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The revolution
focused on woman's rights & woman's suffrage(can NOT vote)
Susan B. Anthony & Elizabeth Cady Stanton both were publisher and editor
they established the revolution during a period when a split was developing within the woman's right movement
together they provided leadership for ending slavery in the U.S, in 1865
woman's rights movement had greatly reduced its act during civil war -
Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)
WCTU fought for prohibition, the banning of alcoholic beverages, wanted immigrants and poor city dwellers to uplift themselves
Franco Wilard helps transform the union from a small Mid-Western religious group to a national organization
aroused tension between immigrants b/c their customs included alcohol consumption -
James Garfield
term was less than 4 months then died.
who killed him : Charles Guiteau killed him b/c he believed Garfield owed him a patronage position in the diplomatic corps
result: Charles was convicted of murder & hanged on June 30,1882. In 1883 congress passed the Pendleton Act -
Pendleton Act
cause= president Garfield was shot two times by Charles Guiteau when turned a job down ,Chester Arthur became president
effect= officials could no longer pressure employed for campaign contributors
patronage system is a practice in which a political party after winning an election gives Gov Jobs to its supporters
Merit System is the process of promoting and hiring GOV employees based on their ability to preform a job -
Interstate Commerce Commission
railroads rates to be "reasonable and just" but didn't empower the Gov to fix specific rates
designed to regulate the railroad and industrial business
this was the 1st federal law to regulate private business
this law created a federal agency, the ICC (on test) RR rates and regulations -
Sherman antitrust Act
this act made it illegal to form a trust ( turned their stock over to a group or person to control the company to have absolute power
the act prohibited monopolies having good competition with other companies in their industry
companies under the Sherman act was not easy because it did not clearly define terms such as trust -
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THE PROGRESSIVE ERA
The progressive era 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 (vote)*** -
Populist Party
platforms: graduated income tax 8 hr work day , restriction in immigration, popular vote for senators
cause= demanded reforms to lift the burden of debt from farmers and other workers, give people greater voice in the govt.
candidates= republican party- William McKinney president , democratic party- William Jennings Bryan congressman
** the populist party was closely related to Granger movement ( the farmers movement) -
RED RECORD
author= Ida B. Wells
about lynching in the U.S.
helped educate america to help stop crimes against southern Americans and help start the NAACP for African American's rights -
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Social Creed
created by Council of Churches
beliefs- it was a person moral duty to help homeless
results- inspired even more reform actives (YMCA) young men's christian Association & (WCTU) Woman's christian Temperance Union -
PLESSY V. FERGUSON
tested the constitutional of segregation
supreme court ruled that the separation + races in public accommodations was legal+ did not violate 14th Amendment
"separate but equal" allowed states to maintain segregated facilities as long as they provided equal services
permitted legal segregation far almost 10 years -
THE KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH
about 100,000 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. hardware stores earned money from miners. while the miners were not finding no gold claims making them lose money -
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MUCKRACKER
Muckraker were writers of the magazine and book who exposed the corrupt side of business and public life in the early 1900s
exposed the working conditions
child labor
poor working conditions
revealed the unsafe & unsanitary practices of the meat packing industry in 1900s
the writing led to meat inception act
the muckraker made Rockefeller more powerful -
THE JUNGLE
written by muckraking journalists Upton Sinclair
focus was the human condition in the stockyards of Chicago & to exploit the labor of men & women for profit
magnified the sickening conditions of the meat-packing industry
As result of making the public aware of the filthy & dangerous conditions, each local gov. passed its own set of health codes as well as the meat inspection act & the pure food & drug act -
Pure food and Drug Act
prevented the manufacture, sale and transportation adulterated, mislabeled or poisonous food, drugs and medicines
was the first of many consumer protection law
the law required to label any addictive drug, including alcohol , morphine, opium, cannabis
this law required coca-cola to remove the cocaine and replace it with caffeine -
NAACP
name founders : Ida B. Wells & W.E.B Du Morris
Purpose or org: to ensure the political, educational,social, & economic equality of minority,group citizens of U.S and eliminate race prejudice
cause: to make whites aware of the need for racial equality
effect: first Group in the U.S. formed by people of African descendant to work for there rights. -
16th Amendment
allows the congress to levy an income tax on the people.
its biggest effect was shifted the balance of power toward the federal Gov and way from the states
progressive favoring or advocating progress and change
revenue- collective items of income of a person, state, etc
tariff- tax or duty to be paid -
17th Amendment
the senate of the U.S. shall be composed of 2 senators from each state, elected by the people there of for 6 years and each senator shall have one vote
it changed the theory about who senators represented, shifting the focus from state Govs to the residents of states
Direct election: system of choosing political office holders in which the voters directly cast ballots for the person -
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BullMoose Party
The Founder of the Bull Moose is Theodore Roosevelt
He was Defeated in the Republic Primaries & Broke Off
The party advocated women suffrage, work mens comp, an 8 hour workday a min. wage for women, federal law against child labor & fed Trade. -
Federal Reserve Act
cause= establish a form of economic stability in the U.S. through the intro of the central bank
Power= max. employer stabilizing prices moderating long terms interest rate
Effect= the banking system of U.S. changed & helped create the federal reserve which we use today in Banking System -
18th Amendment
temperance= restraint+moderation from drinking
prohibition= nationwide ban of alcohol
speakeasy= illicit establishment that sells alcoholic beverages
flapper= generation of young western women in 1920s who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted their unacceptable behavior -
18th Amendment
caused by widespread belief that consumption of alcohol was deteriorating Americans health and causing criminal activities
established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the U.S. by declaring the production, transport, and sale of alcohol illegal
instead of reducing crime, it created massive organized crime movements and corrupted public officials who took bribes -
19th Amendment
woman wanted equality
granted women the right to vote a right known as suffrage
helped woman move closer to equality in all aspects of american life
women advocated for jobs, fair wages , education, sex education and birth control -
HARSH WORKING CONDITIONS
as factors were being built, they were in need of workers.
they would work from 14-16 hours / 6 days a week
unskilled workers will get paid $8-10$ a week get paid .10 an hour for 14 days kids were used for simpler
factories of cotton trade