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Indian Wars
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Perry Expedition
A diplomatic trip to Japan to establish relations between the Japanese and the United States -
Homestead Act
Gave all US citizens a grant to 160 acres of land as long as they don't bear arms -
Pacific Railroads Act
Aided the construction of the railroads and telegraph lines from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean -
Alaska Purchase
The purchase of Alaska, by the US, sold from Russia -
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National Grange Movement
Encouraged families to band together to promote economic and political well-being of the community and agriculture -
Knights of Labor
An organization of skilled and unskilled workers who campaigned for better working conditions and shorter hours -
Social Gospel
A belief in combating injustice, suffering, and poverty in society -
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Jim Crow Laws
Laws set in place to segregate African Americans from basic public ammenities -
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Standard Oil Trust
Controlled almost all oil production, processing, marketing, and transportation in the United States -
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Social Darwinism
The idea that certain people in society become more successful because they are better -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Banned all Chinese immigration for 10 years -
Pendleton Act
Set in place a system for government employees to take an exam to qualify for their jobs rather than appointment from the President -
Wabash vrs. Illinois
Ruled that the states had no power to rule over the railroads for interstate shipments -
American Federation of Labor
Gave workers the right to bargain for wages, hours, and benefits -
Dawes Severalty Act
Encouraged Native American tribes to break up, and promoted them to assimilate into society -
Interstate Commerece Act
Addressed the problem of railroad monopolies by setting guidelines for how they could do business -
Hull House
A settlement founded by Jane Adams in Chicago, to help out immigrants assimilate into society -
Sherman Antitrust Act
Law passed by congress that prohibited trusts, monopolies, and cartels -
Gospel of Wealth
Claimed that wealthy Americans should be obligated to spend their money for the greater good of society -
Wounded Knee
A battle fought that resulted in the American Indian Movement seizing South Dakota -
Ghost Dance Movement
A religious dance performed by the Native Americans to contact spirits of their ancestors -
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Ashcan School
An artistic movement in America that portrayed scenes of daily NYC life often in the poorest neighborhoods -
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Carnegie Steel
The biggest steel monopoly in early American buisness -
Omaha Reform
Proposed a federal loan system so farmers could get the money they needed -
Homestead Strike
A violent strike the ensued between the guards hired by Pinkerton and workers, and 16 people were killed -
Panic of 1894
One of the most severe financial crises in United States history, due to bank failures and a decline in the stock market -
Turner Thesis
This theory believed that the availability of unsettled land throughout American history was the most important factor determining national development -
Pullman Strike
Pullman refused to meet with workers to listen to their requests about better wages and working conditions so all the workers walked off in protest -
Coxey's Army
An organized march to DC, by Jacob Coxey, to rally for federally supported road-building programs -
Plessy vrs. Ferguson
Upheld a Louisiana State Law that allowed for "equal but separate accommodations for white and colored races" -
Cross of Gold Speech
A speech tat argued for the US Treasury to make silver to be a part of the American economy