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Tuskegee Institute

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Founded by Booker T Washington 1881 historically black university Taught black men trade crafts in construction, agriculture, livestock work, cabinet making, etc still exists today

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Written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1892) early feminist literature Start of feminist movement

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Legal doctrine states that upon marriage, women's legal rights and possessions belonged to husband

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``` 1835 - 1919 Scottish/American Industrialist Philanthropist of his time founded Carnegie Steel Company Founded numerous organizations that bear his namesake ```

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``` 1839 - 1937 American Industrialist/philanthropist dominated oil industry first business trust Founded Standard Oil Co. ```

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``` Founded George Pullman 1867 Luxury Train Car Company Chicago Sight of Pullman car strike ```

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1896 required racial segregation in public facilities "separate but equal" Supreme Court Case

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1887 authorized president to survey indian land and divide it into allotments for individual indians on reservations "Five Civilized Tribes"

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1868 AND 1851 guaranteed lakota ownership of black hills Indian Reservation treaty Closed reservation land to all white people

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1856 - 1932 AKA Jack Wilson founded ghost dance movement 1890 (tail end of Indian wars) "medicine man" Freaked white people out Praying for return of buffalo and for the white man to leave

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During Gilded Age | "spoils system"

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process of hiring government based on their ability to perform job opposite of spoils system Skills, worthiness to posses job

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1854 - 1877 not formally organized leader Thaddeus Stevens

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september, 1864 US civil war eliminated food and supplies vital to the south's military operations William Tecumseh Sherman's "March To The Sea" is an example

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Laws in US, after civil war. 1866 limited human and civil rights of blacks Varied state to state

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ability of states to rule their own administrative area

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1895 agreement between black leaders and southern white leaders blacks would work weekly and submit to white political rule. Written by Booker T Washington

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July 4, 1892 | Political party, part of Populist (People's Party"

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Southern whites supporting reconstruction and the republican party post civil war 1867

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``` Late 1865- 1870s white supremacy, white nationalism, terrorism targeted freed blacks and supporters Nathan Bedford forest founder Connected to Democratic Party in south ```

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1868 - 1963 black man sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Co-Founder NAACP Niagara Movement leader. opposed Atlanta Compromise Protested lynchings and jim crow laws

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Formed 1909 W.E.B. DuBois co-counder Origins in Niagara movement ensure political, educations, social, and economic equality for blacks

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1890 religious movement that incorporated numerous native american beliefs Jack Wilson (Wovoka)

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Republican political activist Supported grover cleveland in 1884 election Helped get Grover Cleveland elected

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Faction of Republican party end 19th century Led by Roscoe Conkling pitted against "half breeds"

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William M Tweed 1823 - 1878 Boss of Tammany Hall Major political influence in new york

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Founded by William Tweed (boss tweed) center for democratic-republican party built 1830 controlled many elections in NYC

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Virus Diarrhea and vomiting get it by drinking dirty water contaminated with shit First reportable disease in US

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1831 - 1881 20th president (last 200 days) energized US naval power appointed several prominent blacks to federal positions Assassinated in 1881 by Charles J Guiteau Shot in train station

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``` 1841 - 1882 Assassinated President James Garfield Executed by hanging Preacher, writer, lawyer Driven by belief patronage system. Crazy. Thought new as entitled to a foreign position in Austria ```

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1823 - 1899 intrumental in american federal civil service reform lawyer member of the first US civil service commission

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1883 federal law stipulated that government job employees should be appointed by merit Prevents positions from being appointed as a result of political reasons

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1887 regulated railroad industry, specifically its monopolistic ways Prevented price fixing regulated private industry

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belief by many americans that the US was bound to expand across the continent (west) Provided the tone to westward expansion Late 1800s

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1824 - 1893 American tycoon, industrialist, robber baron Founder Stanford University Gov of California 1861 President Central Pacific Railroad Intertwined politics and the private sector

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incorporated 1862, under act of congress "Pacific Railroad Act of 1862" One of the two rail line that connected the west and east coast of USA

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gave applicant (at no cost) farmland 1862 gave people land to farm on

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Allowed for the creation of land grant colleges 1862 Iowa was the first to accept the terms of the act Allowed for state colleges today Agriculture and engineering stressed

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Where the transcontinental railroad met 1869 Where the Union Pacific Railroad and Central Pacific Railroad met

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1868, For Laramie Treaty prevented whites from settling that area Home to first national monument "Devils Tower"

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``` 1809 - 1865 16th president assassinated 1865 Led country through civil war ranked as of the the 3 greatest us presidents ```

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``` 1820 - 1891 Soldier Started "scorched earth" policies during civil war Served under Grant Captured Atlanta involved in Indian Wars ```

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passed:1864. proposed reconstruction of south after civil war Pocket veto by Lincoln

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occurred during civil war named after major general william tecumsah sherman method of destroying souther rail lines by heating them until they were red, and then would bend then around trees to make them unusable

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passed 1865 key agency during reconstruction aided former slaves via legal, food, and housing, oversight, education, health care, Disbanded by Ulysses s Grant

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Ordered during Civil War in 1865 by William Tecumsah Sherman confiscated 400,000 acres along atlantic coast of SC, georgia, and florida was to be settled by 18,000 freed slave families and other blacks "40 acres and a mule"

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1808 - 1875 17th president democrat

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1792 - 1868 Republican leader, powerful member of house of representatives wrote much financial legislation for civil war known as "dictator" of congress

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1865 - 1877 A person from the north, who went to the south the help with reconstruction process Often used on those from the north that traveled south for money

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800,000 people attended Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia Showcased products and new technologies. encouraged trade with latin america Presided over by President Grover Cleveland "Atlanta Compromise Speech" given here by booker t washington

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Speech given at the Cotton States and International exposition in 1895. Given by prominent black man Booker t washington laid foundation for agreement between black leaders and southern white leaders. Southern blacks would submit to white political rule, southern whites guaranteed blacks would receive basic education

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Standard oil

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``` 1890s New freedom for women Don't have right to vote yet Feminist movements beginning Idea of what women could/should be Women should have some independence ```