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Natural resources, capital, labor supply, technology, consumers, transportation, government cooperation
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A belief Americans had that it was their god given destiny to move west.
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A multitude of acres Thomas Jefferson bought from France for $15 million.
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Invested money into railroads and railroad companies along with making his own steel business.
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He created Standard Oil company and is one of the wealthiest men in history.
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The US gained Oregon, Washington, parts of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.
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This date is important to me because I stand for equal rights and this movement has and will forever inspire me.
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People moved west because of the gold rush in California and The Homstead Act which offered a large amount of families land.
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Migration from farms to cities
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Issue: slavery
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Lincolns Plan, Johnsons Plan, Radical Republicans Plan
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Loyalty oath for 50% of men in the US to swear upon.
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When a president does not wanna pass a law but also not say no to it, as Congress can override it, they will wait out 10 days to let it die out.
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Laws made up by Congress of what freed slaves can and cannot do, practically leaving them in slavery.
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An act to help former slaves and poor southern Americans.
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13th amendment - abolish slavery
14th amendment - everyone born in the US gains all ideals of America
15th amendment - all men and women allowed to vote -
Rebuilding after the Civil War
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Declared that everyone born in the US is deamed citizens, regardless of their race/previous condition.
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Readmitting all southern states into the union once again.
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A secret organization meant to protect its members from employer retaliation (the act of harming others)
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A time in US history when the population and economy grew quickly along with a lot of political corruption.
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Railroads were built after the federal government offered 170 million acres of land to build on.
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Rutherford B. Hayes becomes president, defeating Samuel Tilden.
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Jim Crow laws were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
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Majority of these immigrants came from Northern and Western Europe
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Women and children made up more than 50% of industrial workforce
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More than 1/3 of these immigrants came from Southern and Eastern Europe
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The government allowed private citizens could discriminate against blacks.
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Established positions within the federal government should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political affiliation.
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Ended spoils system and unfair governemnt official hiring practices
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If people wanted a government job, they had to take a test to prove they had ability to be in that position
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The practice of a successful political party giving office to it's supporters
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Created labor unions
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A federal law, that wanted to regulate the railroads and make them reasonable.
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Exclusive control of supply or trade of a service.
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First law that banishes monopolies in companies.
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Free land was no longer available for settlers moving west, immigrants were also pouring in
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Progressivism is the support for or advocacy of improvement of society by reform
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A person, especially a politician, who strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups
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Homer Plessy was arrested because he sat in the "white section" of a train car, being 1/8th black.
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A person who has become rich through ruthless and unscrupulous business practices
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a civil rights organization in the United States. Founded by W.E.B. Dubois
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Fair bargain or treatment
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diminished unfair business practices and monopolies
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Protests for blacks to gain equal rights.
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This is the date I was born.
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