working for the emancipation of the race. ________________________________________ Document C Source: President T. Roosevelt as quoted in the Evening Post‚ 1895 We shall guard as zealously the rights of the striker as those of the employer. But when riot is menaced it is different. The mob takes its own chance. Order will be kept at whatever cost. If it comes to shooting we shall shoot to hit. No blank cartridges or firing over the head of anybody. ________________________________________ Document
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Federation of Labor (Reynolds). This organization set the stage for many other unions to come. Throughout the history of unions‚ some strikes and organized protests have turned into violent and deadly riots. An example of this is the infamous Haymarket Square riots in Chicago‚ IL in 1886. In this riot‚ members of the Knights of Labor united to fight for an eight-hour workday. The demonstration turned deadly when a bomb killed several police officers and
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1.) The ideology of manifest destiny in regards to the western frontier implied the "American" citizens were meant to expand West. It was believed the entire continent was meant to be conquered and inhabited by the people European decent who had‚ until the late 19th Century‚ remained near the East coast. The expansion and habitation was "meant" to occur as divine providence. The rights and freedoms of the indigenous people were not high on the list of priorities of the expansion. Perhaps no
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Dangerous working conditions and unfair wages caused laborers to protest the companies they worked for. Many of these strikes ended with government force and brutality‚ providing a common argument for the Populist Party and laborers. Events like the Haymarket Riot and Homestead Strike resulted in deaths‚ further showing the corruption and power of the government‚ contributing to the common problems of industrial and agricultural workers. The use of force to end a peaceful protest motivated strikers even
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people wanted to have better job environments. Strikes emerged everywhere in the United States that helped job environments to improve. A major strike was in Chicago called the Haymarket Strike that turned the people against labor movement due to police brutality. President Roosevelt came up with a plan called the Square Deal‚ which used "Trust busting" and gave more power to the people and away from big business. Also President Woodrow Wilson’s New Freedom plan outlawed monopolies‚ passed the 16th
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For what three reasons did migrants move west in the late 1800’s? (Three points) What was meant by “Rum‚ Romanism and Rebellion”? Why did this comment backfire on Republicans? (Three Points) What happened in Haymarket Square on May 1‚ 1886? What happened on May 4? Who was convicted in the trial? What did Governor Altgeld do in 1893? (Four points) What was the Homestead Lockout? What did Alexander Berkman do? What did Carnegie do? (Three points) Why did Pullman workers go on
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Progressive Era: Working Class Workers during the gilded age were marginalized by their working conditions‚ low income‚ and limited working hours. To overcome the marginalization for the working class‚ they created labor movements and went on strikes. Although the workers had created many strikes and labor unions‚ they were at the least successful. Workers were marginalized by the poor working conditions they had. A lot of the time the workers feared going
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DBQ: Organized Labor Movement By 1900‚ the United States had become the number one industrial power in the world. One factor that allowed the country to climb to its prime position was its abundant labor supply‚ largely composed of immigrants who had arrived between 1865 and 1900. However‚ the spot came at a cost; laborers were working long hours for low wages under poor conditions for the dominating monopolies of the time. Hoping to better these undesirable situations‚ multiple labor unions would
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APUSH Midterm: 1861-1900 Short Answer 1. Presidential Reconstruction • “Reconstruction” = restoring the Union‚ bringing the states back together‚ NOT fixing the South • The idea that‚ because the South never really “left‚” it’s the President’s job‚ as opposed to the idea that Congress needs to readmit states that left • Also a reference to Johnson’s plan: after he became President‚ he came up with his own plan and went ahead with it without Congress • Johnson gave pardons to everyone‚ abandoned
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