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Industrialization
Industrialization was the period of social and economic change. Industrialization led to the growth of manufacturing industry.The Industrial revolution began in Britain due to the number of natural resources they had. -
Indian Removal
During the Indian Removal Native Americans were forcibly removed from their ancestral homelands. President Jackson encouraged Congress to adopt the Removal Act of 1830. This act led to the trail of tears -
Nativism
nativism is a policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.Nativist outbursts occurred in the Northeast from the 1830s to the 1850s.Another word used for nativist is anti-immigration. -
Third Parties Politics
Third Parties Politics is any party contending for votes that failed to outpoll either of its two strongest rivals. Third parties force major political parties to address new issues they might not have previously addressed very much. -
Susan B. Anthony
Susan was active in the temperance. She then joined the Women's right movement to bring more rights and opportunities to women. She also fought for women suffrage the abolition of slavery and a woman's right to own property. -
Homestead Act
the Homestead Act encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land. The Homestead Act gave grants to any adult citizen that headed a family. This act opened up settlement in the United states even for freedom slaves -
The Gilded Age
The Gilded Age is defined as the time between the Civil War and World War I during which the U.S. population and economy grew quickly. Mark Twain called the 19th century the gilded age beaches the era was glamorized but corrupt underneath. -
Haymarket Riot
The Haymarket Riot was the aftermath of a bombing that took place at a labor demonstration. A labor protest rally near Chicago's Haymarket Square turned into a riot. Several individuals died and 4 were executed -
Dawes Act
An Act to Provide for the Allotment of Lands in Severalty to Indians on the Various Reservations.The Dawes Act had a negative effect on American Indians, as it ended their communal holding of property.138 million acres in 1887 at the time the Dawes Act was signed into law, had been reduced to 47 million acres of land by 1934 when the Act was repealed -
Eugene V. Debbs
A political leader of the late nineteenth became imprisoned in the 1890s for illegally encouraging a railway strike. Gene Debbs was one of the founding fathers of the industrial workers world IWW. He was imprisoned in the 1890s for illegally encouraging a railway strike. -
Populism & Progressivism
The populist movement started during the 1880's This was the belief of regular people having authority in government decisions. Progressivism progressed from a social movement to a political movement. -
Klondike Gold Rush
The klondike Gold Rush was a migration to the Klondike region of the Yukon in north-western Canada in search for gold.Dawson Charlie and George Washington Carmack found gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada's Yukon Territory. This sparked many individuals to travel to Canada to mine gold -
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan campaigned for peace, prohibition and suffrage.He gave the cross gold speech favoring silver. He served as a colonial in Nabraska during the Spanish-American War. -
Ida B. Wells
Ida was an african american journalist was one of the leaders in the civil rights moment. She lead an anti-lynching crusade in the 1890s. She was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. -
Political Machines
Political Machines is a political organization in which an authoritative boss or a small group commands or leads a business.Supporters of the organization gave help to the immigrants and other poor people of the city. -
Manifest Destiny
This was the belief that white settlers could travel from coast to coast. This was a major contribution in the United states expansion. This made whites think they had the right to destroy anything and anyone who got in their way -
Initiative & Referendum
The Initiative is a process that enables citizens to bypass their state legislature. The Referendum was a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to vote on a particular proposal.Initiative, referendum, and recall are three powers reserved to enable the voters -
Pure Food and Drug Act
The Pure Food and Drug Act was made to prevent the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded or poisonous or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors -
Upton Sinclair
Upton Sinclair was an american writer who won the pulitzer prize for fiction.He acquired fame from many books like the jungle and the brass check through muckraking. He was able to expose working conditions in the US meat packing system. -
Muckraker
The term mukraker was first mentioned by teddy Roosevelt during one of his speeches. The muckrakers were reporters, authors, and critics who sought to expose the evils and injustices of Gilded Age society. Lincoln Steffensure was the first muckraker -
16th Amendments
The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived. This law gave congress the rights to collect taxes. -
Theodore Roosevelt
Rosevelt won a noble prize for his negotiations to end the Russo-Japanese war. He was one of the driving forces for the progressive era.He lead the congress and served his presidential term from 1901-1909. He was the became the youngest president in the nations history at that time -
Dollar Diplomacy
The Dollar Diplomacy was the of a country's financial power to extend its international influence. This was a form against American foreign policy to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia.Dollar Diplomacy was used to ensure the financial stability of a regio -
17th Amendments
Constitution established the popular election of United States Senators by the people of the states.This amendent stated that a Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State -
Clarence Darrow
Clarence was a leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union.He was also known as a public speaker and a debater. He was also a well known advocate for georgist economic reform -
Federal Reserve Act
The Federal Reserve Act created and established the Federal Reserve System.Federal Reserve Act establish a form of stability. This act decentralized central bank that balanced the competing interests of private banks -
Suffrage
Suffrage is the right to vote in political elections. The women's suffrage was a grand movement to fight for women's equality by the allowance of voting rights. -
Suffrage
Suffrage is the right to vote in political elections. The women's suffrage was a grand movement to fight for women's equality by the allowance of voting rights. -
18th Amendments
The 18th Amendment established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages. The 18th Amendment was the only amendment in the US contitution to be repealed. It was repealed since regular people found different ways to aquire alcohol many criminals made lots of money for selling it. -
19 amendment
The 19 amendment granted American women the right to vote. President Wild row Wilson supported the women's suffrage movement. The law was passed by Congress on June 4 1919. -
Jane Addams
Jane Addams was the second women to win a noble peace prize. She founded the women's international league for peace and freedom. She worked to help the poor and stop child labor. -
Urbanization
Urbanizations was the gradual increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas.This caused more areas to become city's and less areas of rural ground. Half of the worlds population was of people who lived in urbanized areas. -
Tea Pot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome scandal was a bribery incident during president Warren's administration. This became synonymous with government corruption and the scandals arising out of the administration of President Warren G. Harding. -
Immigration & the American Dream
The american dream was the belief that life has more opportunities in america to be rich and happy.This sparked a huge increase in immigrant who were looking to better their lives. This caused Americas population to boom and created more diversity -
Civil Service Reform
The Civil service reform established that positions within the federal government should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political affiliation. The Civil service reform refers to movements for the improvement of the Civil service. -
Andrew Carnegie
He owned Carnegie Steel Corporation, the largest of its kind in the world. He revolutionized steel production in the United States.After his big contributions to the steel industry he helped encourage world peace and education.