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Industrialization
Industrialization marked a shift to powered, special purpose machinery, factories and mass productions. This lead to the development of the steam engine, iron, and textiles. Also improved transportations, communication, banking and brought a wide variety of manufactured goods. This also resulted in harsh employment and living conditions for the poor and working classes -
Third Parties Politics
Third party is any party dealing with voters that failed to outpoll either of its two strongest rivals. Third party candidates rarely win elections in American campaigns. They can also take voters away from major political party candidates, influencing the outcome of elections. A Third party is a political party other than Republican and Democratic parties. -
Indian Removal Act
This process granted land west of the Mississippi River to Indian tribes that agreed to give up their homeland. A few tribes went peacefully, but many resisted the relocation policy. The federal government had the power to exchange Native-held land in the cotton Kingdom east of the Mississippi for land to the west, in the Indian colonization zone, that the U.S. had acquired as part of the Louisiana Purchase. -
Manifest Darrow
This was a widespread in the 19th century. This Attitude helped fuel western settlements, Native American removal and war with Mexico. This expansion would involve not only territorial power but the progress of liberty and individual economic opportunity's as well. -
Andrew carnegie
He became a major Philanthropist. He worked in the pittsburgh factory as a boy before rising to the position of division superintendent of Pennsylvania railroad. He then invested iron and oil companies and made a fortune by the time he was in his 30's. -
Homestead Act
This encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land. In exchange, homesteaders paid a small filling fee and were required to complete five years of working on the land. After 5 years of working/ farming; they then owned the land. -
Susan B. Anthony
She was teacher before she came a leading figure in the abolitionist and women's voting rights movement. she was fighting for women's rights and against alcohol. The government didn't taker her seriously so she illegally voted, and got arrested. For her hard work she is on the one dollar coin, to be honored. -
The Gilded Age
The Americans moved from farms to the cities, causing an urban boom during the Gilded Age. Gilded Age played an important part in the developing the american society. After the war they started to build railroads, and small businesses -
Civil Service Reform
The congresses passed the civil service reform act due to the publics feelings for the old spoils system. This reformed the civil service of the United States federal government. Which established positions within the federal government to be awarded on the foundation of reward instead of the political affiliation. -
Eugene V Debs
He was a labor organizer and socialist leader. He entered politics as a Democratic City Clerk. In 1885 he was elected to the Indiana State Assembly with broad support from Terre haute's workers and businessmen. He also organized the American Railway Union. Then became the parts standard-bearer in 5 presidential elections. -
Haymarket Riot
In Haymarket square turned into a violent disturbance after someone threw a bomb at police. At least 8 people died as a result of the violent that day. 8 radical labor activities were convicted in connection with the bombing. The Haymarket Riot was a setback for the organized labor movement. -
Dawes Act
Dawes Act was a way for the Native Americans to become American citizens. Giving the indians ownership of the land that had been tribal property. The US divided the American indians tribal land into parts for individual indians. -
Jane Addams
At the time she was one of the most successful generation of college-education for women. she was the center of experiments in Philanthropy, political action, and social science reaches. she was also a model for the settlement work among the poor. -
Populism & Progressivism
Those who support progressivism are mostly rich and powerful politicians. Populism arose in the late 19th century by the farmers about change in economic system. Progressivism started at the beginning at 20th century by the middle class about the changing in the political system. -
Ida B. Wells
She is a daughter of slaves who then became a journalist and a early leader in the Civil Rights Movement. She strived for the African-American justice. She also led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States. -
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan served as Wilson's secretary of state until 1914. In 1896 Bryan gave a speech of "cross of gold" favoring free silver. Bryan worked for peace, prohibition, woman suffrage, and he increasingly criticized the teaching of evolution. -
Klondike Gold Rush
Gold was discovered on Eldorado Creek, by George Washington Carmack. The discovery was one of the most biggest gold rushes in the history of North America. The Yukon prospectors managed to keep the finding a secret for years. -
Initiative & Referendum
Referendum is the legislature refers a piece of legislation to the people to either approve or reject it by vote. Initiative is when citizens draft a proposed law. Initiative, referendum, and recall are three powers reserved to enable the voters, by petition, to propose or repeal legislation or to remove an elected official from office. -
Upton Sinclair
He had spent six months investigating the Chicago meat-packing industry for Appeal to Reasons, the work which inspired all his novels. He is also known for being a novelist and political writer. His writing improved working conditions in the meat-packing industry. -
Theodore Roosevelt
HE was the 26th president of the United States. Roosevelt faced with the struggle between management and labor head-on and became known as the great "trust buster" for his efforts to brake industrial combinations. He was also a dedicated conservationist, setting aside 200 millions of acres for national forces, and wildlife refuges. -
Nativism
Nativists believed they were the true Natives Americans. Naturists created political parties and tried to limit the rights of immigrants. Nativism gave hurtful attitude towards immigrants based on their national origin, their ethnic, and background. -
Muckraker
Muckrakers are early influences and continuation of watchdog journalism. This is a journalist who tires to expose corruption of businesses or government to the public. They get their ideas from immortal behavior. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
For preventing the manufactures to sale to deliver food by adding in other substances into it. Today drugs have to pass a rule evaluation of safety before they are able to sale it. Many people have died from people injecting things into food items and drugs. -
Clarence Darrow
He was an American lawyer and leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union. Also the first person to be called a "Labor lawyer" Darrow defends teenaged thrill killers. -
Dollar Diplomacy
This is the use of a country's financial power to extend its international influence. Refers to the use of diplomacy to promote the U.S commercial interest and commercial interest and economic power abroad by guaranteeing loans. The goal of the Dollar Diplomacy was to improve opportunities for the U.S baking corporations. -
16th Amendment
Congress has the power to lay and collect taxes on incomes. It doesn't matter where the money was earned, as long as it is income. Income tax allows for the federal government to keep an army, to build roads and bridges and enforce laws. -
Urbanization
Urbanization is when communities grow to form cities, or urban centers. By extending; growing the area. This occurs when countries start to develop. -
Federal Reserve Act
This was created by the congress to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable financial system. The Federal Reserve Act intended to establish a form of economic stability in the U.S. through the introduction of the Central Bank. During times when jobs growth is low and the economic is motionless, the Federal Reserve lowers the interest rates to help the economic growth. -
17th Amendment
The senate of the U.S shall be composed to two Senators from each State. They are elected by people and serve for six years. Each Senator will have one vote. -
Tea Pot Dome Scandal
This socked Americans by revealing an unknown level of geed with the presidential administration. Secretary of the interior was charged with accepting bribes from oil companies in exchange for exclusive rights to drill on federal land. This also marked the first time a U.S. cabinet official served jail time for a felony committed while in office. -
Suffrage
It took activists and reformer nearly 100 years to win the right for women to vote. Disagreements over strategy threatened to cripple the movement more than once. After the 19th amendment passed women had all the same rights and responsibilities of citizenship like men. -
18th Amendment
The 18th Amendment banned the sale of transporting alcoholic beverages. This amendment was the only amendment to be repealed from the constitution. This amendment was to ensure that people would contain no more then .5% of alcohol. -
19th Amendment
This amendment gave women the right to vote. This right was known as women's suffrage. This vote was apart of the women's rights movement. -
Immigration & The American Dream
The American Dream is striving towards a good job, owning a house, and safety from the war. The U.S born citizens have increasingly viewed the American dream as becoming harder to reach. While immigrants have remained more positive and hopeful about their potential to active it. -
Political Machines
Is a political organization in which a person or small group with authority that has enough votes, or popular enough to have control over a type of government. The groups command and support armed forces. It is a group that controls the activities of a political party.
