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Immagration and the American Dream
In the 1800’s immigrants fled from famine, pursuing more freedom and opportunity came to the U.S. in search of what was called the American Dream. -
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Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny was the belief that God wanted to expand the United States. All the white males did so 1812 to 1860. It spread culture and religion. -
Political Machines
Political Machines were basically the back up plans (as far as that went) when overpopulation and production occurred in 1817. They offered jobs and housing, eventually wanting to gain control of cities or states or mend the country. -
Indian Removal
On May 26th, 1830, former President Andrew Jackson signed an act to remove all indians on the east of the Mississippi River and moved them west of it. -
third parties politics
The term third party politic refers to any political party other than the major two. (republican and democrat) -
homestead act
This act states that anyone who was 21 or older or the head of a family, who had ever taken up arms against the U.S. government could be granted a federal land grant. -
Andrew Carnage
The owner of a successful steel company in Pittsburgh. His donations expanded the New York Library system. -
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the gilded age
Immigrants came to America and wages rose 60%. As much as the rich grew, the poor grew. This age lasted from 1870s to 1900. This was mainly in the North and West, as the South was left with no economical advantages with the biggest African American population of the time. -
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Urbanization and Industrialization
From 1870 to about 1900, America had a boom of growth in cities and how things were done in terms of production, things were now being able to be made on a much larger, faster scale. -
Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony was a rebellious woman as she not only got arrested for voting in 1872, when women weren’t allowed to vote, she also refused to pay the fine after her arrest, and authorities decided on the 19th Amendment, A.K.A. the Anthony Amendment. They let her go without any further fees. -
Ida B. Wells
71 years before Rosa Parks refused her seat on a bus, Ida B. Wells did so on a train after the Civil Rights Act of 1875 was recompensed. May 4th, 1884 was her day of pushing Civil Rights to the limit. -
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Teddy Roosevelt
The executive branch began to increase its power in the 1880’s until Teddy Roosevelt took a stand to it. -
populism
Populism approves change for the lower classes, farmers, and the main sources in the 1892. -
Civil Service Reform
1883 declined of any firing of to political reasons only in the federal government careers instead of the common citizen. This made the government a separate dependency than what citizens depended on. -
Haymarket Riot
When a bombing in haymarket square in Chicago took place, the city broke into chaos. A big riot brought on by the bombing. -
Dawes Act
This act focused on getting individual native americans land. did not just focus on the whole tribe but the individual themselves. -
Initiative, Referendum, Recall
This is referring to how some leaders encourage the people to register to vote, fight any corruption in government, and let the public decide how issues should be dealt with. -
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progressivism
Progressivism approves change for the higher classes, consumers, and big businesses beginning from 1890. -
Eugene V. Debbs
An American Union leader. He lead in the ARU which was a big factor agreeing with the Pullman Strike of 1894. -
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Klondike Gold Rush
100,000 immigrants traveled from all over the world to get North-Western Canadian gold in 1896-1899. Sadly, just like New York, it basically had overpopulation and had to move elsewhere after many
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Jane Addams
A social worker pioneer in American settlement, a philosopher and sociologist. Lead in women’s suffrage and world peace. 1898, she joined the Anti-Imperialist League against the annexation of the Philippines. -
William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan was a loud man about his politics. Through many speeches and presidential bids, in 1900 he spoke up about anti-imperialism. -
Muckraker
A series of news articles was published trying to expose political abuse, this was a more effective way to get what was needed when writing congress did no good. -
Upton Sinclair
In 1906, Upton Sinclair wrote a book called “The Jungle” and it exposed the truths of the meat industry. Because of him, the Pure Food and Drug Act was put in place. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
In 1906, the government got a newsflash from Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle.” They realised that America’s way of taking care of the meat was wrong. It banned mainly foreign foods and altered labels. -
16th amendament
Ratified in 1909, all incomes were to be taxed. 3% of the income big businesses made were to be taken as taxes. -
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Dollar Diplomacy
To ensure financial stability in a region and farther financial and commercial stability there, the dollar diplomacy was put into act by President Taft. -
Social Gospel
Starting from 1910, in the U.S., Social Gospel was Christianity moving to make a change with social injustices such as crime, abusing alcohol, poverty & inequality in schools and economically, labor issues, and war. -
Federal Reserve Act
Congress set up the federal reserve system, which is what issues the federal notes into circulation as legal tender. -
17th Amendment
Ratified in 1913, the 17th Amendment states that every state has one voted, two senators who serves 6 years each. If one decides to leave before that, the governor can pick who takes their spot as long as the state is okay with that. People didn’t like this because it limited expressing their interests. -
Nativism
After the war in Europe, millions of people were seeking refuge in other parts of the world. This general idea is all nativism. -
18th amendment
This amendment was a failure. 10 years after 1919, when it took effect, it was repealed. It banned foreign alcohol containing more than .5%, allowing Congress to take action in any way to enforce it. -
19th amemndment
This amendment ended women’s suffrage in 1920 as it gave them a right to vote. -
sufferage
This is when women gained the right to vote and exercised that right. suffrage is the ability and right to legally vote. -
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Teapot Dome Scandal
Mr. Fall, secretary of the interior, leased petroleum reserves at Teapot Dome to private oil companies at low rates and without bidding. -
Clarence Darrow
On September 9th, 1926 Clarence Darrow, a lawyer, tackled a case titled “Ossian Sweet.” His closing statement changed the way America would see justice and civil rights with his closing statement.
