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This created more towns around the United States. It was also a cause for a lack of natural resources due to trees needing to be chopped down for space.
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Gave almost all of the land that the Indians owned to the US government. This caused great conflict between the US and the Native Americans.
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The belief that people in the US will get to have all of the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific. It was some sort of religious movement to get people to go west. This drove the US crazy for land.
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Having an affinity for the ideas and goals of natives of the US rather than immigrants. This led to people not wanting too many immigrants as they'd ruin the "American Way."
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It is a political party that isn't Republicans or Democrats. Two examples of these groups would be Libertarians and Greens.
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People were given a free 160 acres of land. They had to improve the living grounds there in 5 years time. This promoted people moving across the US to get that land for a very cheap price.
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This era starts after the Civil War and continues past the Reconstruction era. This era signaled a rapid growth in economy. Typically American workers were paid higher than European ones.
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This is the mass development of industries in any given country. Usually the economy begins to boom as soon as this begins. The value of money and amount of it typically grows.
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The general mass of people is populism. Where as the rich typically went for progressivism. One supports more of the upper-class, while the other defends the lower-classes.
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Positions in the government are given based on merit instead of affiliation. More jobs were needed for how large the US was getting, so more positions opened up with this.
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He led the American steel industry in the 19th century. He is considered one of the richest people to ever live.
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An early leader of Civil Rights movements. Also known as a feminist, journalist, socialist, and a newspaper editor. She led an anit-lynching crusade in the 1890s
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There was a bombing that occurred during a labor demonstration. Plenty of people were killed during this attack.
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Allowed for the president to survey the reservations natives lived on to check for valuable resources. If the land had some, they were asked to move, or forced out. This wasn't a successful act.
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She was a pioneer for American settlement and social workers. She is also considered a leader of women's suffrage. Founded one of the first settlements in the United States
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American social reformer. She was also a women's rights activist. Soon became a leading figure in abolition.
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He was one of the leaders of the Industrial Workers. He was the socialist candidate for the President of the United States five given times. Also a leader of the American Union.
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This was a mass immigration over to Alaska. The reason for this was the massive amounts of gold found over there.
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A political organization where a boss would command around the people underneath him. The boss typically received any sort of compensation that the ones beneath him got.
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Two of the three powers that the voters have during any given election. The last one is recall.
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An American orator and a politician from Nebraska. Considered a dominant force in the Democratic Party. Was a three time leader for the United States.
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The 26th president of the United States. He was a soldier, explorer, naturalist, and a statesmen. Said that limited government is obsolete with the rise of industrial capitalism.
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He was an American writer that wrote over hundreds of books. Famously created the book titled The Jungle. Won the Pulitzer Prize in 1943.
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A person who would typically try to instigate issues in the political aspects or business aspects of a country.
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Poisonous or misbranded food will no longer be able to be sold. Any sort of information on packaging can't be false. This led to a lot less sickness due to meats going bad, for instance.
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This allowed for a certain amount of a loan given out to foreigners upon entering our country.
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Congress can't put taxes on anything without the state's approval. They have the right to collect any taxes from the state's though.
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The senate is made up of two senators to represent each state, in order to keep a fair vote. They also get to run for a total of 6 years before another election. People who ran before can run once again,
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This introduce some form of economic stability in the US by having a central bank. This bank is in charge of monetary policies.
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This made it to where having alcoholic beverages produced was illegal. Though any alcohols meant for medical reasons were not included inside of this.
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This made it to where most of everyone was allowed to vote in the United States. It says that no matter your sex or gender, you will be able to vote within the United States. This was another success in pushing for equality.
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This is the basic right to vote in a political situation. This wasn't originally given to any coloured people, or females. Eventually it was resolved and it was a large step in equality for the US.
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Was completely for the Georgist economic reform. A leader in the civil rights movements. Fought many famous trials in the early 20th century.
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A bribery incident that took place in the US. The president authorized control of the reserves in one of the largest oil companies to a single man.
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The American Dream was to have a family and kids, and have a job that would be able to let your family live comfortably. Immigrants came over to American in order to try and achieve economical success themselves. This would solely depend on which country they came from too.
