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Harsh Working Condition
-women and children worked10 to 14 hours a day for six days a week
-Pay averaged from $3 to $12 weekly which was 1/2 or less than a man would make
-industrial working conditions in the late 19th century were also often extremely hazardous
-Safeguards around machinery were inadequate, thousands of workers were injured or killed in industrial accidents each year
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Assassination of Pres James Garfield
-Charles J. Guiteau -Why
-He thought God had told him to shoot the pres
-He had written a speech for Garfield that helped him win the presidential election
Formulate the delvsion that the speech was a key factor in the pres victory
-Asked to be rewarded with consulship 9 chairman of the senate in Paris
-RESULT
-Doctors killed the pres because they didn't wash their hands
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Pendleton Act of 1883
-Due to the assassination of pres. Garfield and his assassin expecting a civil service job the Pendleton act was created -Patronage sys is a practice in which a political party gives gov civil service jobs to friends & relatives as a reward for working toward the election
-Opposed to merit system where offices are awarded on the basis of merit
-The effect was the Civil Service Commission was created to select employees of fed gov. of merit rather than relationships -
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The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
The cases for the law was to regulate the railroad industry particularly its monopolistic practices. Supreme court ruled that state laws should not regulate interstate railroads. Congress had the exclusive power to regulate railroads the railroad monopolistic had the power to set rices, exclude competitors and control several geographic areas in individual state the importance of this law isto prevent state polices that favored businesses at the expense of citizens. -
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The progressive Era
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act started in 1890 The 19th Amendment started in 1920. 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. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
Was to stop monopolies engaged in unfair practices standard oil J.D Rockefeller that prevented fair competition. The Act Marked a significant change in the attitude of congress toward he abused of big oppressive monopolists.
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Populist Party
Populist wanted government to take a large rate, ending oppression, injustice and poverty farmers, industrial workers and miners were all supporting them. The plat form for this was direct election of senators, unlimited coinage of shorter workers days immigcation restrictions with quotas. -
Red Record
Informing northerners the lynchining in the U.S was occurring down in the south. African Americans moved to New York. Wells anti-lynching campaign. -
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Plessy v. Ferguson
-Was a landmark constitutional law it uphold state racial segregation laws
-It stemmed from an 1892 incident in which African American train passenger homes plessy refused to sit in a Jim crow an, breaking a lousiana law
-States could provide facilities to different races so long as they were equal in equality
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The Klondike Gold Rush
-Trip was long, cold & difficult at a point miners had to lug their supplies up a steep show staircase, conditions were harsh & starvation, mainutrition & exposure to cold were serious problem
-The greatest economic impact was the prospectors purchased supplies when boosted the economy considerably
-10,000 seattle residents headed for Alaska 30,000 arrived, 4,000 found gold -
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Muckraker Journalism
Muckraker one who inquires into & publishes and allegations of corruption among potical & business leaders.
Muckrakers exposed people with unsafe working conditions, political corruption & social injustice. Muckrakers lessoned corruption in many aspects of America -
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Pure Food & Drugs Act
Reporters started to expose harmful ingredients in certain foods & medicines, such as Coca-Cola originally having cocaine in it
The government then began enforcing he production & distribution of consumer products by founding the food & drug (FDA) products were later required to label the harmful ingredients and would later on remove them. -
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NAACP
-Founders of National Advancement for the advancement of colored people were ida B. Wells & W.E.B -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. -Cause & effects NAACP was found & as a direct response racial riots started.