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July 4, 1776- Declaration of Independence signed
September 17 1787- Constitution written
December 15 1791- Bill of Rights ratified -
1869: Transcontinental Railroad completed
1876: Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
ADMENDMENTS: 13th: Abolished slavery 14th: Citizenship and due process 15th: Voting for all male citizens
Plessy v. Ferguson: Legalized segregation, established "separate but equal"
Homestead Act 1862: Provides 160 acres of land to anyone willing to settle in the west
Sherman Antitrust Act 1890: Outlawed business monopolies -
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Big 5: Rockefeller/Carnegie (Captains of Industry vs. Robber Barons)- RB were viewed as sharing their ideas with people and having wealth, while COI were more private but still contributed to the country in some time of way.
Philanthropy- Donation of money to good causes.
Monopoly- Control of supply of trade in communities or service.
Jane Addams- Women's activist that was the leaders of woman's suffrage.
Laissez-Faire- Take their own without interfering -
Big 5: Muckrakers-Journalists who exposed leaders as corrupt. Initiative-Doing things independently. Referendum-General vote by the electorate. Recall- Voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote. The Great Migration- Movement of 6m AAs from the South to North. NAACP-National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to ensure equality of rights. Immigration Issues (Assimilation and Nativism)- NAs fit in with western ideas, protecting Native Born.
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