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Stufflet APUSH U6P3
Unit 6--Part 3-- APUSH
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Morrill Act | law in which the federal government sold land to the states to build “state” universities |
| Vaudeville | variety shows that entertained the growing middle and working classes |
| Gospel of Wealth | argued that the wealthy should practice philanthropy |
| Washington Gladden | proponent of the Social Gospel; argued in favor of unions and racial equality |
| Social Gospel | concept that applied Christian principles to fix the problems of society; a good Christian should help re-distribute wealth to poor |
| Jacob Riis | uncovered poverty in New York City with his photography |
| Carrie Nation | radical crusader against alcohol |
| socialism | ideology that called for government re-distribution of wealth |
| Eugene Debs | the leading American socialist of the Gilded Age |
| Seward's Folly | insulting term for the purchase of Alaska |
| Populist Party | farmers formed this because main parties were not addressing their concerns |
| William Jennings Bryan | he was the leading advocate for farmers; called for addition of silver to the US money supply |
| Cross of Gold Speech | made by Bryan, this claimed the current monetary system would punish farmers |
| Tammany Hall | name for the Democratic political machine of New York |
| Boss Tweed | he was the corrupt leader of New York's Democratic political machine |
| Thomas Nast | political cartoonist who criticized New York's Democratic political machine boss |
| Progressivism | reform movement that called for governmental policies to right political, economic, and social wrongs of industrial age |
| muckrakers | journalists who exposed social wrongs; incited reform |
| The Jungle | muckraking book about the meatpacking industry |
| 16th Amendment | legalized a federal income tax |
| 17th Amendment | direct election of senators |
| 18th Amendment | prohibited alcoholic beverages |
| 19th Amendment | gave women the right to vote at the federal level |