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Set aside federal lands for states to create colleges that "benefit the agricultural and mechanical arts
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Gave 160 acres free to anyone who'd farm the land for 5+ years and improve it
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8000 Natives are forced off their land in the SW to reservations
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Group of drunk U.S soldiers murder innocent natives moving to their reservation
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Removed office-holding restriction to all but a few hundred ex-Confederates
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Made it possible to build fences w/o lumber and protect crops from stampedes
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Ruled that the privilege and amenities clause of the 14th Amendment applies to national citizenship, not state
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Lakota Cheyenne destroyed U.S military and no white settlers survived. Most successful rebellion & marks the end of native resistance
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Ruled that the federal govt. is only responsible for supporting the 14th Amendment to "the letter of the law"
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Only states, not the federal govt., had the right to prosecute Klansmen
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Federal jobs must be awarded on the basis of merit and competitive exams. Move away from the Spoils System
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Banned Chinese immigration for 10 years & barred Chinese already in the U.S from attaining citizenship
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Denied U.S citizenship to natives with no 14/15th amendment protection. Settlers continue to encroach on Native land
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Protestors gather to protest police brutality, leading to police intervention, resulting in the detonation of a bomb by an anarchist
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Prohibited states from regulating railroads, resulting in the creation of the Interstate Commerce Committee
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End of reservation policy: creation of boarding schools, and Native head of households were given 160 free acres, 40 acres to each minor when the turn 18
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Provided for research to be conducted by state agriculture colleges w/ USDA
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Makes it illegal for individuals to monopolize
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Women suffrage association led by Susan B. Anthonythat eventually splits to due a dispute over the 15th Amendment
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Natives think the Ghost Dance makes them invincible to bullets, leading to massacre by US troops
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Voter requirements include literacy, paying taxes, be a state resident for 2 years. Passed to limit # of black voters
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Sugar refinery owns 95% of the industry and S.C rules that control of manufacturing doesn't equal control of trade
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Suggests a federal loans act to get farmers the money they need
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Required all Chinese Americans to carry a paper w/ them at all times to confirm citizenship
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Launched by the Amalagated Association of Iron and Steel workers against Homestead Steel, which hires guards, resulting in clashes between protestors + guard
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Belief that blacks must somewhat accommodate white beliefs, while proving their economic value to the country
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Rules that blacks and whites can be separated as long as there's equal facilities
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State law prevented minors who work in the mines from working 10+ hours, and the S.C agrees b/c of the danger associated
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Created by John Hay, asking Europe to respect the principles of free trade (in order to gain access to China)
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U.S engaging the Spanish in conflict to "protect Cuban independence", but the real reason was to claim the Philippines and Cuba
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Govt. encouraged bankers to provide loans to China & Latin American countries to modernize them and bring them into the "American Sphere of Influence"
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After the duty-free status of Hawaiian sugar was eliminated, American elite pushed for annexation, despite making up 2% of the population
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After the U.S claimed the Philippines (via Treaty of Paris), the Filipino people revolted against the new government, resulting in the loss of 20,000 Filipino combatants
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S.C ruled that a county board of education has the right to exclude blacks from receiving an education
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U.S must approve all Cuban treaties, U.S has the right to intervene to secure Cuban independence. Cuba has to lease Gitmo to the U.S
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Authorized the secretary of the interior and to designate irrigation areas and establish a reclamation fund
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U.S found that govt. mismanagement, civil wars, coups, and turnovers in regime created insecure environments for U.S business and invited European intervention. Therefore, the U.S will engage in a preemptive attack and intervene in any Latin American country whose behavior puts it in danger of defaulting loans or "inviting European intervention"
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S.C rules that NY can't create a law limiting baker working hours b/c it isn't dangerous enough
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Roosevelt created large fleet of white ships to tour around the world, leading to JP improving their naval fleet
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Prevents misbranded meats from being sold as food. Also ensures that meat is slaughtered/processed sanitarily
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Strengthened the I.C.C to inspect railroad financials and set reasonable rates. Also required shippers to prove they were following regulation
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Banned foreign/interstate traffic of adulterated food and drugs. Also required that active ingredients be included on the label
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Conceded JP's hegemony over Korea in return for JP's promise not to undermine U.S position in the Philippines
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S.C upholds law limiting women to 10 working hours in the laundry industry
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Roosevelt's platform which called for a natl. approach to country affairs and a strong president to deal w/ them. Urged for government efficiency and the protection of children/women/workers. Accepted good trusts and didn't release power
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Large factory caught on fire, and all exits were blocked, leading to the deaths of 146 workers. Led the way for more safety regulation in the workplace
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Wilson's Counter to New Nationalism, revolving around the idea that concentrated economic power threatened individual liberty and that monopolies should be broken up. "Enforce the law and step back"
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Provided for the direct election of senators
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Encouraged importation of cheaper foreign materials/manufactured goods by eliminating/reducing certain tariff rates
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Established a national banking system, creating 12 district banks which loaned $$$ to member banks
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Legalized the federal income tax as a permanent source of income for the federal government
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Corrected the deficiencies of the Sherman Antitrust Act by outlawing practices like price discrimination and interlocking directorates
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British ocean liner sinks thanks to German U-Boat, resulting in the deaths of 123 Americans, straining UK-German & US-German relations and fueling anti-German sentiment
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Even after multiple warnings to stop the German submarine attacks on passenger ships, they didn't stop. The U.S also had a vested financial interest in the war in Europe, as large loans were made to the allies. Therefore, if they didn't win, the bankers were unlikely to get their $$$ back
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Made it illegal to deny the right to vote based on sex, granting women the right to vote
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Prohibited the sale, consumption, manufacturing, and transport of alcohol