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Progressive Era Flashcards

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Mugwumps

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Politicians who pushed for Civil Reform Acts, acts that stopped people from being hired just for who they knew.

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Muckrakers

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Group of journalists who analyzed society and shone light on negative things.

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Ida Tarbell

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Author of “History of Standard Oil”

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“History of Standard Oil”

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Book written by Ida Tarbell that shone light on the practices done by Standard Oil to maintain a monopoly.

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Upton Sinclair

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Author of “The Jungle”

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“The Jungle”

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Book written by Upton Sinclair that shone light on the meatpacking industry.

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Jacob Riis

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Author of “How the Other Half Lives”

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“How the Other Half Lives”

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Book written by Jacob Riis that shone light on slum conditions in Manhatten.

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Henry Demarest Lloyd

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Author of “Wealth Against Commonwealth”

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“Wealth Against Commonwealth”

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Book written by Henry Demarest Lloyd that shone light on monopolies.

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“McClure’s”

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Popular magazine that published articles written by muckrakers.

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Lincoln Steffens

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Author of “Shame of the Cities”

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“Shame of the Cities”

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Book written by Lincoln Steffens that shone light on how people would get immigrants the right to vote, made them vote a specific candidate, and got favors from the candidates.

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Galveston, TX

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Barrier island that was hit by a hurricane in 1900. Over 8000 people died. The hurricane showed how the government of Galveston, TX was unable to do anything about disasters.

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Non-Partisan Commission

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New system of government in Galveston, TX. Has a non-partisan committee that meets 1-2 times a week. The commissioners are loyal to the people, not a party. Spread across the nation.

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City Manager Plan

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Plan where a hired city manager, (typically a businessman or an engineer), runs the city on a day to day basis. Started in Galveston, TX but spread across the nation.

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Initiatives

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Allowed reformers to make laws that bypass an unresponsive legislature and gave the vote directly to the voters.

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Referendums

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Allowed voters to accept or reject actions taken by an unresponsive legislature.

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Volstead Act

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Act that became the 18th amendment.

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18th Amendment

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Prohibited the consumption, manufacturing, sale, or distribution of alcohol.

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Women’s Suffrage Movement

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Movement that pushed for women’s rights.

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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Started the women’s suffrage movement. Married to an abolitionist.

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Seneca Falls

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Hosted Women’s Rights Conventions.

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Declaration of Sentiments

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Document created by the Women’s Rights Conventions that said what the attendees wanted.

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The Ninth Resolution

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Said it is women’s duty to fight for their rights.

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James Gordon Bennett

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Writer for the “New York Herald”

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“New York Herald”

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Magazine that denounced the women’s suffrage movement. Backfired as it brought more attention/support to the issue.

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Lucretia Mott

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Met Elizabeth Cady Stanton at an anti-slavery convention, one of the founders of the women’s suffrage movement. Also was a Quaker preacher.

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Martha C. Wright

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Lucretia Mott’s sister, lived in Waterloo New York. One of the founders of women’s suffrage.

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Jane Hunt

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One of the founders of women’s suffrage.

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Mary Ann McClintock

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One of the founders of women’s suffrage.

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Frederick Douglass

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Former slave who supported the women’s suffrage movement.

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“The North Star”

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Newspaper written by Frederick Douglass, supported women’s suffrage.

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Susan B. Anthony

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Met Elizabeth Cady Stanton and then joined the women’s suffrage movement.

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Charlotte Woodward

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Only signer of the Seneca Falls Declaration to live long enough to cast a ballot in 1920.

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Anna Howard Shaw

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Boston social worker who helped grow the National American Woman Suffrage Association.

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Carrie Chapman Catt

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Journalist from Iowa who helped grow the National American Woman Suffrage Association.

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National American Woman Suffrage Association

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Grew from 13,000 members in 1893 to over 2 million in 1917. This growth was due to leaders of the association promoting suffrage in a safer, less threatening way.

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19th Amendment

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Passed in 1920, gave women the right to vote.

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Theodore Roosevelt

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President who used his power to break up trusts and monopolies.

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“Trust Buster”

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Nickname given to Teddy Roosevelt due to him breaking up trusts using the law.

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Sherman Anti-Trust Act

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Used by Teddy Roosevelt to break up Northern Securities Co.

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Northern Securities Co. v. U. S., 1904

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Case in which Teddy Roosevelt had the government use the Sherman Anti-Trust Act to break up Northern Securities Co. Justices voted in favor of the government in a vote of 5-4.

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James J. Hill

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One of the owners of Northern Securities Co.

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Ed Harriman

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One of the owners of Northern Securities Co.

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John D. Rockefeller

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One of the owners of Northern Securities Co.

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J. P. Morgan

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One of the owners of Northern Securities Co.

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Woodrow Wilson

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Governor of New Jersey, used his position to stop trusts in his state, “the mother of all trusts.”

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Hiram Johnson

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California Governor who promoted reforms to limit the political power of Jay Gould.

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Charles Evans Hughes

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Governor of New York who pushed for a commission to regulate public utilities.

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Robert M. Lafollette

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The most celebrated state reformer, turned Wisconsin into a “laboratory of progressivism.”

He:
-Won approval for Initiatives and Referendums.
-Regulated railroads/utilities
-Passed laws to regulate the workplace and provide worker’s comp
-Doubled state levies on railroads/other special interests.

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