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Born into slavery, later became a leading African American of the 19th century, founded Tuskegee normal and industrial institute, and the national negro business league.
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Was a civil rights activist, leader, etc.
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State and local laws that legalized racial segregation.
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Founded by Booker Washington, first institution of higher learning for African Americans.
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Prohibited all immigrated of Chinese laborers, signed by president Chester A. Arthur.
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Granted congress power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and several states, and to regulate railroads.
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Built to provide social and educational opportunities for working class people.
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First federal act that outlawed monopolistic practices.
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Supreme court upheld the constitutionality of the separate but equal doctrine, Homer Plessy refused to sit in the black people part of a train car.
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McKinley was shot and killed 6 months into his second term, was shot by an anarchist Leon Czolgosz.
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Miners went on strike for higher wages, shorter workdays, and recognition of their union (united mine workers of America)
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Book written to expose the standard oil companies, written by Ida Tarbell, was a form of muckraking.
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Led by DuBois, called for full political, civil and social rights for blacks.
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Written by Upton Sinclair, novel portrays the harsh conditions and exploited lives of immigrants in the US, takes place in Chicago.
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Law provided legal protection of cultural and natural resources on federal lands.
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Signed by Roosevelt, prohibits interstate commerce in misbranded and adulterated foods, drinks, and drugs.
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Signed by Roosevelt, ensured livestock to be processed and slaughtered under sanitary conditions, prohibited sale of adulterated or misbranded livestock.
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Court upheld an Oregon law to limit the hours a female could work.
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Taft wins 51.6% of the popular vote, gave republicans their fourth straight presidential election victory.
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Secure political, education, social and economic equality of all people, help eliminate race based discrimination.
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Goal was to help blacks migrants assimilate into urban life.
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Fire spread throughout Triangle Waist company, was a jumpstart for a movement for safer working conditions.
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Wilson won by a landslide, carrying 40 states, replaced Taft.
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Congress has power to lay and collect taxes.
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Promote international trade, lowered import duties, levied the first federal income tax.
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Roosevelt's domestic program, had 3 major goals, conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection.
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Signed (reluctantly) by Taft, happened hours before Woodrow Wilson took office, provided a department solely focused on workers.
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Senate gets 2 senators from each state, and each senator will have 1 vote, and are in the senate for 6 years.
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Established federal reserve banks, and to establish a more effective managing of banking in the US.
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During ww1 opposing forces would fight each other in opposite trenches.
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Protects consumers, stops unfair deceptive or fraudulent practices.
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Defines unethical business practices, (ex. Monopolies and price fixing), upholds rights of labour.
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Goal was to protect consumers and promote competition.
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Tells a story of American history in the 1860s, blacks are portrayed as brutish, lazy, and dangerous.
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Sunk by German subs, caused Americans to support the war against Germany.
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Germany sent the communication to Mexico to try and form an alliance, brought America into the war.
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Wilson asked congress for war against Germany, 4 days later congress voted for it.
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Act to punish espionage and other forms of interference with the US.
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Outlining Wilsons vision for ending ww1 to congress, also to prevent such a thing from happening again.
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Allowed congress to enforce child labour laws.
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Permitted the deportation, imprisonment or fining of anyone writing something against the government.
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End of WW1, also known as veterans day.
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Banned alcohol, in all its forms.
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Worked out a peace treaty to officially end WW1.
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Senate rejected the treaty, Wilson failed to take senators objections into consideration.
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Wilson suffers a stroke and is incapacitated for the remainder of his presidency.
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Organization of nations to help prevent future wars and keep peace, it failed due to having no actual power.
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Journalists during the progressive era, exposed established institutions, and corrupt leaders.
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Founded by ex-confederate officers, wanted black suppression and slavery back.
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Women are now allowed to vote.
