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What two people identified values crucial to America’s success as a constitutional republic?
St. John de Crevecoer & Alexis de Tocqueville
Freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion is what amendment?
the first amendment
The United States has what kind of economic system
free enterprise system
What act provided free land to settlers
Homestead Act
Who was involved in the steel industry heavily?
Andrew Carnegie
What was added to the U.S. Constitution primarily to protect individual liberties?
The Bill of Rights
What acts were efforts of the federal government to regulate the aspects of business?
The Interstate Commerce Act (1887) and Sherman Antitrust Act (1890)
What helped try to assimilate Native American Indians into mainstream American culture
The Dawes Act
Who believed populism was an important characteristic of American society?
Alexis de Tocquevilla
What two labor unions helped to organize workers to demand better working conditions from employers?
The knights of labor and American Federation of labor
What is the impacted on separation of church and state on the American way of life?
it helped promote religious freedom
What act would the Nativists in California most likely support in the 1880s
passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act
Who was known to have a standard oil company?
John D. Rochefeller
During the 50 year period of 1850 -1900 the population increased from 23 to
Which two amendments helped with the development of the Civil Rights movements?
The 14th and 15th amendment
Who helped immigrants find jobs and handed out other favors?
political bosses
Who showed how to organize large scale production as well as how to use profits in philanthropic activities?
Andrew Carnegie
What limitation did the Bill of Rights establish on the government?
government officials cannot enter a home and search it,only if the owners give them permission or they have a valid search warrant.
What is profit?
The left over money after all expenses are paid
What does the word urbanization mean
the movement of people for the countryside to towns and cities.