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13th Amendment
abolished slavery |
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14th Amendment
all people are citizens |
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1868
Equal Protection clause, due process |
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Transcontinental Railroad
Central and Union RR's connect |
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1869
connected west and east, transportation, commerce, expansion |
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15th Amendment
suffrage not limited by race, color, etc. |
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1870
allowed black people civil rights |
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Battle of Little Bighorn
Custer's last stand |
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1876
Peak of Plains Indians strength, went downhill from there |
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US v Reese
allowed poll taxes, literacy tests, grandfather clauses |
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1876
restricted civil rights for former slaves |
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If in interest of public good, then states can regulate prices reasonably |
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Chinese Exclusion Act
against Chinese immigration |
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1882
connection to today (Mexican immigration) |
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| American Federation of Labor |
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| Interstate Commerce Commission |
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Sherman Antitrust Act
dealt with trusts (monopolies) |
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1890
monopolies in restraint of trade are illegal |
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| Sherman Silver Purchase Act |
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| Pollack v Farmers' Loan and Trust Company |
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Plessy v Ferguson
Allowed for segregation |
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1896
"Separate but equal" is okay. |
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Spanish-American War
War between Spain and America |
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1898
first war of imperialism for America |
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| National Negro Business League |
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Roosevelt Corollary
extension of the Monroe Doctrine |
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1904
established the US as the policeman of the west |
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| Industrial Workers of the World |
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| The Jungle by Upton Sinclair |
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1913
authorized income taxes |
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1913
direct popular election of Senate |
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1913
created Federal Reserve system |
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National War Labor Board
Gov. and business working together for war effort |
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1918
Businesses not seen as the enemy anymore |
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Treaty of Versailles
treaty at end of WWI |
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1918
ended war, Germany takes blame |
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Palmer Raids
communism raids |
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1919
showed effect of the Red Scare |
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1919
Allowed 18th Amendment to be enforced |
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18th Amendment
Prohibition |
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1919
illegal to make, sell, transport alcohol |
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19th Amendment
Women's suffrage |
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1920
Women gaining power and rights |
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Teapot Dome Scandal
government selling of kickbacks to Teapot Dome |
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1923
example of gov. corruption |
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Scopes Monkey Trial
Scopes teaching evolution |
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1925
example of struggle between old generation and new generation |
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Schenk v. US
Gov. can limit speech if considered a threat. |
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1919
"Clear and present danger" |
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