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The Elkins Act is a 1903 United States federal law that amended the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, allowing the Interstate Commerce Commission to impose heavy fines on railroads for offering rebates.

A newspaper cartoonist who produced satirical cartoons and invented Uncle Sam and the political party symbols of the elephant and donkey.

The Hepburn Act, enacted in 1906, regulated the maximum charge that railroads could impose on shipping goods.

<p>He was most notable for being the 'boss' of Tammany Hall, a Democratic Party political machine in New York City.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It guaranteed independence for the newly created Republic of Panama.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It was a treaty that allowed the U.S. to build a canal in Panama without British involvement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It was an agreement between the U.S. and Great Britain stating that neither would seek exclusive rights to a canal across the Isthmus of Panama.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It asserted that the U.S. has the right to protect its economic interests in South and Central America by using military force.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Messages sent by Secretary of State John Hay in 1899 to international powers asking them not to interfere with U.S. trading rights in China.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Legislation that restricted Cuba's sovereignty and gave the U.S. the right to intervene in Cuban affairs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It declared that the U.S. had no desire for control in Cuba and pledged to leave the island alone.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It aimed to create an organization of cooperation between the U.S. and Latin American countries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It required the U.S. Treasury to buy a certain amount of silver and put it into circulation as silver dollars.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An act that required the Treasury to buy 4.5 million ounces of silver monthly and pay miners in notes redeemable in gold or silver.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A 1890 tariff that raised protective tariff levels by nearly 50%, making them the highest tariffs in U.S. history.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They aimed to fix maximum rates for freight shipments.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Supreme Court upheld state restrictions on the working hours of women due to health concerns.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It was the first federal action against monopolies, signed into law by Harrison.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An 1886 Supreme Court case that ruled individual states could not regulate interstate commerce.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It authorized federal funds from public land sales for irrigation and land development projects.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It reversed previous Indian policy by guaranteeing religious freedom and tribal self-government.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It was a newspaper published by Ida B. Wells.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The argument by Frederick Jackson Turner that the frontier experience made American society more democratic.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It was the major long drive route from Texas to Abilene, Kansas, for driving cattle to railroads.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It refers to the vast arid territory that included the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A movement by reform-minded Protestant ministers aimed at introducing religious ethics into industrial relations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A group of American Naturalist painters formed in 1907 who depicted everyday life in realistic detail.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sensationalist and exaggerated media reporting that is sometimes false.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It was a letter from the Spanish ambassador criticizing President McKinley and contributed to the Spanish-American War.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They objected to the annexation of the Philippines and the establishment of an American empire.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is a utopian novel by Edward Bellamy about a man who wakes up in a future, discovering a new social order.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The 1906 work by Upton Sinclair revealed abuses in the meat-packing industry, leading to the Meat Inspection Act.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Workers went on strike over wage cuts, leading to a refusal to use Pullman cars, resulting in federal intervention.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A violent strike against the Carnegie Steel Company in response to wage cuts, ultimately put down by the state militia.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A riot in Chicago involving workers protesting police brutality, which became infamous after a bomb killed police officers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A gold and silver mine discovered in Nevada in 1859.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To call for a return to traditional Native American ways of life and challenge white dominance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Written contracts between employers and employees agreeing not to join a union.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A program that emphasized business competition and small government while promoting social justice objectives.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An organization created by nativists that campaigned for laws to restrict immigration in 1887.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A private detective agency known for infiltrating labor unions and providing security during labor unrest.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It aimed to provide social and educational support for farmers and their families.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An impassioned address by William Jennings Bryan at the 1896 Democratic Convention opposing the 'gold bugs'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Also known as the Progressive Party, founded by Theodore Roosevelt for the 1912 election.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An association of skilled workers that focused on job security and wages.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A group of unemployed workers led by Jacob Coxey who marched on Washington in 1893 to demand government relief.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An event where American soldiers killed a large group of Lakota Sioux after they left their reservation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The first effort to create a national union, which was open to various workers but struggled due to weak leadership.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The South American countries of Argentina, Brazil, and Chile that mediated a dispute between Mexico and the United States in 1914.</p> Signup and view all the answers