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Political Machines
A political machine is a political organization where a boss or small group commands the support of supporters and businesses. The growth of american cities in the 1900's, resulted of both immigration and migration from rural areas. As cities and their problems grew rapidly the political environment changed fast. -
Nativism
Nativism is the position for supporting a favored status. Nativism gained its name from the "Native American" parties of the 1840s. The word anti immigration is more neutral for opponents of immigration. -
Urbanization
The meaning of urbanization is the population shift from rural to urban. Towns and cities are formed to larger as more and more people begin living and working in central areas. Urbanization leads to deficit in jobs. -
Populism & Progressivism
Farmers and others associated with agriculture believed industrialists and bankers controlled the government. The populist initiated a program in 1882 in Omaha, Nebraska. They created a party which the people’s party became known as the populist party. -
Indian Removal
The Indian Removal Act was was signed into law by president Andrew Jackson in 1830. A few of the tribes left peacefully but many used force. The U.S government used treaties to displace Indians from their tribe lands. -
Industrialization
Industrialization is the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group into an industrial group. Industrial Revolution was the first transformation to an industrial economy from agricultural. The second Industrial Revolution changes came later about in the mid 19th century. -
Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny is a belief saying that the great one wanted them to go on a trail to start settlement on the west side of the country. They wanted to make the west look like agrarian America. The belief was first said by John L. O’Sullivan in an article. -
Homestead Act
The Homestead act was signed into law by Abraham Lincoln. It gave an applicant ownership of land. Any adult who had never taken arms against the government was allowed to apply. -
Susan B. Anthony
Susan Brownell Anthony was a women's rights advocate who was in the women's suffrage movement. She was president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. She was arrested for voting in her town. -
The Gilded Age
The term Gilded Age came from a writer named Mark Twain. The Gilded Age was also a period of reform. This period was glittering on the surface but corrupt underneath. -
Civil Service Reform
The Civil Service Reform is a United States federal law, which established that positions in the federal government should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political affiliation. There was growing interest in the United States concerning the effects of the political system. Also there was a provision that allowed outgoing presidents to lock in their appointees. -
Haymarket Riot
There was a protest in Chicago that turned into a riot because someone threw a bottle at the police. The Haymarket Riot was viewed a movement in America. The riot set off a national wave of xenophobia. -
Dawes Act
The people who accepted allotments and lived separately from the tribe would be granted United States citizenship. It was named from the creator, Senator Henry Lauren's Dawes of Massachusetts. -
Eugene V. Debbs
Eugene was a American Union leader. He is also one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of The World. During his presidencies, Eugene eventually became one of the well known socialists in the United States. -
William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan was an American orator and politician from Nebraska. William Jennings Bryan served two terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives. William demanded free silver because he believed it undermined the evil of the common people. -
Klondike Gold Rush
Gold was found in the mountains of Canada. Mining and digging was hard because the cold weather made it all slow by permafrost. With the mountainous terrain and cold climate, the people who went on this gold hunt did not arrive until summer 1898 -
Initiative & Referendum
Initiative, and referendum are three powers reserved to enable the voters, by legislation or to remove an elected official from office. Initiative is a means through which any citizen or organization may gather signatures to qualify a measure on a ballot. Not all amendments will receive support to be placed on the ballot. -
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt was an American statesman, author, explorer, etc. He was the leader of the political party during this time. Roosevelt led a two year expedition and nearly died of tropical disease. -
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew was a Scottish American Industrialist that helped with the expansion of American steel industry. He is the creator of steel. During the last 18 years of his life, he gave a total of $350 million to charity, foundations, and universities. -
Muckraker
Muckrakers are writers whose exposes of corruption in business and government arouse public opinions. The muckrakers were a big role during the Progressive Era period. Roosevelt made a quote saying that "the men with the muck rakes are often indispensable to the well being of society; but only if they know when to stop raking the muck...". -
Pure Food and Drug Act
The Pure Food and Drug Act was the first series of significant consumer protection laws enacted by Congress. The main purpose of it was to ban food and drug products. The Pure Food and Drug Act was a key piece of Progressive Era legislation. -
Ida B. Wells
Ida B Wells was an early leader of the Civil Rights Movement. She was born into slavery in Mississippi. There were many founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and she was one of them. -
Dollar Diplomacy
Dollar Diplomacy of the United States was particularly during President William Howard Taft's term. Taft was the initiator and became known as Dollar Diplomacy, in which the United States used its military might to promote American business interests abroad. Taft was a major supporter of arbitration as the most reliable method of settling international disputes. -
16th Amendments
The 16th Amendment states that the government shall have power to lay and collect taxes from incomes. The Congress did introduce a income tax to fund the Civil war through the Revenue Act. Until 1913, the custom duties and excise taxes were the primary source of federal revenue. -
Third Parties Politics
The Third Party is a party that votes to outpoll the other two rivals. Third Parties usually have little chance of forming a government or winning the head of government. There has been numerous third parties the the U.S. -
Federal Reserve Act
It is an act of congress that created and established the Federal reserve system. The Federal Reserve Act gave privacy and public entities. In 1912, the federal reserve act was a part of the banking and currency plan. -
17th Amendments
The 17th Amendment established the popular election of United States Senators by the people of the states. It also alters the procedure for filling vacancies in the senate. The 17th Amendment shall not be so construed to affect the election or term of a Senator chosen before it becomes a valid part of the Constitution. -
18th Amendments
The 18th Amendment is the only amendment to be repealed from the United States Constitution. It effectively established the prohibition of alcoholic in the United States by declaring the production, transportation, etc. The amendment was repealed in 1933 by ratification of the 21st Amendment. -
Suffrage
Suffrage is national and international organizations formed to coordinate efforts to gain voting rights. Suffrage came from the women not being able to vote. It is granted to qualifying citizens once they have reached the voting age. -
19th Amendments
The 19th Amendment states the right of citizens in the United States shall not be denied or abridged by any State on account of sex. The 19th Amendment is similar to the 15th Amendment but the 15th is about the race and color to vote. It is a right for women in the United States to vote. -
Tea Pot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome scandal was a bribery incident in the United States. Teapot Dome was regarded as the greatest and most sensational scandal in history. The scandal damaged the public reputation of the Harding administration. -
Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow is famous for the case he had when he was defending a teenager in Tennessee. Clarence was an american lawyer. Clarence Darrow also led the American Civil Liberties Union. -
Immigration & the American Dream
The American Dream is a set of ideals in which includes: freedom, the opportunity for prosperity, success, etc. For both the working class and the middle class, the American Dream has served as the heart and soul of a person. The American Dream is like the Declaration of Independence. -
Upton Sinclair
Upton Sinclair was an american writer that wrote almost 100 books. He ran unsuccessfully as for congress as a nominee from the socialist party. He was also the Democratic party candidate during the Great Depression. -
Jane Addams
She was an pioneer American settlement activist. Jane won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931. She is also recognized as the founder of the social work profession in the United States.
