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Tammany Hall
The Tammany Hall was built in New York City as a safe place for people with democratic believes and mindsets. It was also built as an opposition to the Federalist Party and a way to guide people who needed political help. It drew a lot of support from immigrants. -
Temperance Movement
The Temperance Movement was an anti alcohol movement that argued for alcohol reduction or complete prohibition. Many supporters of the Temperance Movement believed alcohol to be destructive to your well being and family. -
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Mark Twain
Mark Twain (also known as Samuel Langhorne Clemens) was an American author who wrote the novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. His literature was conversational at the time. He challenged issues like racism, economic classes, and much more. -
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JP Morgan
JP Morgan was one of the most powerful and influential bankers in his lifetime. He aided large establishments like General Electric and helped finance railroads. JP Morgan was a central figure in the industrial revolution. -
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John Muir
John Muir was responsible for the reservation of the Grand Canyon and Yosemite. He was known as the father of national parks. -
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John Rockefeller
John Rockefeller was the founder of the Standard Oil Company and became the richest man in the world. The Standard Oil Company became the first us business trust and dominated the oil industry. -
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Joseph Pulitzer
Joseph Pulitzer was a journalist and newspaper publisher. He became a popular figure in the democratic party and was elected congressman in New York. He created the Pulitzer Prize to award peoples art. -
Seneca Falls
The Seneca Falls Convention was the worlds first convention on women's suffrage. It discussed the civil and social conditions and rights of women. Elizabeth Cady Stanton wrote the Declaration of Sentiments. -
Social Darwinism
Social Darwinism applied Darwin’s natural selection theory to economic classes in society. This was used to justify imperialism and racism. It was later thrown away after World War Two due to its resemblance to Nazism. -
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Cornelius Vanderbilt and the Railroad
Cornelius Vanderbilt made a living off of railroads and steamboats. Many of the railroads he owned helped push westward expansion and US industries grow. -
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William Hearst
William Hearst was a huge influence to American journalism, as he created the nation’s largest newspaper company, Hearst Communications. He lost a lot of money by spending large amounts of money on art and failed real estate. -
The Salvation Army
Founded by William Booth, the Salvation Army’s purpose was to provide for the poor by feeding and housing them. He was a minister and wanted to help the needy in any way he could. -
The Grange
The Grange was an organization that strived to improve agricultural practices and provide benefits for farmers socially and economically. The Grange failed because of how it avoided issues like the railroad and money problems (which didn’t work). -
W.E.B. DuBois
W.E.B. DuBois was a sociologist who started the Niagara movement, which was a push for racial equality. He was a civil rights worker who had many accomplishments to help the African Americans of the United states get the freedoms they deserved. -
Ghost Dance
The Ghost Dance was a ritual where Native Americans would dance to try and get rid of the white settlers and their evil ways. It was so cultural that it was banned in some parts of the US, and was not only a dance, but a movement for other natives. -
Knights of Labor
A large labor union group consisting of 700,000 members at one time. They supported workers of medium to low skill and were badly affected with the Haymarket riot in 1886. -
Labor Unions in the United States
Labor unions started forming and getting big post-Civil War. The first effective labor union (the Knights of Labor) originated in 1869, but smaller ones existed before it. -
Transcontinental Railroad
The Transcontinental Railroad was one of the greatest systems in the United States history. It shipped over $50 million of goods across the country yearly, promoted and helped westward expansion, and built industries across the country. -
Laissez Faire
Laissez faire, or in other words Capitalism, is a self motivated form of leadership in which leaders are hands-off and members of large groups make decisions. It reached its peak in the 1870s. -
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Gilded Age
The Gilded Age was an era of huge developments and growth in the industrial and manufacturing parts of the economy of the United States. It was a time for both corruption and progress alike. -
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The Second Industrial Revolution
The Second Industrial Revolution, also known as the Technological Revolution, was a period of huge advancements in steel, electricity, and petroleum industries. There was insane amounts of production and manufacturing all throughout the country, strengthening the economy. -
Munn vs Illinois
In this court case the Supreme Court questioned the states’ abilities to regulate private industries. It was ruled that the state government can only regulate private industries if they are for public interest. -
The Railroad Strike of 1877
Beginning on July 14th and lasting until September 4th, the workers of the Ohio and Baltimore railroad protested their third wage cut by blocking all train traffic. This crippled the country for a while since no goods were being moved. -
Tuskegee Normal
The Tuskegee Normal was founded in 1881 by Booker T. Washington for African American men. The purpose was to promote African American men learning and working in industries like agriculture and industrial settings. He received a lot of criticism because he was undoing racism in the country. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting the immigration of Chinese laborers. It was signed by President Chester A. Arthur. -
Civil Rights Cases of 1883
The civil rights cases were five cases that the Supreme Court claimed the 13th and 14th amendments did not protect the individual from discrimination. -
Pendleton Act
Made the selection of some political positions by competition and not ties to politicians. The Pendleton Act also made it illegal to fire someone because of their political beliefs and background. -
Wabash v Illinois
The Wabash case ended in the Supreme Court limiting the states control/impede over interstate commerce. -
Haymarket Riot
Started as a rally at Haymarket Square in Chicago for 8 hour work days. Later on one person would be killed by police. After that a bombing had took place at the strike. -
American Federation of Labor
The American Federation Of Labor was a federation of many work unions. It was founded in Columbus, Ohio and was created by unions defected from the Knights Of Labor. -
Solid South
A southern voting bloc that was in favor of the Democratic party and their beliefs at the time. If politicians needed support from Democratic party, they would simply rely on the Southern bloc since most people down in the South were Democratic. -
Dawes Act
The Dawes Act destroyed the freedom of land the natives already had alongside whites living in the United States, forcing them to move to reservations or individual land plots. -
Interstate Commerce Act
The purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 was to regulate trade between States and different foreign nations. It failed because not every railroad or shipping company operated in several states or nations, so Congress could not control them. -
Gospel of Wealth
A book written by Andrew Carnegie about how important philanthropy is in society from the rich. The book promoted the idea of the rich supporting the poor, which brought more attention to the subject and made it happen. -
Hull House
Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr founded the Hull House in Chicago in 1889 for the public well being. Thousands of people regained their lives through services and programs provided by the Hull House. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
The Sherman Antitrust Act was meant to prevent any sort of monopolies from beginning. The point was to try to slow an economic force that would interfere with other parts of the economy. -
Populist Party
The Populist Party (aka the People’s Party) were agrarian based and wanted to improve the working conditions for farmers and agricultural workers. The Democrats ended up soaking up the Populist Party and their beliefs. -
Ellis Island
The Homestead steel strike lasted 6 days, and was a battle between laborers and a private detective group. This involved shooting, fire, and other violence as the hired detectives attempted to end the strike. It was a major event for labor workers. -
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Homestead Strike
The biggest immigration station of the country was set in New York and opened in 1892. It served as a hub for immigrants to enter the country legally, and travel to their destinations. -
Pullman Strike
After the Pullman Car Company lowered the pay of the workers but not lowering rent or working hours or price of goods from the local store, the workers went on strike. Federal troops were sent to disperse the strike from blocking the postal service and railways of Chicago. -
Cross of Gold Speech
William Jennings Bryan gave his speech to inform the public that they were going to base currency off the silver and not gold standard. He believed the gold standard benefited the wealthy at the expense of the standard worker. -
Andrew Carnegie and the Steel Industry
By 1897, Andrew Carnegie controlled almost the entire steel industry in the United States, from the beginning of the process to the end (called vertical integration). By minimizing costs and maximizing profits, Andrew Carnegie became one of the richest American men in history. -
Founding IWW
The Industrial Workers of the World was founded in Chicago in 1905 by Eugene Debs as a labor union. It was a radical group (with some success) that wanted to overthrow the capitalists. -
Founding of NAACP
The NAACP was founded due to the discrimination and violence towards African Americans. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
This factory fire was a very dangerous event, killing 146 workers in Manhattan. Workers could not escape due to locked factory doors, and were burned to death because the fire hoses were rusted closed and firefighters couldn’t reach the 8th and 9th floor. -
Hawaii Becomes a State
Hawaii was a US territory for about 50 years since 1898. It became the 50th state in 1959. There was much debate over if Hawaii should be a state or not. -
Public School Funded
Through the elementary and secondary education act, public schools k-12 were founded through taxpayer dollars.