in 1900`s
the writing led to meat competition act
the muckrakers made Rockefeller more peaceful -
the jungle
focus was the human condition in the stockyards of Chicago & to export the labor of mean & women for profit ma grid the sicking conditions of the most packing industry -
pure food & drug act
prevented the manufacture or sale of gross brandished or poisonous food drugs medicine was the first many consumer protection acts
law required labeling of any drugs that are addictive including alcohol morphine opium andcammabis -
NAACP
Ida b wells
w.e.b d Harris
to ensure the political educational, social & economic equality
group citizens of us belminate race prejudice
to makes whites aware of racial equality -
16th amendment
allows the congress to levy an income tax on people
its biggest effect was it shifted the balance of power the federal gov and away from the states
progressive favoring or advocating process and change tarriff-tax or duty to be paid -
17th amendment
the senate of the u.s shall be composed of 2 senators from each state , elected the people there it ,for 6 years and each senator it changed the theory about who senators represented , shift the focus from state gov to the resident of states
direct electrons system of choosing political office holding in which the voting directly case ballets for the person -
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bull moose party
the founder of the bell moose is Theodore Roosevelt he was defected in the republic primaries broke off the party advocated women suffrage work men comp, an 8hr workday a min wage for women federal law against child labor -
federal reserve act
establish a form of economic stability in the us thru the intro of the central bank
max employ stabilizing prices moderating long terms interest rate
the banking system of us changed and he created the fed, reserve which we use today in banking system -
18th amendment
temperance restraint + moderation from drinking prohibition nationwide ban of alcohol speak easy illicit establishment that sells alcoholic beverages
flappers generation of young western when in 1920`s who won short skirts bobbed their hair listened to jazz -
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18th amendment
caused by widespread belief consumption of alcohol was deteriorating Americans health and causing criminal activities
established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the us declaring the production transport and alcohol illegal instead of reducing crime . it created massive organized crime movements and corrupted public officials -
19th amendment
women wanted equality
granted women the right to vote a right known as suffrage
helped women more closer to equality in a of american life
women educated for years , low wages , education and birth control -
the progressive act
was a time of social and political reforms during which corruption and social differences were exposed many changes were made to american society .
progressive era was a time of reform such as the initiative and referendum -
Harshworking conditions
as factories were being built , they were in need of workers
they would work from 14-16 hours /6 days to week
unskilled workers will get paid $8-10 a week get paid 10 cents an hour for 14 days kids were used for sappers factories of cotton trade -
James garfield
killed him BC he beloved Garfield owed him a patronage position in the diplomatic corps
C.G was convicted of murder