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Allowed the government to collect income tax. Other taxes would be divided to the states.
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Stated that the production, consumption, and the vending of alcohol is illegal. This was later discounted by the 21st Amendment on 1933.
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Enacted that state senators will be elected by state legislators. Therefore, senators will be elected by popular vote.
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These were political party that was lead by one person or a small group of people. They gain the support of people and corps to maintain its power, money, and standing. They often are used to help citizens like the poor.
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Buildings where people stayed to live. Often they were the poor and/or immigrants labor workers who don’t get paid much. Because of how many people lived there, it was a source for disease spread.
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Women’s Rights Activist. Founded the National Woman Suffrage Association with Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
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An industrialist who gained fortune with the steel industry with his company, Carnegie Steel Company. A strike took place at his homestead leading to the 10 dead as a fight between the Union and Pinkertons broke out.
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The Americans who believe they are natives although they were originally immigrants. These Nativist would band together and fight to limit the rights of the true Native Americans and other immigrants.
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People who used ruthless ways to get rich. These people were often corrupt politician and businessmen like Carnegie.
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Invented the first telephone. And he founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company.
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He was a social reformer and a muckraker. He took photographs in the night of tenement houses and the people inside of them. He is known for “How the Other Half Lived”.
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An American labor union leader and was pushing for solid wages for workers. He was the first and longest serving president of the American Federation of Labor.
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Organized the American Railway Union, which waged a strike against the Pullman Company of Chicago. The strike failed and lead to the arrest of many included Debs’ himself.
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The first process of mass production in steel. This made steel inexpensive because their was more then enough to meet the demands..
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Was one of the first “Labor Lawyers” who defended Civil Right Unions. Is a leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union.
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The 26th president of the United States. Urged the expansion of the US’s power. He enforced the Monroe Doctrine and the Roosevelt Corollary to take control of the Panama Canal.
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Campaigned for peace, prohibition and suffrage, and increasingly criticized the teaching of evolution. Know for his Cross of Gold speech.
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An actavice that devoted her life into taking care of the poor. This included buying a mansion (Hull House) for them to live in and providing other helps (like nurseries) for them.
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A Civil Rights Activist. Led an anti-lynching crusade through journalism
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The Gilded Era consisted of corruption, rapid economic growth, and labor unions/strikes. Industries were forced to make many changes to help their workers.
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A religious movement enforced by ministers to help, economically, the working forces. Work they was Jesus had to endure.
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Labor Unions and workers band together and petitioned their workplace by not working. Most notable: Great Railroad Strike 1877, Homestead Strike 1892, and Pullman Strike 1894.
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Published a book called The Jungle which exposed the revolting conditions of meat-packing. This inspired the Meat Inspection Act which improved the conditions.
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Groups of people who advocated for better working conditions of labor workers. The most popular being Knights of Labor, American Federation of Labor, and Industrial Workers of the World.
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A strike-turned-riot when someone threw a bomb killing 8 people. This was to gain 8-hour work days. Because 8 radicals were arrested (even without concrete evidence) the rally was considered a setback for the labor rights.
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Similar to the Sherman Antitrust Act, this prevented monopolization specifically for the railroad industry. They also said fares should be reasonable and just.
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Act enforced by the federal government of prevent monopolization. Regulates competition between companies.
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People who seek to create social and political change. The Populism Party were mostly lower-class white people in the south whilst the Progressivisms were mostly journalist in the north.
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When a magnitude of people immigrated to Yukon to prospect for gold. The people who got rich weren't the Prospectors, but the store keepers.
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The power of the people. Granted citizens to opposed laws and create ideas for others.
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These are reformers who deliver their message through journalism. These people wrote for the Newspaper that was called the Yellow Paper.
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Federal Act that enforces that all adverts/ vending of foods or drugs should be labeled appropriately and aren’t tampered with. It also make sure foods and drugs are sold and marketed for their intended purpose.
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When the US used its finances to demonstrate power like shipping across the earth. They did this to show off their influence on other countries by the boisterous act.
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Established the first national bank called the Federal Reserve System. This helped the government by providing he citizens with a stable and reliable financial system.
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areas that benefited lower-class communities. These included nurseries/daycares, an educational system, and other benefits.
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Gave women the right to vote. More specifically, they could not be denied or restricted.
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Albert Bacon Fall, a member of the US Cabinet, secretly leased federal oil reserves. First cabinet member to be arrested.
