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Indian Removal Act
exchange of lands with the Indians in the states, and for their removal west of the Mississippi River. -
Manifest Destiny
American settlers believed that they were destined to expand throughout the continent. Wanted to remake the west. People wanted to their special virtues and their institutions. -
Suffrage
the right to vote in politcal elections. Women's suffrage was a major issue at the time. National American Woman Suffrage Association was formed to try and get womens right. The 19th amendment allowed anyone to vote including women. -
Homestead Act
stated that any adult citizen could claim 160 acres of governement land. -
Susan B. Anthony
The President of the National American Womens Sufrage Association. -
The Gilded Age
a period of time where America's economy exploded which made opportunities for people to get rich. Some farmers and workers struugled to survive. The nations wealth increased tremendously. -
Civil Service Reform
movement to improve civil service in methods of appointment and rules of conduct. -
Haymarket Riot
After throwing a bomb at the police near Chicago's Haymarket Square a riot broke put a 8 people were killed. Viewed as a setback for organized labor movement. -
The Dawes Act
an act to provide land to Indians on various reservations. Divided the land among all Indians in order to organize Native American. -
Andrew Carnegie
Had companies that manufactured stell and built railroads. Wrote "The Gospel of Wealth". Helped promote the building of libraries and schools. -
Jane Addams
co-founded one of the first settlements in US, the Hull House in Chicago, Illinois. -
Urbanization and Industrialization
Laborers were needed due to factories being built. People on farms move to the city. Lot of hours but little pay when it came to jobs. -
Immigration and The American Dream
Immigrants wanted to come to America to pursuit for opportunity, good jobs, and to try and own a house. -
Eugene V. Debs
President of American Railway Union. Conducted strikes against Great Northern Railway. Socialist party's presidential candidate 5 times. -
Clarence Darrow
a lawyer who worked as defense counsel in many dramatic criminal trials. -
Klondike Gold Rush
100,000 people migrated to the Klondike Region in order to find gold but when they arrived other prospectors were already there and dug up all the gold. -
William Jennings Bryan
starred in Democratic convention with Cross of Gold speech. Defeated by Mckinley in bid to become U.S president. -
Political Machines
political organization where a boss that commands votes to maintain political control of a city. -
3rd party politics
a political party who did not support the Democrats or Republicans. They just wanted to cover real world issues and hope that one of the major parties picks up on their statement. -
Teddy Roosevelt
considered to be 1st modern President in the US. Increased the power of executive office. -
Muckrakers
writers who who exposed social ills to try and better the country. most were reform-minded. Took on corporate monopolies and politcal machines. A famous muckraker was Upton Sinclair at the time. -
Upton Sinclair
Activist writer famous for his book "The Jungle" which talked about social injustices. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
a law that provided federal inspection of meat products. Made sure that all food wasnt adulterated Was influenced by Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle. -
Nativism
protecting interests of native- born against those of immigrants. In 19th century Europeans migrated to the east coast and the Chinese immigrants went to the West. -
Dollar Diplomacy
President Taft made a foreign policy to ensure finanical stability of a region while expanding American commercial. -
Initiative, Referendum and Recall
Initiative is the power to voters to propose new laws and amend exisiting laws. Referendum is the power to voters to submit a petition to require the Mayor and Council to demand repeal for specific ordinance. -
16th amendment
congress has power to collect taxes on incomes -
17th amendment
U.S must have 2 senators from each state that are voted by the people and serve for 6 years. -
Federal Reserve Act
US legislation that created the Federal Reserve System. Wanted to establish a form of economic stability through Central Bank. -
Populism and Progessivism
Government didnt solve real world problems for the people so the people became angry. The people couldn't do anything about the situation. -
18th amendment
prohibitied the manufacture, sale, import and transport of alcohol. -
19th amendment
prohibits any US citizen from being denied the right to vote regardless of sex. -
Tea Pot Dome Scandal
Albert B. Fall leased Navy petroleum reserves at Teapot dome in Wyoming and California at low costs to provate oil companies, It was seen as a bribery incident. -
Social Gospel
religious social reform movement. Among liberal Prottestant groups that wanted to better the society through biblical principles of charity and justice. -
Ida B. Wells
African American activist and journalist. Was a crusader for justice.
Also, led anti-lynching crusade in US in '90s .
