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Industrialization
The industrialization included going from hand production methods to machines, new chemical manufacturing and iron production processes -
Indian Removal
The Indian Removal Act is a law that was passed by Congress. The act was strongly supported by non-native people of the South, who were eager to gain access to lands. -
Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny provided the rhetorical tone for the largest acquisition of U.S. territory. This also provided the rhetorical tone for the largest acquisition of U.S. territory. -
Susan B. Anthony
In 1856 Susan becomes agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society. Susan conducts anti-slavery campaign from Buffalo to Albany -
Homestead Act
The Homestead Acts were several United States federal laws that gave an applicant ownership of land. The Homestead Act also opened up settlement in the western United States. -
The Gilded Age
The Gilded Age was an era of rapid economic growth, especially in the North and West. American wages, especially for skilled workers, were much higher than in Europe. -
Civil Service Reform
In 1883 a federal law was abolished the United States Civil Service Commission. The five important civil service reforms were the two Tenure of Office Acts of 1820 and 1867 -
HayMarket Riot
This was the aftermath of a bombing that took place at a labor demonstration in Chicago. -
Nativism
Nativism is the act of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants. -
Progressivism
Progressivism is a broad philosophy based on the Idea of Progress, which asserts that advancement in science, technology, economic development, and social organization are vital to improve the human condition. -
Third Parties Politics
A third party is any party contending for votes that failed to outpoll either of its two strongest rivals -
The Dawes Act
This allowed the President of the United States to survey American Indian tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Indians. -
Populism
This is a political doctrine that appeals to the interests and conceptions of the general people, especially contrasting those interests with the interests of the elite. -
William Jennings Bryan
In 1891 elected U.S. Congressman from Nebraska. He was Re-elected in 1893. -
Eugene V. Debbs
In 1893 Eugene V. Debs became president of the American Railway Union. He was the Socialist party's presidential candidate in 1900,1908, 1912 and 1920. -
Suffrage
Suffrage is the right to vote in political elections. Suffrage is often conceived in elections for representatives -
Klondike Gold Rush
This was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of the Yukon in north-western Canada. To reach the gold fields most took the route through the ports of Dyea and Skagway in Southeast Alaska. -
Ida B. Wells
In 1898 Ida stops the reinstatement of a sheriff who purposely did not stop the lynching of a man in his jail. -
Muckracker
Muckrackers wrote largely popular magazines and continued a tradition of investigative journalism reporting. -
Andrew Carnegie
He formed the United States Steel Corporation. This was also the first ever corporation in the world that had marketed over $1 billion. -
Clarence Darrow
In 1905 Darrow helped to establish the Intercollegiate Socialist Society. Its stated purpose was to "throw light on the world-wide movement of industrial democracy known as socialism." -
Upton Sinclair
Sinclair wrote the book "The Jungle" to portray the lives of immigrants in the United States in Chicago and similar industrialized cities. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
This was the first of a series of significant consumer protection laws enacted by the Federal Government in the twentieth century and led to the creation of the Food and Drug Administration. -
Teddy Roosevelt
He became the first American to win a Nobel Prize. Roosevelt was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work surrounding the Treaty of Portsmouth, which ended the Russo-Japanese War. -
16th Amendment
The 16th amendment established Congress's right to impose a Federal income tax. The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes. -
Dollar Diplomacy
A policy aimed at furthering the interests of the United States abroad by encouraging the investment of U.S. capital in foreign countries. -
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Urbanization
Urbanization is the process by which rural communities grow to form cities, or urban centers, and, by extension, the growth and expansion of those cities. -
Federal Reserve Act
This is an Act of Congress that created and set up the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States of America. The Federal Reserve Act created a system of private and public entities. -
17th Amendment
The 17th Amendment allowed voters to cast direct votes for U.S. Senators. Prior to this Senators were chosen by state legislatures. -
18th Amendment
The 18th amendment established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States. The 18th is the only Amendment ever to have been repealed. -
Tea Pot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome scandal was a bribery incident that took place in the United States. Teapot Dome was regarded as the greatest and most sensational scandal in the history of American politics. -
19th Amendment
The 19th amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote. Achieving this milestone required a lengthy and difficult struggle for the majority of citizens -
Social Gospel
The Social Gospel movement is a Protestant Christian intellectual movement that was most prominent in the early 20th century United States and Canada. -
Political Machines
A political machine is a political organization in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters and businesses -
Jane Addams
She had became the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Price and she is also recognized as the founder of the social work profession in the United States. -
American Dream
The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement. -
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Immigration
The Immigration and Nationality Act allows individuals of all races to be eligible for naturalization.. In 1808 Congress had banned importation of slaves. -
Referendum
A general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct decision. -
Initiative
An initiative means by which a petition signed by a certain minimum number of registered voters can force a public vote. -
Recall
A recall is a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before his or her term has ended.
