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Manifest Destiny
When the colonist spread it's borders to East to West. -
Homestead act
The Homestead act was passed which gave land to settlers with little cost. -
Klondike Gold rush
Gold was found in Alaska which alot of people came over there to become rich. -
Women's suffarage
A movement began to give Woman the right to vote. -
Industrialization and Urbanizaiton
Americans went through several changes such as more innovation, labor conditions, politics, cultural changes, and immigrations. -
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Gilded Age
Industry began to grow along with the population of immigrants. -
Political machine
Wiliam M. Tweed ran a Political Machines to control the New Yorks' government, this was important because he stole $200. -
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie became a leader of the steel industry -
Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony arranged congress which created an amendment that gives women sufferage. -
Immigration Began
Immigration event began, Immigrants crossover to the U.S. for a better life. -
Social gospel
A religious movement that made an effort to reform society from cheap labor, child labor, poverty, and poor living conditions by fighting for legislation. -
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Immigration and "American's dream"
Immigrants crossover to the U.S. for a better life. -
Nativism
Policy that protect the interests of native inabitants against immigratns. It began when the Catholic immigrant was viewed as "foreign invasion". -
Civil service reform began
A movement that improves civil service in methods of appointment, rule of conduct, and more. -
William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan ontribute to "the free Silver Movement" by backing U.S. dollors with silver. -
Haymarket Riot
A riot from the labor protest and the police in Chicago. -
The Dawes Act
It shrank the natives' reservation and also tries to Americanize the natives. -
Jane Addams
Jane Addam founded the "Hull House" along with Ellen Gates Starr. -
Indian removal
The act was created in May 30th,1830 and the entire effect took place after the "Wounded knee" war when the natives lost it's last war. -
Eugene V. Debs
Eugene Debbs started the American Railway Union and Leaded the Pullman Strike. -
Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow represented Eugene V. Debs during the Pullman strike. -
Ida B. Wells
Ida B. Wells became a Journalist and led the anti-lynching crusade for the African-American. She also founded the National Association of Colored Women. -
Muckrackers
This movement began when "reformed-minded" Journalist write popular magazines, this movement ends at WWI by boycott, dirty tricks, and "patriotism" -
President Roosevelt, Teddy
Teddy Roosevelt became president -
Dollar Diplomacy
United states made an effort that allow them to have loans made from other countries. -
Upton sinclair
Upton sinclair was born who later was famous for his liturature works such as "the jungle", "The jungle" is actually about the lives of immigratns in the U.S. in Chicago and other cities similar to it. -
Pure food and drug act.
It bans mislable of foods and drugs from other countries. -
Initiative, referendum, recall
It's when citizens is able to make an iniative to say if the law is good, place a bill they want to pass on the ballot, and wants to remove a law via petition. -
Therd parties politics
Aka progressive "bull Moose" it is the third group of the political party system and a non-succesful one when it comes to elections. -
17th amenment
allow people of each state to vote for the U.S. senators -
16th amendment passed
It allowed congress to collect taxes -
Federal reserve Act
It legally allows specific authorities to create U.S. dollars. -
18th amendment was passed
This amendment made alcohol illigal. -
Populism and Progressive begins
They were based on the people dissatisfaction with government and its inablility to deal effectively on telling problems. They then make movements such as women's sufferage, secrets ballots, direct election of U.S. -
19th amendment was passed
This granted woman rights. -
Tea Pot Dome Scandal
Secretary Albert Bacon Fall granted rights of the Tea Pot Dome reserve to several oil company. The return was large cash.
