His Mid-Term

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Reconstruction

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after civil war (1865-77), which the confederate states were controlled by federal government and social legislation; included rights for African Americans

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10% Plan

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once 10% of a confederate state voters swore an oath, then they could be readmitted into the Union.

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Wade-Davis Bill

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(1864) complete abolition of slavery, 50% of voters must swear an oath.

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Freedmen's Burea

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(1865) helps former slaves and poor whites after civil war.

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Andrew Johnson

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president after Lincoln who wanted to pardon the southern states if they took an oath, removed troops, southern states pay off debt

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13th Amendment

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abolished slavery

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14th Amendment

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(1868) anyone born or naturalized in the U.S. is a citizen

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Military Reconstruction Act

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(1867) divided the 10 southern states into 5 military districts

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15th Amendment

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prohibits the federal and state governments from a citizen the right to vote based on the citizens "race, color, or previous condition of servitude".

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Black Codes

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(1865-1866) restricted blacks from certain rights. Jim Crow is an example which segregated everything.

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Johnson v. M'Intosh

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(1823) private citizens could not buy land from Native Americans.

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Ulysses S. Grant

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politically incompetent; he elected officials who were corrupt which lost him a second term, but he did get the 15th amendment ratified and established a National Park Service.

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Dawes Severalty Act

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(1887) tried to turn Indians away from their barbaric behavior and culture and turn them into American citizens.

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Wars of Peace Policy

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(1870s-90s)

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Ft Laramie Treaty

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(1868) a treaty between the United States and the Lakota people giving them ownership of the Black Hills

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Crazy Horse & Sitting Bull

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(1877) a chief and leading warrior who lead indians in the Battle of Little Bighorn against Custer and his 7th calvary

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General George Custer

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leader of United States army (7th calvary) against the indians in the infamous Battle of Little Bighorn.

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Wovoka

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invented the ghost dance movement to scare of the white men.

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Massacre at Wounded Knee

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(1890) the Sioux indians were killed.

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Homestead Act

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(1862) congress made public lands in the West available to settlers without payment (about 160 acres) to be turned into working farms.

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Morrill Act

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(1862) establish institutions in each state which would educate people in basic needs; Abraham Lincoln signed it.

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Pacific Railroad Act

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gave railroad owners money an land along the railroad that they built.

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Exodusters

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black southerners who migrated West

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2nd Industrial Revolution

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late 19th/early 20th century (steel, oil& gas, electricity)

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John D. Rockefeller

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standard oil tycoon

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Interstate Commerse Commision

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(1887) regulate the railroad industry and mostly regulate big railroad monopolies.

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Sherman Anti-Trust Act

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(1890) made monopolies on products and services illegal.

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Andrew Carnegie

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steel tycoon

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J.P. Morgan

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banker, financier, philanthropist

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The Great Carnival in Chicago in 1893

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celebrated the 400th anniversary of

Christopher Columbus' arrival in America.

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Women's Trade Union League

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working class women, professional women, and wealthy and prominent women. better wages, hours, and working conditions.

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Eugene Debs

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5 time socialist candidate who worked for labor movements.

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17th Amendement

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(1913) direct election of U.S. Senators by popular vote.

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Teddy Roosevelt

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"Big Stick Policy", Rough Rider Regiment, big trust buster, he loved to be involved in foreign affairs.

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Bureau of Corporations

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Teddy Roosevelt got congress to pass this, which made an investigatory agency that could investigate business practices.

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Newlands Reclamation Act

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(1902) created irrigation projects for states out West with little water.

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William Howard Taft

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chief justice and president, he was a poor politician so he got little done; he did not like stretching his powers

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16th Amendment

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(1913) gives congress the right to impose income tax without apportioning it among the states

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Federal Child Bureau

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President Taft (1912) provides safety and supportive systems for children

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Woodrow Wilson

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lead the United States in WWI and made the League of Nations possible;wanted the world to be safe for democracy.

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Federal Reserve System

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(1913) economic stability through Central Bank (in charge monetary policy) also gave federal banks the right to print money to ensure economic stability.

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Federal Trade Commission

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(1913) investigates businesses that are scamming or being unfair and have monopolistic practices also responsible for reviewing mergers.

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Clayton Anti-Trust Act

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(1914) provides further clarification and substance to Sherman anti-trust act. Tried to prohibit certain actions that lead to anti-competitions.

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Samuel "Golden Rule" Jones

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worked very hard on getting equality of all men and tried to make life as easy as possible for the people of Toledo (cheap streetcar fare, paid vacations, etc.).

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National Child Labor Committee

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(1904) they work for the safety and encouragement of education for children. They try to improve the lives of children.

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Anti-Saloon League

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(1893) began in Ohio, leading organization for prohibition.

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War Industries Board

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(1917) coordinated war materials. encouraged companies to mass-produce to increase efficiency and limit waste by standardizing products.

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Liberty Bonds

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during WWI the government pressured Americans to buy these bonds to support the war efforts. they also had interest so you would make your money back.

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4 minute men

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during the four minute break men would give speeches that were on topics that they were given by the CPI.

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Espionage, Sabotage, and Sedition Acts

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(late 1917& early 1918) government laws that made it illegal to talk badly about the war and made it illegal to be spying on the government.

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American Protective League

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private citizens who went undercover to find German sympathizers and to try to counteract them.

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14 Points

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Woodrow Wilson negotiated fourteen points that would guarantee peace.

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Treaty of Versailles

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(1919) ended the war between Germany and the Allied Powers.

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Installment Plan

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paying for items in fixed amounts (the ford T car)

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Warren G. Harding

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(1920) 29th president

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Calvin Collidge

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(1923) 30th president

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Herbert Hoover

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(1928) 31st president