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Harsh Working Conditions
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Assassination Of James Garfield
Assassin Charles J. Guiteau
Why
He thought god had told him to shoot the president
He had written a speech for Garfield that helped him win the presidential election.
Formulated the delusion that the speech was a key factor in the president victory
Asked to be rewarded with a consulship(Chairman of the senate) in Paris.
Result
Doctors killed the president because they didn't wash their hands. This helped create the Pendleton act. -
Pendleton Act
patronage system is the practice in which a political party, after winning an election gives gov civil service jobs to its supporters. Merit system is the process of promating and hiring gov employees based on their ability to perform a job, rather than on their political connections. The us civil service commission was created. Provided good validity work to the public. -
The interstate commerce act of 1887
The causes for the law was to regulate the railroad industry its monopolistic practices.Supreme court ruled that state laws should not regulated interstate railroads.The railroads monopolistic had the power to set prices,exclude competitions,and control several geographic areas in individual state.The importance of this law is to prevent state policies that favored businesses at the expense of citizens.The congress established the interstate commerce commission to over see these laws. -
The Sherman Antitrust Act
The purpose of this lawmaking was to protect consumers from the efforts of trusts and monopolies to unfairly restrain trade.Its aim was to preserve economic competition in the market place and it imposed severe penalties on those violating the legislation.The effect of the Sherman antitrust act was the first measure enacted by the u.s congress to prohibit trust monopolies.The gov used this toward J.D Rockefelle w/ standard oil to disband his monopoly w/ oil industry. -
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The Progressive Era
The progressive era was a time of social and political reforms, during which corruption and social inequalities were exposed and many changes were made to american society. -
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Populist (people) Party
Some of the populist parties core ideas were unlimited coinage of silver to make loan payments easier. Immigrants Restrictions with quotes. Shorter work day of 8 hours a day directed election of sen. Instead of by state legislatures. The cause for these ideas were because rich industrialist and bankers had a strong hold of gov William Jerrings Bryan was nominated president after he delivered his "cross of god" speech but last William McKinley. -
Plessy V. Ferguson
It upheld state racial segregation laws.Court ruled law that "implies merely a legal distinction" between whites and blacks did not conflict with 13th and 14th amendments.Separate but equal means that a person or group of people is treated differently even though access to public places,services,opportunities and legal rights.Jim crow laws was a system to discriminate against African americans. -
Klondike Gold Rush
100,000 prospectors migrated only 30,000 made it, on 2,000 found gold only 200 got rich.Most frozen terrain was too steep for pack animals miners carried about 1/2 a ton of equipment over mountains. Greatest economic impact was on local towns were prospectors bought food and supplies also those who found gold blew it all on bars and gambling in those towns. -
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Muckraker Journalism
Muckraker- one who inquires into and publishes into publishes scandal and allegations of corruption among political and business leaders. Muckrakers exposed people with unsafe working conditions. Political corruption and social injustice Muckrakers lessened corruption in many aspects of american life. -
Pure Food And Drug Act
Reporters started to expose harmful ingredients in certain foods and medicines such as coca-cola originally having cocaine in it.
The Gov then began enforcing the production and distribution of consumer products by founding the food and drug admin (FDA)
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NAACP
founders of National Advancement for the advancement of colored people were Ida B. wells and W.E.B Du Bois. The purpose of the NAACP Was to ensure the political educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial discrimination.
causes and effects
NAACP was founded and as a direct response racial notch started.