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ch.11-20

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show introduced by Stephen Douglas 2 organize a new territory (Nebraska)southerners wud oppose it, cuz the territory wud b a free state, so he /d the area in 2it /d & destroyed Whig partyled 2 formation of the Republican Party  
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show any citizen could claim 160 acres of public land & could purchase it 4 a small fee after living on it for 5 yrs  
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The Morrill Land Grant Act (1862)   show
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The National Bank Acts (1863-1864)   show
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The Confiscation Act (1861)   show
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Emancipation Proclamation   show
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show forbade the president to remove civil officials (cabinet members) w/out consent from 2/3s of the Senate  
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show prohibited the president from issuing military orders except through the commanding general of the army (General Grant)  
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show declared tht the greenback dollars wud b redeemed by the govt & replaced w/new certificates, firmly pegged 2 the price of gold  
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show prohibited states from discrimonating vs voters on the basis of race & gave the federal govt power 2 supersede the state  
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the Chinese Exclusion Act   show
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The Homestead Act (1862)   show
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The Timber Culture Act (1873)   show
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The Desert Land Act (1877)   show
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show authorized sales @ $2.50/acre  
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the Dawes Severalty Act/the Dawes Act (1887)   show
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show allowed industrial employers to pay 4 the passage of workers in advance & deduct the amount later from their wages  
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the Pendleton Act   show
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Sherman Antitrust Act   show
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show banned discrimination in rates btwn long & short hauls. required RRs 2 publish their rate schedules & file them w/the govt  
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the Sherman Silver Purchase Act (1890)   show
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the Foraker Act   show
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show declared Puerto Rico 2b US territory & made all Puerto Ricans American citizens  
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the Hepburn RR Regulation Act (1906)   show
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the Pure Food & Drug Act   show
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show required the meat processing plants be inspected 2 ensure the use of good meats  
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the National Reclamation Act   show
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the Federal Reserve Act   show
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show created a regulatory agency tht wud help businesses determine in advance whether their actions wud b acceptable 2 the govt  
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show 1st federal law regulating child labor. prohibited the shipment of goods produced by underage children across state lines  
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show offered matching federal grants 2 support agricultural extenstion education  
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