Unit 3 key terms

  • Industrialization

    Industrialization

    The development of work cities and buildings in a certain country or region.
  • Political Machines

    Political Machines

    A political organization where a boss or small group of people commands the support of a corporation or business which receive rewards for their efforts.
  • Progressivism

    Progressivism

    The support of social reform.This affected many things when it happened and it still happens.
  • Monroe doctrine

    Monroe doctrine

    United States policy of opposing European colonialism in the 2 americas
  • Urbanization

    Urbanization

    The making of a city or making an area more populated and urban.
  • Indian removal

    Indian removal

    The authorization of the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders.
  • Robber barons

    Robber barons

    The captions of industry overlapped robber barons and this caused the leaders to fall
  • Manifest destiny

    Manifest destiny

    People believed that their destined by god to settle the north american continent.The angel was guiding them to the west in the famous picture.
  • Nativism

    Nativism

    The promoting of native inhabitants instead of immigrants this took place in 1845
  • Bessemer process

    Bessemer process

    The first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production of steel from molten pig iron.
  • Homestead Act

    Homestead Act

    Encouraging westward settling by giving the settlers 160 acres of public land in exchange for a small fee.
  • Susan B. Anthony

    Susan B. Anthony

    Born february 12,1820 she was an american.She was a leader in the woman's right movement.She also lead the woman suffrage association in 1869
  • Social gospel

    Social gospel

    A movement led by a group of liberal protestants due to the social problems raised by the rapid industrialization.
  • Chinese exclusion act of 1882

    Chinese exclusion act of 1882

    The U.S passed this act which stated that Chinese immigrants had to get certified by the Chinese government to be able to migrate to the U.S.
  • Haymarket Riot

    Haymarket Riot

    The aftermath of a bombing on a labor demonstration causing people to riot and cause chaos.
  • Clarence Darrow

    Clarence Darrow

    He was an american lawyer.He moved to chicago in 1887 and tried to free the anarchists that were charged with murder on the Haymarket riot.
  • Dawes Act

    Dawes Act

    Allowed the president to survey native american land and divide it into "allotments" for individual native americans
  • Ida B. Wells

    Ida B. Wells

    She was a american writer and activists.She led a unit inching crusade in the 1890s and wrote a book about lynching.
  • Populism

    Populism

    Appealing to the people in politics.Making people like you as a political figure.
  • William Jennings Bryan

    William Jennings Bryan

    He was american orator and worker as a secretary of state for the united states.He delivered the cross of gold speech.
  • Initiative & Referendum

    Initiative & Referendum

    Powers reserved to enable voters to take a official out of office by petition or repeal legislation.
  • Yellow journalism

    Yellow journalism

    The U.S has a term of eye catching headlines instead of actual information just to sell more newspaper than normal.
  • Klondike Gold Rush

    Klondike Gold Rush

    migration of a estimated amount of 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of the Yukon in north western Canada
  • Immigration & the American Dream

    Immigration & the American Dream

    Immigrants wanted the american dream which was wealth,family,jobs,health,and a easy life.
  • The Gilded Age

    The Gilded Age

    The late 19th century in the united states from 1870's to 1900
  • Jane Addams

    Jane Addams

    Jane Addams born on september 6th of 1860.She was made chicago's board of education in 1905 and was made chairman of the school management committee.
  • Pure food and Drug act

    Pure food and Drug act

    Preventing the manufacturing of adulterer alcoholic and other food and drugs
  • Upton Sinclair

    Upton Sinclair

    An American writer who wrote over 100 books.He wrote a book called The Jungle in 1906.The book was about the harsh lives of immigrants.
  • Muckraker

    Muckraker

    The act of publishing scandals or allegations on political leaders.
  • Theodore roosevelt

    Theodore roosevelt

    He was the president from september 14,1901-March 9,1909.He was a american statesman,author,and president.He is the 26th president of the united states of america.
  • Dollar Diplomacy

    Dollar Diplomacy

    The U.S tried to make its economic power stronger by guaranteeing its loans to foreign countries.
  • Federal reserve act

    Federal reserve act

    Trying to form a form of economic stability i the united states and created our federal reserve system.
  • Andrew carnegie

    Andrew carnegie

    He was born on November 25,1835 and died on August 11, 1919.He was a scottish american industrialists.He is till this day considered one of the wealthiest people in the world.
  • 19th amendment

    19th amendment

    This is a law that denies the united states the power to not let someone vote based on color sex or race
  • Tea Pot dome scandal

    Tea Pot dome scandal

    A incident that took place in the united states over the running of naval oil reserves.
  • Eugene V. Debs

    Eugene V. Debs

    He was an American union leader.He was born on november 5th of 1855 and died on october 20th of 1926.He was a founder of the industrial workers of the world.
  • 18th Amendment

    18th Amendment

    Prohibits sale manufacturing but not consumption of alcohol.It was repealed due to protest and the people.
  • 16th Amendment

    16th Amendment

    The congress is allowed to take taxes from those who are required to pay them.
  • 17th amendment

    17th amendment

    The people elect the senators by popularity votes.The people are the ones in charge of who is in charge
  • Recall

    Recall

    The removing and giving back of someone or something that was bought or earned.