1st Semester Review USH

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Homestead Act

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Encouraged people to move west by offering free plots of land

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Manifest Destiny

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Idea that America was meant to go sea to sea

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What did the 13, 14, 15 amendments achieve?

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Ended slavery, established citizenship, established voting rights.

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Gilded Age

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Period of time where the gap between rich and poor was enormous

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Labor unions

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Groups meant to protect the rights of workers

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Populism

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Political movement for popular with farmers and working class

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Chinese Exclusion Act

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banned Chinese immigration to the United States

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Interstate Commerce Act

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Allowed Congress to regulate railroad rates

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Dust Bowl

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Severe storms that hit the middle of the country during the 1930s

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New Deal programs: CCC, AAA, TVA, - all meant to create jobs/relief for Americans in the 30s

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Programs meant to create jobs/relief for Americans in the 30s.