U.S History Vocabulary
by Martin Rojas
Spoils System
He is pushing the heads down of the people he has fired and doesn't need anymore.
He has his hat full of papers bribing his supporters.
He wants to hire his supporters to help him win the election.
"Spoils System • Images Video Information". 2016. Images Video Information. Accessed September 16 2016. http://sciencepole.com/spoils-system/.
Pendleton Act
They support the spoils system to fill in the government jobs with their supporters.
"You can't keep an organization together without patronage," he declared. "Men ain't in politics for nothin'. They want to get somethin' out of it."
"Digital History". 2016.Digitalhistory.Uh.Edu. Accessed September 16 2016. http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=1098.
"American Revolution - Bingo For Patriots". 2016. Bingo For Patriots. Accessed September 16 2016. http://www.bingoforpatriots.com/american-history/american-revolution/.
Party of Morality
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sherman Antitrust Act
It has certain rules for the business competition so business won't go bankrupt.
"Every person who shall monopolize, or attempt to monopolize, or combine or conspire with any other person or persons, to monopolize any part of the trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof; shall be punished by fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by both said punishments, in the discretion of the court."
"Primary Document: The Sherman Anti-Trust Act". 2016. Faculty.Washington.Edu. Accessed September 16 2016. http://faculty.washington.edu/qtaylor/documents_us/sherman_anti-trust_act.htm.
"Our Documents - Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890)". 2016. Ourdocuments.Gov. Accessed September 16 2016. https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=51.
Populism
The Grange
16th Amendment
In April 8th, 1913 they passed the 16th Amendment of people having to pay for taxes.
"The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration."
Amendment, 16th and President Amendment. 2016. "16Th Amendment".Usconstitutionday.Us. Accessed September 16 2016. http://www.usconstitutionday.us/p/1.html.
William Jennings Bryan
Jim Crow Laws
This states how even though they're a different race but born in the U.S means they have the right of the U.S Citizenship.
"All persons born or naturalized in the U.S. were citizens for the nation and no state could make or enforce any law that would abridge their rights of citizenship."
"Jim Crow And Segregation - Primary Source Set | Teacher Resources - Library Of Congress". 2016. Loc.Gov. Accessed September 17 2016. http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/civil-rights/.
Ida B. Wells
17th Amendment
Expressing what the 17th Amendment of how it works by letting the people pick for their state.
The 17th Amendment brought money to the united states by the people o their state picking who would be their senator.
Everyone's vote is counted to pick the best senator for their state in the united states.
BAGLEY, PAT. 2016. "Bagley Cartoon: 17Th Amendment". The Salt Lake Tribune. Accessed September 16 2016. http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/3577987-155/17th-amendment.
18th Amendment
People arguing that they want beer because it had been prohibited from it being sold, and transported.
Everyone was gathered up and was protesting for them to bring back the right of drinking beer.
Gangsters and criminals became rich by selling alcohol that they managed to get into the town.
"18Th, 21St, 19Th, And 26Th". 2016.Amendments. Accessed September 16 2016. http://emraashley.weebly.com/18th-21st-19th-and-26th.html.
19th Amendment
Women's were treated very different from men and they have qualified to be equal.
The ladies quit suffering after the 19th Amendment because now they are given the right to vote.
The women's walking downtown to show that they need everyone's help and support to give them equal rights like the men.
Loomis, Erik. 2016. "19Th Amendment Voting - Lawyers, Guns & Money".Lawyers, Guns & Money. Accessed September 16 2016. http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2016/09/19th-amendment-voting.