Vocabulary
– term used to describe early a twentieth century journalist who worked to expose corruption and abuses in politics and society
muckraker
-Attracted European immigrants to settle the Great Plains
-270 million acres were claimed by settlers
-Settlers had to successfully farm the land
Homestead Act (1862)
This person wrote 'The Jungle'.
This hands off economic policy led to the growth of monopolies
laissez-faire
This amendment prohibited the sale, manufacture and distribution of alcohol.
18th Amendment
This means to adopt the culture of a nation or group.
assimilation
a law passed in 1887 that broke up tribal lands into individual plots:
Dawes Act
– a powerful industrialist in the Gilded Age whose companies
-manufactured steel and built railroads; authored “The Gospel of Wealth” article which
-promoted philanthropic actions such as the building of libraries and schools
Andrew Carnegie
Legislation passed in response to the publication of 'The Jungle'
The Pure Food And Drug Act (1906)
This amendment granted citizenship to African Americans after the Civil War.
14th Amendment
this is a policy advocating for the protection of the native population at the expense of immigrants
nativism
– first law outlawing trusts. Set the foundation for later legislation regulating monopolies and price collusion
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
-co-founder of Hull House which helped new immigrant women with job skills, educational, and artistic programs to become successful and productive citizens, facilitated assimilation of immigrants
Jane Addams
Amendment passed in response to the failures of the 18th Amendment.
21st Amendment
This amendment created a national income tax
16th Amendment
a political procedure used to remove elected officials from office prior to the end of their term
recall
This was the first major law restricting immigration to the United States. It was enacted in response to economic fears, especially on the West Coast, where native-born Americans attributed unemployment and declining wages to Chinese workers, whom they also viewed as racially inferior.
The Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)
Muckraker who exposed the practice of lynching
Ida B Wells
-established in 1890s; comprised of poor farmers from the south; generally opposed to banks, railroads and upper class
Populist Party
This amendment gave African American MEN the right to vote.
15th Amendment
– political procedure where voters can propose a legislative measure directly for a popular vote
initiative
– first federal law regulating business; resulted in the creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) as the first independent federal agency; the agency was initially charged with monitoring railroad pricing; the ICC’s regulatory authority was later expanded to include other businesses, such as oil companies, shipping on inland waterways, and trucking; the agency was abolished in 1995, yet served as a model for other federal level agencies
Interstate Commerce Act
Which president was responsible for helping to create the National Parks System?
Theodore Roosevelt
Name two labor laws that were created as a result of poor working conditions during the Gilded Age
-Child labor laws
-8 hour work day
This amendment called for the direct election of senators.
17th Amendment