Time Period 6

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  • Purchase of Alaska

    Purchase of Alaska
    S.O.S. William Seward convinced to US govt. to acquire Alaska from Russia.Seward believed it'd be a good base for trade with Asia.

  • Indian Wars/Little Big Horn/Sand Creek Massacre

    Indian Wars/Little Big Horn/Sand Creek Massacre
    Wars waged by Americans against Native Americans after they resisted the Indian Removal Act . This included the Sand Creek Massacre(where 150-500 Indians were slain by Americans) and the Battle of Little Big Horn(Indian tribes were actually able to defeat US armed forces). Little Big Horn was major turning point for the Indians.

  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    Chinese Exclusion Act
    All Chinese immigrants were banned from entering the US. This was in response to fears that the growing number of migrants were taking American jobs.

  • AFL

    AFL
    A natl. labor union headed by Samuel Gompers. Was the largest union for the 1st half of the 20th century.

  • Gospel of Wealth

    Gospel of Wealth
    An article written by Andrew Carnegie.Argued that industrialists should focus on giving back to the community. Supported the captains of industry argument.
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  • Pullman Strike

    Pullman Strike
    Disgruntled workers in the company town of Pullman, decided to strike after a reduction of wages but not a reduction of rents.Eugene Debs and the ARU convinced Pullman Railroad Company to boycott trains nationwide.Pres. Cleveland ordered in army to stop strikers and the strike collapsed.30 people died.