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Susan B. Anthony
livied from Febuary 15,1820 to March 13,1901
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Inndian Removal
The Indian Removal Act was the action of removing Indians from the lands East of the Mississippi River. The plan was finished by moving the Indians to what is now Oklahoma. -
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Andrew caneige
Led the enormus expansion of the American steel industrywe has a philanthropist.Dominated the steel indusrty by 1890.By 1900 the Carnegie Steel company was producing one third of the nation's steel. He also built the Carnegie Hall. -
manifest destiny
Manifest Destiny is a term for the attitude prevalent during the 19th century period of American expansion that the United States not only could, but was destined to, stretch from coast to coast. This attitude helped fuel western settlement, Native American removal and war with Mexico. The phrase was first employed by John L. O’Sullivan in an article on the annexation of Texas published in the July-August 1845 edition of the United States Magazine and Democratic Review, which he edited. -
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Eugene V Debbs
Head of the American Railway Union and director of the Pullman strike; he was imprisoned along with his associates for ignoring a federal court injunction to stop striking. While in prison, he read Socialist literature and emerged as a Socialist leader in America. -
Clarence Darrow
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Teddy Roosevelt
His presidential term was from September 14, 1901 to March 4,1909.A leader of the Rough Riders in Cuba. Took Office when McKinley was assassinated. 26th President. Increased size of Navy, "Great White Fleet". Added Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine. "Big Stick" policy. Received Nobel Peace Prize for mediation of end of Russo-Japanese war. Later arbitrated split of Morocco between Germany and France. -
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Jane Addams
After World War 1 she becoem chair of the women's Peace Party.She devoted much of her time to creating a better existence for immigrants who found themselves struggling to find food and shelter in the poorest slums of Chicago.She also won the noble peace prize. -
Homestead Act
the homestead act allowed any american citizen encluding freed slaves to put a claim for 160 acers of free land. -
Ida B. Wells
Ida Wells was an early supporter of women's suffrage voting rights for women. IN 1913 she refused to march at the back of a white delgation of women at a suffrage demonstration -
Upton Sinclair
Was born September 20, 1878 to November 25, 1968He worte the bookThe Jungle, a novel that revealed gruesome details about the meat packing industry in Chicago -
the Dawes Act
It was an attempt to americanize indians by giving each tribe 160 acers of land and after 25 years it would become theirs and they would become an american citizen. -
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muckraker
The nickname given to young reporters of popular magazines. These magazines spent a lot of money on researching and digging up "muck," hence the name muckrakers. This name was given to them by Pres. Roosevelt- 1906. These investigative journalists were trying to make the public aware of problems and corruption that needed fixing. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
1906 , 1906 - Forbade the manufacture or sale of mislabeled or adulterated food or drugs, it gave the government broad powers to ensure the safety and efficacy of drugs in order to abolish the "patent" drug trade. Still in existence as the FDA. -
16 Amendment
The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration. -
17 Amendment
17th Amendment Passed in 1913, this amendment to the Constitution calls for the direct election of senators by the voters instead of their election by state legislatures. -
Federal Reserve Act
An act passed in 1914 that legalized a US financial system that involved 12 federally operated district banks that were supervised by the Federal Reserve Board. -
18 Amendment
Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages. -
19 Amendment
Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1920) extended the right to vote to women in federal or state elections. -
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urbanization and industrialization
urbanization- cities grew arounf immigration ans industrial centers.cities were crowded and living conditions were ofter unhealthy. ethnic neighborhooss were established in cities where immigrants setttled.
industrialization- industries and big business grew in respond to technological innovation such as the bessemer steel process which enabled faster production of a stronger steel produc. oter breakthoughs in electeicity mass communication and shipping allows factories to produce at a fast rate
