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Wilmot proviso |
Meant that California and Utah, New Mexico would a free state forever. |
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Secession |
Formal withdraw of a state from the union |
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Compromise of 1850 |
This was hoped to settle all questions of controversy between the free and slaved states |
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Henry Clays compromise |
North: California would be a free state South: the fugitive slave law would be improved |
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Popular sovereignty |
The right for people to vote for their state to have slavery or no slavery. |
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Millard Fillmore |
Made it clear that he supported the compromise of 1850. Became president. |
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Frederick Douglass |
African American who was a human rights leader of the abolitionist movement. |
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Fugitive slave act |
Took away the sixth amendment for slaved which was slaves could not be held to a jury it could testify. Played a huge role on the compromise of 1850 |
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Harriet Tubman |
Was a conductor for the Underground Railroad helped 300 slaves. She became a speaker for abolition. |
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Kansas Nebraska act |
Became a law in 1854 allowed states from the 30 36 line of Kansas and Nebraska to decide if they wanted to be a slaved or free state |
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John Brown |
He led the bloody battle in the civil war called bleeding Kansas |
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Nativism |
The favoritism of native born Americans over immigrants |
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Republican Party |
Horace Greeley was the founder of the Republican Party opposed the Kansas Nebraska act |
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Dred Scott |
Was a slave who was taken north of the Missouri compromise line in 1834 |
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Abraham Lincoln |
Was a republican president did not want slavery and wanted to put a stop to it |
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Missouri compromise |
Made Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state but it 1854 it was repealed by the Kansas Nebraska Act |
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Ulysses S grant |
Was a great military commander for for the union |
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Robert E lee |
Johnston was wounded so the commander of the confederate army was passed onto this man |
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McClellan |
Ordered his men aggressively towards Lee and lost by A LOT was fired by Lincoln |
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Battle of Antietam |
The bloodiest single day battle in American history. 26,000 casualties |
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Battle of Gettysburg |
Three day battle which was the turning point of the civil war this battle showed that Lee would never posses a threat to the North |
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Battle of Chancellorsville |
The south defeated the north at this battle forced the union army to retreat (hooker was general of the union army) Stone Wall Jackson (confederate) was shot in the arm ended up dying |
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Battle of Vicksburg |
Led the confederate army to surrender due to starvation. Cut the confederate army |
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Gettysburg address |
Lincoln delivered this speech led the American people to say the United States are to the United States is |
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William Sherman |
Commander of the military division of Mississippi. This man Wold change the corse of the war along with grant. Both went after Lee and defeated him |
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Appomattox court house |
The terms were very generous. Grant let lees soldiers go home with all possessions and were allowed to keep their guns |
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13th amendment |
Slavery was DONE |
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Emancipation proclamation |
Stated that All persons held as slaves must be freed |
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Andrew Jonson |
Succeeded Abraham Lincoln as president supported abolition and was loyal to the union |
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Andrew Jonson |
Succeeded Abraham Lincoln as president supported abolition and was loyal to the union |
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Black Codes |
Restricted African Americans lives after the war Mississippi and South Carolina were the first to be enacted to black codes |
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Andrew Jonson |
Succeeded Abraham Lincoln as president supported abolition and was loyal to the union |
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Black Codes |
Restricted African Americans lives after the war Mississippi and South Carolina were the first to be enacted to black codes |
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14th amendment |
Made all persons born or naturalized in the United States citizens of the country |
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Fifteenth amendment |
No one can be kept from voting face, color etc. |
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Scalawags |
White southerners who joined the Republican Party |
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Scalawags |
White southerners who joined the Republican Party |
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Carpetbaggers |
Northerners who moved to the south |
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Scalawags |
White southerners who joined the Republican Party |
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Carpetbaggers |
Northerners who moved to the south |
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Hiram Revels |
The first African American senator |
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Scalawags |
White southerners who joined the Republican Party |
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Carpetbaggers |
Northerners who moved to the south |
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Hiram Revels |
The first African American senator |
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Share cropping |
Gave free African American or poor whited a few acres along with seed and tools. Durning harvest time each person would share half of their crop. |
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Compromise of 1877 |
The acceptance of this compromise meant the end of reconstruction in the south |
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Rutherford B. Hayes |
Governor of Ohio ran for president won the presidency against Tilden 1876 was a republican. Grant did not run a third term |
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Rutherford B. Hayes |
Governor of Ohio ran for president won the presidency against Tilden 1876 was a republican. Grant did not run a third term |
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Thaddeus Stevens |
Representative of Pennsylvania radicals wanted to Destroy the power of former slave owners and wanted African Americans to have suffrage and have all rights |
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Reconstruction |
Period in which during the US began to rebuild after the civil war lasting from 1865 to 1877 |
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Reconstruction |
Period in which during the US began to rebuild after the civil war lasting from 1865 to 1877 |
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Edwin Stanton |
Served as secretary of war under Lincoln durning the civil war he was also a lawyer |
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Reconstruction |
Period in which during the US began to rebuild after the civil war lasting from 1865 to 1877 |
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Edwin Stanton |
Served as secretary of war under Lincoln durning the civil war he was also a lawyer |
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Civil rights act of 1866 |
Over the veto of president Johnson stated that all people are citizens regarding race, color etc. |
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Horace Greeley |
Was a founder and editor of York Tribune amount the great newspaper of its time also lost to grant and was the founder of the Republican Party |
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Jim Crow laws |
Was a series of Anti black laws enforcing racial segregation. |
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Great Plains |
The grass land extending through the west central portion of the US |
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Dawes Act |
Aiming to "Americanize" the native Americans |
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Chisholm trail |
The major cattle route from San Antonio Texas through Oklahoma to Kansas |
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Battle of little big horn |
Federal troops led by lieutenant George cluster against Sioux and Chyanne warriors |
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Battle of little big horn |
Federal troops led by lieutenant George cluster against Sioux and Chyanne warriors |
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Sitting bull |
Leader of the Sioux tribe |
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Battle of little big horn |
Federal troops led by lieutenant George cluster against Sioux and Chyanne warriors bc the US found gold and ignore past testy agreements |
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Treaty of fort Laramie |
Sioux agreed to live on reservation along Missouri River |
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Battle of wounded knee |
Brought the Indian wars and an entire era to an end bc the seventh Calvary defeated the native Americans very bad bc they had arms and the Native Americans didn't |
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Assimilation |
A plan in which native Americans would give up their beliefs and say of life and become of white culture |
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Assimilation |
A plan in which native Americans would give up their beliefs and say of life and become of white culture |
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Oliver Hudson Kelly |
Started the patrons husbandry and organization for farmers that become popularly KNOW as the grange |
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Assimilation |
A plan in which native Americans would give up their beliefs and say of life and become of white culture |
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Oliver Hudson Kelly |
Started the patrons husbandry and organization for farmers that become popularly KNOW as the grange |
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William McKinley |
1896 campaigned as the Republican nominee And president liked the gold standard |
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William Jennings Brayan |
Liked gold and silver together was a democratic nominee but lost to McKinley |
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Bimetallism |
Government could give citizens gold or silver in exchange for paper currency or checks. |
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Populism |
The movement in which people were born with the founding of populist or the people party |
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Populist party |
Omaha Nebraska demanded reforms to lift the burden of debt from farmers and other workers to give people a greater voice in government |
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Alexander bell |
Invented the telephone |
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Alexander bell |
Invented the telephone |
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Thomas Edison |
Changed electricity completely and made it better safer and less expensive became available in homes and numerous machines |
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Alexander bell |
Invented the telephone |
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Thomas Edison |
Changed electricity completely and made it better safer and less expensive became available in homes and numerous machines |
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Electricity |
Made urban travel cheaper Outward spread of cites Ran machines Changed business PRINTING PROCESS
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Transcontinental railroad |
Spanning of the nation in 1869 30,000 miles of track and expanded by six times |
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Transcontinental railroad |
Spanning of the nation in 1869 30,000 miles of track and expanded by six times |
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Time zones |
Four of these Standard Eastern Central Mountain |
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Trust |
Separates that runs trust funds business together and causes monopolies Rockefeller oil company is an example of this |
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Trust |
Separates that runs trust funds business together and causes monopolies Rockefeller oil company is an example of this |
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Sherman anti trust act |
Made it illegal to form a trust that interfered with free trade between states or with counties |
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Trust |
Separates that runs trust funds business together and causes monopolies Rockefeller oil company is an example of this |
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Sherman anti trust act |
Made it illegal to form a trust that interfered with free trade between states or with counties |
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John Rockefeller |
Joined competing company in trust agreements (monopolies) ran one large company. Used a trust to run total control of the oil company in America |
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Trust |
Separates that runs trust funds business together and causes monopolies Rockefeller oil company is an example of this |
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Sherman anti trust act |
Made it illegal to form a trust that interfered with free trade between states or with counties |
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John Rockefeller |
Joined competing company in trust agreements (monopolies) ran one large company. Used a trust to run total control of the oil company in America |
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Andrew Carnegie |
Come to this country in 1848 became private secretary for local superintendent of the PA railroad. RAN A HUGE STEEL BUSINESS trusted it with Rockefeller |
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Eugene V. Debs |
Attempted to form industrial union the American railway union wanted higher wages and skilled workers |
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Eugene V. Debs |
Attempted to form industrial union the American railway union wanted higher wages and skilled workers |
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Patronage |
Giving government jobs to people who had helped a candidate get elected |
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Angle island |
Harder to get into European immigrants came through here east through west through San Francisco Bay |
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Ellis island |
Easier for immigrants to get through New York harbor |
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Ellis island |
Was harder for immigrants to get through (20%) new YOUR harbor |
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Gentlemen's agreement |
Japanese gov to limit emigration of unskilled workers to the US in exchange for repeal of the segregation order |
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Americanization movement |
Was designed to assimilate people of wide ranging cultures into the dominate culture |
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John Adams |
One of the most influential members of the social gospel movement |
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Social gospel movement |
Preached salvation through service to the poor |
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Political machine |
Organized group that controlled of a political party in a city. This offered services to voters and business in exchange for political or financial support |
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Graft |
Illegal use of political influence for personal gain example helping a person find work on something and build it more than the actual cost political machine also accepted bribes |
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Louis Sullivan |
Designed a ten story wainwright building in saint Louis. He built skyscrapers |
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Frederick law olmsted |
Landscape architect for urban parks |
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Mark twain |
Novelist and humorist he made a novel called "literature and all the bosh" when he declared his independence |
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Mark twain |
Novelist and humorist he made a novel called "literature and all the bosh" when he declared his independence |
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George Eastman |
Developed a series of more convenient alternatives to heavy glass plate previously used in photography. Photographers could use flexible film |
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Mark twain |
Novelist and humorist he made a novel called "literature and all the bosh" when he declared his independence |
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George Eastman |
Developed a series of more convenient alternatives to heavy glass plate previously used in photography. Photographers could use flexible film |
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W.E.B Du Bois |
First African American to revive a doctrine form Harvard he strongly disagreed with Washingtons gradual approach to African American rights. Founded the Niagara movement |
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Mark twain |
Novelist and humorist he made a novel called "literature and all the bosh" when he declared his independence |
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George Eastman |
Developed a series of more convenient alternatives to heavy glass plate previously used in photography. Photographers could use flexible film |
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W.E.B Du Bois |
First African American to revive a doctrine form Harvard he strongly disagreed with Washingtons gradual approach to African American rights. Founded the Niagara movement |
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Niagara movement |
Insisted that blacks should seek liberal arts education so that African American community would have well educated leaders |
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Mark twain |
Novelist and humorist he made a novel called "literature and all the bosh" when he declared his independence |
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George Eastman |
Developed a series of more convenient alternatives to heavy glass plate previously used in photography. Photographers could use flexible film |
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W.E.B Du Bois |
First African American to revive a doctrine form Harvard he strongly disagreed with Washingtons gradual approach to African American rights. Founded the Niagara movement |
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Niagara movement |
Insisted that blacks should seek liberal arts education so that African American community would have well educated leaders |
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Booker T Washington |
African America educator beloved that racism would end once blacks acquired useful labor skills and proved economic value to society. Wanted a gradual approach. |
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Plessy V. Ferguson |
The Supreme Court ruled the separation of races in public places was legal and did not violate the 14th amendment "separate but equal" |
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Plessy V. Ferguson |
The Supreme Court ruled the separation of races in public places was legal and did not violate the 14th amendment "separate but equal" |
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William Randolph Hearst |
Purchased the New York morning journal in 1895 already owned the San Francisco examiner he wanted to out due Pulitzer by filling the journal with exaggerated tales |
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Poll tax |
An animal tax that had to be paid before qualifying to vote. Blacks were to poor to pay poll tax |
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Poll tax |
An animal tax that had to be paid before qualifying to vote. Blacks were to poor to pay poll tax |
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Grandfather clause |
If white voters failed the literacy test or could not afford poll tax this was added to the constitution. If his grandfather or father was eligible to vote before January 1,1967 |
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Poll tax |
An animal tax that had to be paid before qualifying to vote. Blacks were to poor to pay poll tax |
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Grandfather clause |
If white voters failed the literacy test or could not afford poll tax this was added to the constitution. If his grandfather or father was eligible to vote before January 1,1967 |
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Literacy test |
A test that was taken that if you passed you had the right to vote. |
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Poll tax |
An animal tax that had to be paid before qualifying to vote. Blacks were to poor to pay poll tax |
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Grandfather clause |
If white voters failed the literacy test or could not afford poll tax this was added to the constitution. If his grandfather or father was eligible to vote before January 1,1967 |
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Literacy test |
A test that was taken that if you passed you had the right to vote. |
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Progressivism movement |
Aimed to restore economic opportunity and correct injustices in American life |
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Poll tax |
An animal tax that had to be paid before qualifying to vote. Blacks were to poor to pay poll tax |
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Grandfather clause |
If white voters failed the literacy test or could not afford poll tax this was added to the constitution. If his grandfather or father was eligible to vote before January 1,1967 |
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Literacy test |
A test that was taken that if you passed you had the right to vote. |
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Progressivism movement |
Aimed to restore economic opportunity and correct injustices in American life |
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Progressivism |
Protecting social welfare Promoting moral improvement Creating economic reform Fostering efficiency |
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Poll tax |
An animal tax that had to be paid before qualifying to vote. Blacks were to poor to pay poll tax |
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Grandfather clause |
If white voters failed the literacy test or could not afford poll tax this was added to the constitution. If his grandfather or father was eligible to vote before January 1,1967 |
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Literacy test |
A test that was taken that if you passed you had the right to vote. |
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Progressivism movement |
Aimed to restore economic opportunity and correct injustices in American life |
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Progressivism |
Protecting social welfare Promoting moral improvement Creating economic reform Fostering efficiency |
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Muckraker |
Journalist who wrote about the country corrupt side of business and public life in mass circulation in magazines during the 20th century |
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Poll tax |
An animal tax that had to be paid before qualifying to vote. Blacks were to poor to pay poll tax |
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Grandfather clause |
If white voters failed the literacy test or could not afford poll tax this was added to the constitution. If his grandfather or father was eligible to vote before January 1,1967 |
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Literacy test |
A test that was taken that if you passed you had the right to vote. |
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Progressivism movement |
Aimed to restore economic opportunity and correct injustices in American life |
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Progressivism |
Protecting social welfare Promoting moral improvement Creating economic reform Fostering efficiency |
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Muckraker |
Journalist who wrote about the country corrupt side of business and public life in mass circulation in magazines during the 20th century |
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Uptown Sinclair |
Began research in novel 1904. Wrote the jungle exposing the meat packing industry |
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Poll tax |
An animal tax that had to be paid before qualifying to vote. Blacks were to poor to pay poll tax |
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Grandfather clause |
If white voters failed the literacy test or could not afford poll tax this was added to the constitution. If his grandfather or father was eligible to vote before January 1,1967 |
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Literacy test |
A test that was taken that if you passed you had the right to vote. |
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Progressivism movement |
Aimed to restore economic opportunity and correct injustices in American life |
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Progressivism |
Protecting social welfare Promoting moral improvement Creating economic reform Fostering efficiency |
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Muckraker |
Journalist who wrote about the country corrupt side of business and public life in mass circulation in magazines during the 20th century |
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Uptown Sinclair |
Began research in novel 1904. Wrote the jungle exposing the meat packing industry |
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Florence Kelly |
Became a advocate for improving the life of woman and children. Chief inspector of factories. Helped woman's working hours |
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Poll tax |
An animal tax that had to be paid before qualifying to vote. Blacks were to poor to pay poll tax |
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Grandfather clause |
If white voters failed the literacy test or could not afford poll tax this was added to the constitution. If his grandfather or father was eligible to vote before January 1,1967 |
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Literacy test |
A test that was taken that if you passed you had the right to vote. |
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Progressivism movement |
Aimed to restore economic opportunity and correct injustices in American life |
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Progressivism |
Protecting social welfare Promoting moral improvement Creating economic reform Fostering efficiency |
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Muckraker |
Journalist who wrote about the country corrupt side of business and public life in mass circulation in magazines during the 20th century |
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Uptown Sinclair |
Began research in novel 1904. Wrote the jungle exposing the meat packing industry |
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Florence Kelly |
Became a advocate for improving the life of woman and children. Chief inspector of factories. Helped woman's working hours |
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Square deal |
Term used to describe various progressive reforms sponsored by Roosevelt administration. Roosevelt wanted common people to get this. |
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Poll tax |
An animal tax that had to be paid before qualifying to vote. Blacks were to poor to pay poll tax |
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William Taft |
Republican got Roosevelt's approval and support ran for president. Eventually he ran against Roosevelt and they were enemies ran against democrat William Jennings Bryan |
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Woodrow Wilson |
Candidate from New Jersey he was a democrat supported small business endorsed progressivism wanted to reduce tariffs WON PRESIDENCY due to the Republican Party being split |
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Federal reserve system |
Wilsons must enduring achievement this system serves as the basis of the nations banking system 12 areas of federal banks (1913) |
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Federal trade commission |
"Watch dog agency" put a end to unfair buissness 400 companies were caught EX: monopolies |
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Initiative |
A bill organized by the people rather than the lawmakers on the ballot. The voters instead of legislatures accepted or rejected the initiative. |
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Referendum |
A vote on the initiative |
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Pure food and drug act |
Halted the sale of contaminated foods and medicines and called for the truth of labeling |
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Conservation |
Some meat areas of wilderness Meat would be preserved while others would be developed for the common good |
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NACW |
1896 merging two earlier organizations national associations of colored woman. Josephine Ruffin identified the movement of African American education. Managed nurseries, kindergartens and reading rooms |
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NAACP national association for the advancement of colored people |
1914 organization of 6000 members wanted full equality to all races but progressivism did little to advocate this movement along with Roosevelt |
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Grandfather clause |
If white voters failed the literacy test or could not afford poll tax this was added to the constitution. If his grandfather or father was eligible to vote before January 1,1967 |
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Suffrage |
Woman's right to vote |
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Alice Paul |
American feminist, advocate for suffrage and woman's right activist supported the 19 amendment which does not allow sex discrimination In the right to vote main leader in campaigns for suffrage |
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Imperialism |
When countries expand their economic political control over weaker territories |
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American imperialism |
•Desire for military strength •Thirst for new markets •Belief in cultural superiority |
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Four factors that fueled war |
•nationalism •imperialism •militarism •system of alliances |
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George Dewey |
Gave command to open fire on Spanish fleet at Manila the Philippine capital. In hours his men destroyed the Spanish ship. He allowed U.S troops to land in the Philippines. |
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Leonard Wood |
Led the rough riders a volunteer Calvary with Roosevelt |
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Treaty of Paris |
A armistice a cease fire agreement on august 12 ended the war. America and Spain met in Paris to sign. Spanish freed Cuba and turned over Guam. Spain sold the Philippines to the US for 20 million |
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Open door policy |
John Hay issued this letter that addressed leaders of imperialist nations proposing that nations share trading rights |
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Panama Canal |
Greatest water way ships passed through. US Bought this for 40 million. US had permission from Colombia who ruled the "pathway". Eventually the US bought it completely for 10 million and 250,000 as a Annual rent. |
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Literacy test |
A test that was taken that if you passed you had the right to vote. |
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Roosevelt Corollary |
December 1904 this message was added to the Monroe doctrine said the US would use force to protect economic interests in Latin America. |
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Progressivism movement |
Aimed to restore economic opportunity and correct injustices in American life |
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Progressivism |
Protecting social welfare Promoting moral improvement Creating economic reform Fostering efficiency |
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Muckraker |
Journalist who wrote about the country corrupt side of business and public life in mass circulation in magazines during the 20th century |
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Uptown Sinclair |
Began research in novel 1904. Wrote the jungle exposing the meat packing industry |
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Florence Kelly |
Became a advocate for improving the life of woman and children. Chief inspector of factories. Helped woman's working hours |
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Square deal |
Term used to describe various progressive reforms sponsored by Roosevelt administration. Roosevelt wanted common people to get this. |
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Theodore Roosevelt |
Was president when McKinley died. Invited Sinclair (author of the jungle) to the White House |
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Archduke Ferdinand |
Visited the Bosnian capital Sarajevo and was shot and killed by Princip |
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Archduke Ferdinand |
Visited the Bosnian capital Sarajevo and was shot and killed by Princip |
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Allies |
First known as triple entente France, Britain, Russia |
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Archduke Ferdinand |
Visited the Bosnian capital Sarajevo and was shot and killed by Princip |
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Allies |
First known as triple entente France, Britain, Russia |
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Central powers |
Germany, Australia-Hungary Mostly middle eastern |
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Archduke Ferdinand |
Visited the Bosnian capital Sarajevo and was shot and killed by Princip |
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Allies |
First known as triple entente France, Britain, Russia |
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Central powers |
Germany, Australia-Hungary Mostly middle eastern |
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Selective service act |
1917 required men to be drafted in the army randomly almost 2 million soldiers made it to Europe |
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Archduke Ferdinand |
Visited the Bosnian capital Sarajevo and was shot and killed by Princip |
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Allies |
First known as triple entente France, Britain, Russia |
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Central powers |
Germany, Australia-Hungary Mostly middle eastern |
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Selective service act |
1917 required men to be drafted in the army randomly almost 2 million soldiers made it to Europe |
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Zimmerman note |
Telegraph from the minister (German) proposed alliance with MEXICO Germany would help Mexico after the war |
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League of Nations |
Would provide a forum with nations to discuss and settle their grievances without having to restore war |
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War Bonds |
Are what people bought to pay for the war effort |
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Habeus corrpus |
When people would be thrown in jail without the right to have a trial |
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Gettingsburg address |
The world will never know what we say here but they will know what we did here |
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Exodusters |
Former slaves who moved out to the west to take advantage of the land were KNOW as |
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Pullman town |
Name of the company and town that was setup to House its workers and control all activities |
