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Susan B. Anthony
She was a social reformer. She had a very big part in women's suffrage. She was president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. -
Monroe Doctrine
It was a US policy. They warned European Nations to stop colonizing America. They said if they did anyway, it would be viewed as hostile. -
Indian Removal
It was a US policy. Native Americans were forcibly removed from their homelands. They had to move west of the Mississippi River. -
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Andrew Carnegie
He was a Scottish American industrialist. He helped build the steel industry. He was a philanthropist. -
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Nativism
It was a US political policy. People that were born in America were favored. Immigrants were not. -
Manifest Destiny
Americans thought they should go west. They thought it was their God-given right. They thought it was inevitable. -
Bessemer Process
It was a steel-making process. It was inexpensive. It was invented by Sir Henry Bessemer. -
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Eugene V. Debs
He was a socialist presidential candidate. He was very active in the labor movement. He created the American Railway Union. -
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Clarence Darrow
He was a lawyer. He defended criminals. He was a member of the American Civil Liberties Union. -
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Theodore Roosevelt
He was the 26th president of America. He was the leader of the Rough Riders. He established 5 national parks. -
Political Machines
They are either one boss or a small group of people. They maintain political control of a city, county, or state. They do this by obtaining a lot of votes. -
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William Jennings Bryan
He was a congressman. He gave "Cross of Gold" speech. He ran for president, buy he kept losing. -
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Jane Addams
She founded the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. She co-founded the Hull House. She was a peace activist, an advocate for immigrants and the poor, and a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. -
Homestead Act
It was signed by president Abraham Lincoln. It encouraged people to move west. It gave them 160 acres, but they had to pay a small fee and live there for 5 years before it belonged to them. -
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Ida B. Wells
She was a journalist. She led an anti-lynching crusade. She was a suffragist. -
Urbanization
People stop living in rural areas. They move to urban areas. Cities get larger. -
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The Gilded Age
The term was made by Mark Twain. He meant that the period was glittery at first glance. He said that underneath it was corrupt. -
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Industrialization
The economy shifted. People went from agriculture to manufacturing. People moved from rural areas to urban. -
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Robber Barons
It was a term applied to businessmen. They used unethical methods to get rich. They had a large political influence. -
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Social Gospel
It was a religious social-reform movement. They wanted to make industrialized society better through biblical principles. Principles such as charity and justice. -
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Upton Sinclair
He was a well known writer, mostly about social protest. He wrote The Jungle. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
It was signed by President Chester A. Arthur. It prevented Chinese people to immigrate to America. It was the first large act of its kind. -
Haymarket Riot
It started as a labor protest for an 8hr work day. It became a riot when someone threw a bomb at the police. At least 8 people died. -
Dawes Act
It was signed by president Grover Cleveland. It divided Indian reservations into sections for individual Indians. This made the Indians even more upset than they already were. -
Populism & Progressivism
Regular people hold the power. Progress is important. Advancements in science, technology, economic development, and social organization are essential. -
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Yellow Journalism
It was a style of newspaper reporting. It used exaggeration. It used eye-catching titles instead of facts. -
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Klondike Gold Rush
It was a migration of sorts. 100,000 prospectors moved. They went to Canada to look for gold. -
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Initiative, Referendum, Recall
People can propose new laws. Laws passed by legislature can be showed to citizens for approval. People can vote to have someone removed from office. -
Muckraker
Someone who seeks to expose corruption. Someone who publishes scandals. It mostly has to do with politics. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
It prevented the manufacture, sale, or transportation of tampered or poisonous foods. It also applied to drugs and alcohol. It was made to protect the people. -
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Dollar Diplomacy
America uses money to extend its international influence. It was created by president William Howard Taft and Secretary of State Philander C. Knox. It mainly took place in Latin America, the Caribbean and the Far East. -
16th Amendment
Congress can make taxes and collect money from people. It doesn't matter where the money is from, as long as it's "income". It doesn't share the money with the states. -
17th Amendment
It allowed members of the Senate to be voted for. Every state voted on 2 representatives each. That makes 100 members of the Senate. -
Federal Reserve Act
It was made to establish a form of economic stability. It introduced the Central Bank. It would be in charge of monetary policy. -
18th Amendment
It banned alcohol. It started prohibition. It made people very unhappy. -
19th Amendment
Women get a new right. They can vote now. It's a big deal. -
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Teapot Dome Scandal
President Harding transferred supervision of the naval oil-reserve lands from the navy to the Department of the Interior. The Secretary of the interior, Albert Bacon Fall, secretly granted exclusive rights of the Teapot Dome reserves to the Mammoth Oil Company. They were found out and charged shortly later. -
Immigration & the American Dream
People from other countries move to America. In America, you can do anything. You can become something from nothing.
