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Initiative, Referendum, Recall
Initivative- enables citizens to bypass their state legislature
Referendum- a measurement that appears on the ballot
Recall- allows citizens to remove and replace a public official before the end of a term of office -
Indian Removal
Indians were forced to move frome the south and go west of the Mississippi to federal land -
Susan B. Anthony
became the New York State agent for the American Anti- Slavery Society. -
Homestead Act
It gave ownership to land at little or no cost -
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Gilded Age
Mark Twain gave this time period the name, this was a time of very bad social problems -
Manifest Destiny
The expansion of U.S settelers troughiut the U.S -
Eugene V. Debbs
labor organizer and socialist leader, was elected to the Indiana State Assembly to support businessman -
Haymarket Riot
the aftermath of a bombing that was at a labor demonstration in Chicago. -
Dawes Act
Give the permission for people th settle on Native Americans land, for little or no price -
Jane Addams
Opened one of the 1st settlements in America called the Hull House. -
Nativism
Showed favoritism to people that were born in the United States -
Suffrage
The right to vote -
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Populism & Progressivism
Populism- political things that appeal to the intrest of the people
Progressivism- a time that covers a wide spectrum of social movements -
Ida B. Wells
an arican american journalist who led an anti-lynching crusade -
William Jennings Bryan
was a leading American politicion, was a powerful force in the Democratic Party -
Klondike Gold Rush
migration of about 100,000 people to the Klondike region to look for gold -
Social Gospel
Protestant Christian movement that was in the early 20th century United States -
Teddy Roosevelt
Was the 26th president of the united states. He was also the youngest to assume the U.S. presidency. -
Andrew Carnegie
Made Carnegie steel which he sold for $480 million to a banker. After this he became a major philanthropist. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
provided federial inspection of all foods being sold in the U.S.
Drugs had the be labeled contents and dosage. -
Upton Sinclair
Was an American author -
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Dollar Diplomacy
using a countrys financial power to get international influence -
16th amendment
it limited the over pricing of taxes -
17th amendment
election of senators buy popular vote -
Federal Reserve Act
was intended to establish economic stability with the making of the Central Bank, would be incharge of the monetery system -
19th amendment
the right of a citizen to vote no matter their sex -
18th amendment
The illegal sell of liquors in the U.S -
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Tea Pot Dome Scandal
a bribery incident that was in the United States took place during the aministration of Warren Harding -
Clarence Darrow
Was an American Lawyer and leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union -
Immigration & the American Dream
Immigration- the movent of people from one country to another country to settle down there.
American Dream- is diffrent for eveyone could be better economy, more money, ex. -
Urbanization & Industrialization
Urbanization- the movement of people to big cities
Industrialization- when economic or social change occurs -
Political Machines
political group that commands the support of the people that follow -
Civil Service Reform
the changing of business principles to political methods -
Muckraker
people who searched and exposed corruption in politics in books or newspapers -
Third Parties Politics
person who is involved incidentally in a legal agrement (purpose is not to win the peoples vote)
