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This woman ran a settlement house that helped immigrants.
Who is Jane Addams?
This president signed the NAFTA bill into law.
Who was Bill Clinton?
The Whig Party formed in response to this
Who is Andrew Jackson/the Jacksonians?
Upston Sinclair's novel "The Jungle" exposed this and led to this legislation.
What is the Meatpacking Industry and Pure Food and Drug Act/Meat Inspection Act?
This activist advocated for a nonviolent approach to the Civil Rights Movement.
Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?
This woman was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives.
Who was Jeannette Rankin?
This president signed the Social Security Act into law
Who was Franklin Roosevelt?
Despite their many progressive stances, the Progressive party failed to advocate for this
What is racial equality?
His political cartoons popularized the Democratic donkey Republican party's elephant. He also exposed political machine Boss Tweed.
Who was Thomas Nast?
This activist wrote "Common Sense", which inspired support for the American Revolution
Who was Thomas Paine?
This woman was an investigative journalist that exposed lynching's across the country.
Who was Ida B. Wells?
This president passed the Pendelton Civil Service Reform Act in response to the spoils system.
Who was Chester A. Arthur?
The Free Soil's party stance on slavery
What is a compromise between pro-slavery and abolitionists, but did not want slavery to expand westward.
Wrote "How the Other Half Lives" documenting poor living conditions in New York City.
Who was Jacob Riis?
Prominent abolitionist and women's rights activist. Escaped slavery in Maryland and had several prominent writings advocating for the abolition of slavery.
Who was Frederick Douglass?
This woman challenged church authority in Massachusetts and was later exiled from the colony.
Who is Anne Hutchinson?
This president was accused of making a "corrupt bargain" to win the presidency in 1824
Who was John Quincy Adams?
Party started by Andrew Jackson
What is the Democratic Party?
This robber baron was instrumental in the steel industry and believed in the Gospel of Wealth toward the end of his life.
Who was Andrew Carnegie?
These Civil Rights activists had opposite approaches: one wanted to "get out of the way" and focus on self improvement while the other demanded immediate action.
Who are Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois?
This woman organized the Seneca Falls Convention.
Who was Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
This president was the first to ask Congress for a declaration of war.
Who was James Madison? (the War of 1812)
The party that took much of the momentum behind the Populist party
What is the Democratic party?
Democratic nominee backed by the Populist party in the 1896 presidential election.
Who is William Jennings Bryan?
This activist exposed Standard Oil's mistreatment of workers and monopolistic practices.
Who was Ida Tarbell?