US history 11.5

Homestead act

gave 160 acres of land in the west to anyone who would farm on it for five years

caused problems with the natives who were already living on it

Dawes act

Attempted to assimilate native Americans into mainstream culture “Americanize them”

Populist movement

Goal was to help struggling armers especially in regards to the abusive railroad companies

FREE COINAGE OF SILVER

Desired by farmers so they could pay their debts off cheaper

Industrial rev and immigration

Transcontinental railroad stretched across the U.S
railroads transported people and goods to the west

interstate commerce increased and it tied the nation together

Robber barons (Andrew Carnegie, Rockefeller)

Create monopolies and trusts in order to eliminate competition controlling entire markets and paying low wages to workers

Immigrants

New immigrants settling into industrial cities looking for jobs., Woman and children worked in factories for very low wages and horrible conditions

Laissez Faire

Government does not interfere with business, associated with social darwinism

Progressive movement

Reform seeking to return control of the gov to the people to restore economic opportunities

Muckrackers

A person who reported a corrupt politician and other problems in the cities and society.

Upton Sinclair-exposed the meat packing industry

ida tarbell- unfair practice in oil business

Jacob riis- exposed poverty by taking photos

Pure food and drug association

Stopped the sale of contaminated food

18th amendment

prohibition, not alcohol

19th amendment

Woman granted the right to vote