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Principles of
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Growth
Social
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Reformers
The principle that
each branch of
government had
its own
responsibilities &
limitations
What is
Separation of
Powers?
The belief that the
authority for
government flows
from the people to
their
representatives
What is
Popular
Sovereignty?
The idea that
each branch of
government
exercises some
control over the
others
What is
Checks &
Balances?
The belief that
power should be
divided between the
national & state
governments to limit
central power
What is
Federalism?
The idea that voters
hold the power, but
that they elect
representatives to
exercise that power
for them
What is
Republicanism?
Monopolies, pools &
trusts were formed in
the late 1800s in an
attempt to DECREASE
this
What is
competition?
Low wages & a
decline in working
conditions led to the
formation of these
What are labor
unions?
During the late
1800s & early
1900s, most US
immigrants came
from what 2
countries
Where are
Italy &
Ireland?
New factory job
openings & a
decrease in the need
for farm workers led
to an increase in
this trend
What is
Urbanization?
Farmers during the
Populist Era
complained of the
rates being charged
by these & wanted
the US government
to regulate them
What were
Railroads?
She was an
st
organizer & the 1
president of the
National Women’s
Suffrage
Association
Who was
Susan B.
Anthony?
This was an
expression used to
describe a corrupt
city government
known for collecting
graft & buying votes
What is a
Political
Machine?
These 2 immigrant
groups faced serious
discrimination &
played a large role in
the building of the
Transcontinental
Railroad
Who were the
Chinese &
the Irish?
This turn of the
century civil rights
leader helped found
the NAACP
Who was
W.E.B.
DuBois?
One Gilded Age
problem that
contributed to low
wages & poor school
attendance was the
absence of any laws
regulating this
What is
Child Labor?
This reformer
publicized life in the
tenements by taking
pictures of slum life
& publishing them in
newspapers
Who was
Jacob Riis?
This muckraker’s
expose of the meat
packing industry
eventually led to the
Pure Food & Drug
Act of 1906
Who is
Upton
Sinclair?
This reformers work
with immigrants
included teaching
English classes &
advocating for higher
wages & less child
labor
Who is Jane
Addams?
Her expose of the
Standard Oil Trust
was an attempt to
destroy Rockefeller
& end his business
practices
Who is Ida
Tarbell?
This American
reformer worked to
end lynchings as well
as advocate for the
rights of women &
minorities
Who is
Ida B. Wells?
This Reconstruction
Era amendment
defined US
Citizenship & sought
to ensure equal rights
th
14
What is the
Amendment?
This power was
given to the US
government by
th
the 16
Amendment
What is the
power to collect
income tax?
This amendment
made the
production,
distribution &
consumption of
alcohol illegal
th
18
What is the
Amendment?
This gave women the
right to vote in
national elections
What is the
th
19
Amendment?
This Progressive
Era reform called
for the direct
election of US
Senators
What is the
th
17
Amendment?
These 2 major
inventions of the
1800s
revolutionized how
we communicate
over long distances
What were
telephone &
telegraph?
Household
appliances of all
types were
invented after this
became available
What is
Electricity?
This type of legislation
was designed to break
up the monopolies &
was led by several
politicians including
Teddy Roosevelt
What were
Anti-trust
laws?
This law was designed
& advocated for by
nativists in the 1880s
to advance their
beliefs
What is the
Chinese
Exclusion Act
of 1882?
This corrupt politician
was exposed as a
crook by cartoonist
Thomas Nast &
eventually went to
prison for embezzling
millions from NYC
Who was
William
“Boss”
Tweed?
The Gilded Age
This man is given
credit by most as the
person responsible
for characterizing &
naming the “Gilded
Age”
Who is
Samuel Clemons
(aka Mark Twain)?