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Harsh Working Conditions
Women of the working classes would usually be expected to go out to work,often in the mills or mines.
In the 19th century there was no restriction on the age of workers, this led to children as young 8 or 9 being required to work 12 or more hours a day.
Working conditions were often unsanitary and the works was dangerous.
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James Garfield
James Garfield was sworn in as 20th U.S President in March 1881 and died in September of that same year from an assassin bullet his tenure in office the second shortest in U.S -
The populist movement
The populist movement was revolt by farmers in the south and Midwest against the democratic and republican parties for ignoring their interest and difficulties
for over a decade farmers were suffering from crop failures, falling prices, poor marketing and lack of credit facilities
the key platform to the populist party where unlimited coinage of silver to raise for prices and make loan repayment easier -
The Pendlelton Act
Patronage system is a practice after winning and election government civil services jobs to its supporters, friends, and relatives
Merit system is the process of promoting and hiring government employees base on political connections -
Interstate commerce act
The interstate commerce act addressed the problem of railroad monopolies by setting guidelines for how the railroad could do business, the act became law withe the support of both major political parties and pressure groups from all regions of the country. The interstate commerce commission was created by the act to enforce these regulations and investigated allegations of fraud deception and discrimination gov This was the 1st law where government interfered with big business -
Sherman anti trust act
Was to stop monopolies engaging in unfair practices standard oil J.D Rockefeller that prevented fair competition. The act Marked a significant change in the attitude of congress towards the abuses of big business. Passed in 1890 The Sherman Anti Trust was the first major legislation passed to address oppressive monopolists. -
People's Party
The populist movement was a revolt by farmers in the south and Midwest against the Dem and Rep parties for ignoring their interests
For a decade, farmers were suffering crop falling prices, poor marketing, and lack of credit facilities
The key platform of the populist party where unlimited coinage of silver to raise farm prices and make loan repayment easier direct election of senators
Graduated income tax to tax wealth individual at a higher rate. Immigration restriction with quotas. -
Red record
Informing northerners that lynching in the U.S was occurring down in the south. African American moved to New York. Wells anti lynching campaign. -
Plessy vs Feguson
Supreme court case upheld the constitutionality of segregation under the Separate but equal doctrine.
It stemmed from an 1892 incident in which African Americans train passenger refused to sit in a Jim crow car African Americans spread across the U.S -
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The Klondike Gold Rush
The Klondike gold rush was a migration by an estimated 100,000 set out only 30,000 arrived to the Klondike region of the yukon in the north western Canada between 1896 and 1899. Around 4,000 found gold. Many gave up to due to the difficulties of the journey and returned home some were not able to survive the extreme temperatures and died. The greatest economic impact prospectors passed through settlements and the money from supplies they purchased boosted the economy considerably. -
Mu cracker journalism
One who inquires into and published into and published scandal and allegation of corruptions among political and business leaders
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Pure drug and Food act
Reporters started to expose harmful ingredients in certain foods and medicines, such as coca cola had cocaine in it originally
the gov then began enforcing the production and distribution of consumers products by founding the food and drug act (FDA)
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NAACP
The mission of the National Association for the advancement of colored people is to ensure to political, education, social, economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate discrimination.
ida b.wells, w.e.b. du bois, arch-bold grimate
the case was to discuss the real justices for African Americans
effects led to legal fight to overturn although they won a few cases over the years.