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the Revolution
focused on women's rights and women's suffrage
Susan B Anthony Elizabeth cady Stanton both were publisher and editor
they established the rev during a period when a split was developing within the women's rights movement
together they provided leadership for ending slavery in the u.s in 1963
women's rights move had greatly reduced its act during a civil war -
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populist party
the purpose of the peoples party was to increase in the $ supply to help for farmers & workers
it was mainly towards struggling farmers & desperate laborers
the moment is associated w/ Granger
the populist program eventually became the platform of the demo . party & kept alive the concept that the gov. is responsible for reforming social injustices
James B weaver was the populist candidate for the pres that year he pulled over 1,041,000 -
women christian temperance union
WCTU fought for prohibition the banning of alcoholic beverages wanted immigrants and poor city
Frances wilard help transform the union from a small mid-western religious group to a national organization
aroused tension btw immigrants because their customs included alcohol consumption -
James garfield
term was less then 4 months then died
who killed him charies gilteau because he believed Garfield owed him a patronage position in the diplomatic corps
result g was convicted of murder & hanged on June 30 ,1983 congressed passed the pendieton act -
Pendleton act
provided the federal gov. jobs awarded on the basis of merit and be selected through competitive exams
in 1881 a mentally unstable mas assassinated James A Garfield in protest against not obtaining a gov. job
the public's reaction caused president Arthur to introduce this law
patronage system practice where after winning an election gives gov jobs to its supporters
merit system process of promoting & hiring gov -
inter state commerce act
united state federal law that was designed to regulate the RR industry particularly is monopolistic practices
1st law to regulate private industry in the u.s
power of acts is to the RR rate be REASONABLE & JUST
interstate commerce commission exposed the religion&investigate allegations of deception & discrimination -
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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) -
red record
author I da b wells
about lynching in the u.s
help educate america to help stop crimes against southern Americans & help start the NAACP for African Americans rights -
Plessy V Ferguson
tested the constitutionality of segregation
supreme court ruled that the separation of races in public accommodations was legal
separate but equal allowed states to maintain segregated facilities as long as they provided equal services
permitted legal segregation for almost 60 yrs -
The Klondike gold rush
about 100,000 Americans
stampeded to the Klondike in search of for only 10,000 made it
Americans headed North to test
their luck to take advantage of the second mayor gold rush
the economy different to each group of people stores earned money from miners while the miners were not any gold claims making them lose money -
discovery gold of the Klondike region
the Klondike gold rush was an event of migration by an estimated 100,00 people prospecting to the Klondike region of north western Canada only 30,000 actually made it to the Klondike
gold was discovered in many rich deposits along the Klondike river
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muckraker Journalism
Muckraker journalism was one magazine journalist who exposed the corrupt side of business & public life in the early 1900;s
journalist described immigrant ghettos and the poor living conditions of tenement housing
Muckraker condemned exploitation of child labor & white slave traffic in women
they exposed rockefeller oil industry & monopolist ways -
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 of 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 poison food drugs and medicines
was the first of many consumer protection law
the law required to label any addictive drug including alcohol morphine
this law required coca cola to remove the cocaine and replace with caffeine -
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social gospel`
settlement houses like the hull house w/ jane addams & religious groups help start the social gospel movement
they believed that churches had a duty to solve societys problems
they were criticized by others believed the social gospel movement because they did not believe their reforms could help -
NAACP
name founders ,Ida B wells , web du bois
purpose of organ to ensure the political educational social & economic equ of minority group citizens of us & eliminate race
causes to make whites aware of the need fro racial equality effects first group in the us formed by people Africandesendent to work for there nights -
16th amendment
allows the congress an income tax on the people
its biggest effect was it shifted the balance of power towards the federal gov and away 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 the 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 holded in which the votes directly ballots for the person -
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Bull Moose party
the founder of the bull moose party was Theodore Roosevelt
he was defeated in the republic primaries & broke off
the party advocated women suffrage worker men comp an 8 hr workday a min wage for women federal law against child labor & federal trade -
federal reserve act
establish a form of economic stability in the u.s thru the introduction of the central bank
,Max employ stabilizing prices moderating long term interest rates
the banking system of the u.s was changed & help create the federal reserve which we use today in banking system -
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 and sale of alcohol illegal
instead of reducing crime it created massive organized crime movements and corrupted public officials who took bribes -
18th amendment #2
temperance restraint + moderation from drinking
prohibition nation wide ban of alcohol
speak easy illicit establishments that sells alcoholic beverages
Flapper generation of young western women in 1920's who wore short skirts bobbed their hair listened to jazz and flaunted their unacceptable behavior -
19th Amendment
women wanted equality
granted women the right to vote a right known as suffrage
helped women move closer to equality in all aspects of american life
women advocated for jobs , wages , education , sex education , and birth control -
Harsh working conditions
as factories were being built they were in need of workers
they will work from 14-16 hours all 6 days a week
unskilled workers will get paid $8-$10 a week and get paid 10 cents an hour
children's were paid less than that 10 cents an hour for 14 days kids were used for simpler
factories of cotton trade -
Sherman antitrust act
the act made it 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 because it didn't clearly define terms such as TRUST
TURNED THEIR STOCK OVER TO A GROUP OR PERSON TO CONTROL THE COMPANY TO HAVE OBSOLETE POWER