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| Mining region in Idaho. Was plagued by miners riots in 1890. |
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| Founded by Debs in 1894. Initiated Pullman's Strike because of wage cuts. Pres. Cleaveland issued an injunction to end the strike, which didn't work, so troops were sent in to end the strike. |
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| A progressive analyst who used knowledge of American history to reform a city's government. |
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| Lawyer who defended Oregon law in Muller v. Oregon. Won the case and wend on to be an associate supreme court justice. |
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| Wrote "Solidarity Forever", a song that induced workers to join the IWW union for their own protection. |
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| Justified the power of large businesses by saying it was survival of the fittest. |
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| Founded American Railway Union. Led a nonviolent strike of all railroad workers in sympathy to the pullman's strike. |
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| Black leader of the early 1900s |
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| The belief that a country should increase its territory. |
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| Late 1800s; when people made themselves rich through business. |
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| Government Boarding Schools |
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| Schools that native american children were sent to in an attempt to destroy native culture and make natives move off land. |
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| Government Boarding Schools |
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| Schools that native american children were sent to in an attempt to destroy native culture and make natives move off land. |
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| Progressive from National Consumers League |
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| Progressive from National Consumers League |
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| Started American Federation of Labor |
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| Farmers concentrated in the south and the Great Plains. Banded together to gain agricultural collges and to regulate freight rates. |
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| Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company |
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| The first major super market chain. |
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| A bomb was thrown during a protest which started a riot. 7 of 8 leaders were put to death for future protests and this event helped employers to defeat the call for an 8 hour work day. |
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| Big Bill; William Haywood |
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| Organized IWW union in 1905. |
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| To settle land, such as territory in the west. |
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| Merging competing companies into one company. |
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| When a business would try to compete in all aspects of the industry (drilling oil, barreling oil, shipping oil, etc.) |
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| An economic system of manufacturing as opposed to agriculture. |
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| Allowed citizens to introduce a bill to a legislature. |
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| A court order to end a protest. |
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| Secretary of NCL who fought against child labor through boycotts. |
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| Tailor's union in Phillidelphia. Let in people from all fields. Proposed same pay for men and women and the 8 hour work day. |
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| Became governor of Wisonsin and reformed politics to take power from the bosses and give it to the people. |
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| America's belief that it was a god given right to expand from the atlantic to the pacific. |
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| Was assassinated, so TR became president. |
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| When two or more companies join into one larger company. |
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| Controlled steel industry and had an estimated worth of $22 billion. |
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| Fought against supreme court over overworking his employees. Was found guilty. |
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| When consumers can purchase products on a national level. Made possible by refrigeration (regrigerated train car). |
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| When a small group controlled the politics of an area. Usually kept control to make a profit. |
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| Said no Europeans could have territory in North America. |
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| Called for reforms to benifit the lower class and remove power from teh minority. Generally rural people. |
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| An election to decide on candidates that the people directly participate in. Removed power from political bosses. |
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| The ability of the people to remove an elected official from office during their term. |
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| The people vote on whether or not something becomes a law. |
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| Progressive president. Square deal, White Fleet, Pure Food and Drug Act, breaking trusts, natural conservation. |
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| Tried to teach women about how to prevent pregnancy, but was arrested because the info was considered illegal in New York. |
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| Secretary of State who threatened France for breaking the Monroe doctrine, which caused them to leave North America. |
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| Socialist progressive who wrote "The Jungle", which was about the horrible conditions in the meat packing industry. |
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| President after TR. Not a go getter like Roosevelt, but he did prosecute more trusts than Roosevelt. |
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| Triangle Shirtwaist Factory |
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| Factory where a fire killed almost 150 workers because the boss locked the doors so the workers couldn't leave the job. |
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| Satirical writer of the 1800's who gave the late 1800's the name "The Gilded Age". |
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| Workers who band together to use strength in numbers to improve conditions. |
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| The process of more rural areas becoming cities. |
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| Started Tuskegee Institute for blacks to get an education similar to college. |
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| Progressive writer who's articles tried to end lynchings. |
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| Western Federation of Miners |
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| Union in Coeur d'Alene that had two strikes ended by federal troops. Often fought with non-union members. |
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| President who took office because of divides in the Republican Party. Reduced tariffs, set up Federal Reserve Bank, and passed the Clayton Act. |
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| Led WCTU in a campaign for prohibition. |
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