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A Congress act that stated the government would grant anybody 160 acres of federal land to anyone who would farm it.
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Political Machines are party organizations whose main goals are keeping themselves in power by any means necessary, such as bribery.
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A muckraker is anybody who "rakes" the "muck" from power companies and the government by exposing unethical practices to the public eye
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A government act that was put into effect in 1882 which prevented any Chinese laborers from immigrating to the US.
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Ida B. Wells was an anti lynching and women's rights activist and led an anti lynching crusade in the 1890s.
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A labor dispute that led to violence between the Carnegie Steel Company and it's workers. 16 people died and more were injured.
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Susan B. Anthony was a women's rights activist who was president of the National Woman Suffrage Movement (1892-1900)
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A goldrush caused by the discovery of gold by miners in the Klondike region of Alaska. Over 100,000 participated. The journey was very dangerous.
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A policy that favors the native citizens of a country rather then immigrants
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Upton Sinclair was a muckraker who exposed the corrupt parts of the meat industry with his book "The Jungle"
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Initiative is a way people can influence their government by proposing a new law or petitioning
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A way people can influence their government by voting on or against proposed legislation.
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A way people can influence their government by voting out elected officials
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An amendment that allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states regardless of population
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Jane Addams was an activist for immigrants, those in poverty and womens rights. She was the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize
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The amendment that banned the production and sale of alcoholic beverages.
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W. E. B. DuBois was an African American rights activist and made many advancements in educating African Americans.