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Populism & Progessivism
Progressivism is academic in nature and seems to be more upper-class and it was supported by the elite and rich individuals. Populism is a down-up movement, which suggests more involvement of the masses with regard to the procurement of ideas and also with important decision-making. -
Third Parties Politics
Third parties are any party other than the two major ones (Republican and Democratic). Third parties had lots of roles in US politics. They can introduce new ideas, spoil the election, and keep the major parties honest. One of the first party's to hold a convention to nominate candidates was the Anti-Masonic Party in 1828. -
Indian Removal
The Indian Removal Act authorized the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within state borders. Some tribes accepted the offer and went peacefully but many others refused and bloody fights happened. -
Manifest Destiny
The Manifest Destiny was a belief that occurred during the 19th century that the expansion of the US was destined to stretch from coast to coast. Many people moved west believing it is what God wanted them to do. This huge migration caused many wars and native american removal. -
Urbanization
Urbanization is the process by which rural communities grow to form cities. Urbanization was huge during the late 18th and early 19th century due to the Industrial Revolution. Many other influences were mass migrations, immigrants from Europe, etc. -
Homestead Act
The Homestead Act encourage western migration by providing settlers 160 acres worth of public land. In exchange, homesteaders paid a small filing fee and were required to complete five years of continuous residence before receiving ownership of the land. This act was signed by Abraham Lincoln. -
Susan B. Anthony
Susan Anthony was an american's social reformer and women's right activist who played a major role in woman's suffrage movement. She partnered with Elizabeth Stanton and lead the National American Woman Suffrage Association. -
The Gilded Age
The Gilded Age was called that by Mark Twain in the late 19th century, by that he meant that the period was glittering on the surface but corrupt underneath. Many view this era as modern America's formative period, when an agrarian society of small producers were transformed into an urban society dominated by industrial corporations. -
Industrialization
The US saw a huge industrial growth in the late 1800's and continuously grew even through the Civil War. The industrial growth had big effects on the US. Many cities saw rapid growth in population and they grew by leaps and bounds. -
Civi Service Reform
The Civil Service Reform Act is an 1883 federal law that created the US Civil Service Commission. Also, it states that positions within the federal government should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political affiliation. -
Haymarket Riot
The Haymaker Riot took place on May 08, 1886, when a labor protest rally near Chicago's Haymarket Square turned into a riot after someone threw a bomb at the police. At least eight people died due the violence of the riot. It was viewed a setback for the organized labor movement in America. -
Dawes Act
The Dawes Act gave the president to survey American Indian tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual indians. It was an attempt to assimilate Native Indians into Americans. -
Jane Addams
Jane Addams, aka "The Mother of Social Work", was a pioneer, social worker, women's suffrage activist, and way more. In 1889, she opened up one of america's first settlements, Hull House. -
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie, arguably one of the richest during the 19th century. He owned Carnie Steel Corporation in 1889 and made his fortune off that company. He sold it on 1901. -
Ida B. Wells
Ida B. Wells was an African-American journalist and activist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890's. She bought a first class ticket for a train but was told to move to the cart for the African-Americans. She sued the railroad and won a $500 settlement but was later overturned by the Tennessee Supreme Court which started her career as an activist. -
Eugene V. Debs
Eugene V. Debs was an american union leader, one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World. Debs organized the American Railway Union, which waged a strike against the Pullman Company of Chicago in 1894. -
Klondike Gold Rush
The Klondike Gold Rush was a huge migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of the Yukon in north western Canada between 1896-1899. Skookum Jim Mason, Dawson Charlie and George Washington Carmack were the reason for the migration when they screamed "Gold!" several times when they spotted gold near the Klondike River. -
William Jennings Bryan
William Bryan became a Nebraska congressmen in 1890. In 1896, he starred at the Democratic convention with his Cross of Gold speech that favored silver. He ran for president but lost to William McKinley. -
Initiative & Referendum
Initiative and referendum are two powers to enable the voters, by petition, to repeal a legislation or to remove an elected official from office. The first state to adopt the initiative was South Dakota in 1898. -
Political Machines
Political Machine is a political organization in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters and businesses who receive rewards for their efforts. -
Nativism
Nativism is the policy that protects the interest of native born people against those of immigrants. During President Theodore Roosevelt's term, the rise of nativism occurred. The rise of nativism was due to people disliking immigrants and feared the growing levels of immigration. -
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th president of the US and served from September 14, 1901-March 04, 1909. He was known as the "trust buster" for his efforts to break up industrial combinations under the Sherman Antitrust Act. He was an outstanding person, he got shot while giving a speech and still continued to give the speech and also he was a huge lover of nature. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was meant to prevent the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded or poisonous or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors. It was signed by President Theodore Roosevelt and was a key piece of Progressive Era legislation. -
Muckraker
Muckrakers was a term used mostly during the Progressive Era to define an american journalist who attacks established institutions and leaders as corrupt. Most of them usually had very large audiences in magazines. On April 14, 1906, president Theodore Roosevelt gave a speech using that word. -
Immigration & the American Dream
The American Dream was simple: It was an idea that promises success to all who reside and work hard in the land of the free and home of the brave. Being an immigrant in America was very hard because the white americans were superior and believe they were the best race. Either be a white american or pay the price. -
Dollar Diplomacy
Dollar diplomacy was a form of American foreign policy to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries. It was most popular through President William Howard Taft's Term. -
16th Amendments
The 16th amendment states that the government shall have the power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source. -
Federal Reserve Act
The Federal Reserve Act established the Federal Reserve System as the central bank of the United States to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system. The congress has the power to amend the act. -
17th Amendment
The 17th Amendment states that each state shall have 2 senators that'll serve for 6 years and will come up with one vote. Senators would be elected by state legislatures. -
18th Amendment
The 18th amendment is the only amendment to be repealed from the constitution. This amendment banned the sale and drinking of alcohol in the US and took place in 1919, also it failed. -
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment states that every citizen shall have the right to vote and will not denied because of sex. Basically, this amendment gave women the right to vote. -
Suffrage
Suffrage is the right to vote in political elections. Mostly women was facing lack of suffrage due to their sex. Women fought for around 100 years to finally gain the right to vote, which occurred in 1920 on election day. The 19th amendment gave that right to women. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome Scandal was a bribery incident that took place from 1921-1922 during the administration of President Warren G. Harding. The scandal involved ornery oil tycoons, poker playing politicians, illegal liquor sales, a murder suicide, a womanizing president and a bagful of bribery cash delivered on the sly. -
Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow was an american lawyer and a leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union. He is highly recognized for saving many people from capital punishment and was aimed to protect everyone with the law. One of his most famous cases was State of Tennessee v. Scopes. -
Upton Sinclair
Upton Sinclair was a successful author and wrote nearly 100 books. He was widely recognized during the 20th century and in 1943 he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
