U.S History Vocabulary
by Kaysie Torrez
Spoils System
The people in the picture are wanting a piece of the government "pie" but the government can only give so many positions (pieces) to the people who deserve it.
"Spoils System • Images Video Information". 2016. Images Video Information. Accessed September 17 2016. http://sciencepole.com/spoils-system/#.
Pendleton Act-
Interstate Commerce Commission-
Sherman Antitrust Act-
The picture to the right is showing a visual representation of what being in the monopoly business is like. With other competitors and such.
"Gale - Enter Product Login". 2016.Ic.Galegroup.Com. Accessed September 17 2016. http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/uhic/topic/actionWin?scanId=&query=&prodId=&showDisambiguation=&p=&mode=view&catId=GALE%7C00000000MXMI&u=&limiter=&contentModules=&displayGroups=&display-query=&action=e&windowstate=normal&resetBreadCrumb=.
The Grange-
The sign is a sign for the Grange telling about all they supported.
"The Grange Mural | Frederick County Public Libraries". 2016. Fcpl.Org. Accessed September 17 2016. http://www.fcpl.org/departments/thurmont-center-regional-agricultural-history/grange-mural.
16th Amendment-
William Jennings Bryan-
Jim Crow Laws-
To the left, a picture of a sign with the word "colored" it was a sign to keep whites and blacks separated in society.
"WGBH American Experience . Freedom Riders . Issues . Jim Crow Laws | PBS". 2016. Pbs.Org. Accessed September 17 2016. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/issues/jim-crow-laws.
17th Amendment-
18th Amendment-
The picture represents the signs that they put up during the prohibition period.
19th Amendment-
The picture on the left is a picture of two women protestors protesting their rights and equality.
"19Th Amendment | From Playgrounds To Politics". 2016.Fromplaygroundstopolitics.Com. Accessed September 17 2016. https://fromplaygroundstopolitics.com/tag/19th-amendment/.
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory-
Pictured to the right is a picture of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory after it burnt down in 1911.
"Nycdata: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire - 1911". 2016. Baruch.Cuny.Edu. Accessed September 17 2016. http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/nycdata/disasters/fires-triangle_shirtwaist.html.