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The 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.
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Homestead Act encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land. In exchange, homesteaders paid a small filing fee and were required to complete five years of continuous residence before receiving ownership of the land.
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A political organization in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters and businesses.
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A set of revisions to the US–China Burlingame Treaty of 1868 that allowed the US to suspend Chinese immigration.
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A rally of workers striking for an eight-hour day in reaction to the killing of several workers the previous day by the police. An unknown person threw a dynamite bomb at police as they acted to disperse the public meeting. The bomb blast and ensuing gunfire resulted in the deaths of seven police officers and at least four civilians.
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Authorized the President of the United States to survey American Indian tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Indians.
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Journalism that presents little or no legitimate well-researched news and instead uses eye-catching headlines to sell more newspapers.
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Populism, political program or movement that champions the common person, usually by favorable contrast with an elite.
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Initiative and referendum are two or the three powers reserved to enable the voters, by petition, to propose or repeal legislation or to remove an elected official from office.
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The prevention of the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated, misbranded, poisonous or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors.
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A form of American foreign policy to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries.
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Exempted income taxes from the constitutional requirements regarding direct taxes, after income taxes on rents, dividends, and interest were ruled to be direct taxes.
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The pursuit of immigrants for opportunity, a good job, owning a home and in many cases, safety from war or persecution in America.
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The population shift from rural to urban areas.
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United States Constitution effectively established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States by declaring the production, transport, and sale of alcohol illegal.
