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In this document Burdette is giving advice to which party people should vote. He supports the Republican party but insists that he does not want to influence the readers vote. Burdette bashes on Democratic ideals but claims both parties have good people within; he does go on however to state that, he "has never found that kind of Democrat ", one with admirable ideals.
This is significant because Burdette shows the kind of opposition the parties posed to each other. There was clearly competition and the parties both contained dedicated men. Burdette is a prime example of how strongly the people felt and it also shows how important young voters were. Burdette seemed to be targeting those with more progressive ideals. -Kelsey O. This is an article in the New York Times about the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, and it describes the horror of the fire. There were people jumping from the eighth, ninth, and tenth stories in order miss the pain of burning alive but instead they hit the concrete. There were descriptions of the firemen who could not fight the fire because there were bodies flying down from the buildings, even though there were fire nets there was little effect on the outcomes. The bodies of the deceased were either crushed or they were badly burned beyond the point of recognition.
The significance of this article is not only that it shows the public just what has happened in the factory, but it also shows them that these are girls. It strikes the peoples hearts because these are girls who had their future in front of them but because of their problems at home they were forced to work in these sweat shops. The fact of the matter is that because of the deaths the people were moved to seek change in the quickest way possible. Chris S. |
Thoreau verbosely depicts his image of a "Wildness", the frontier and all the forthcoming possibilities it offers. He also elucidates the significance of wandering- in the mind and with the body. His prolific but accurate description that this kind of swimming through ideas- inventions, beauty, emotions -is an act of "the holy-lander", a person gaining progression from ambling.
The significance is bore through the historical context of the work. Though the widely construed piece is broad enough to be analyzed a multitude of ways, it more so provides a statement of America's collective view of the West. At this time with new inventions, revolts -America again finding a new part of its identity- walking, wandering seems an appropriate comparison. It conveys the solidification of America's presence on the global stage as after all "half the walk is but retracing our steps". -Tommy E. This political cartoon demonstrates the power the goveremnet so desperately craved over their people with it getting out of hand from the country going west and cities dwelling. Its almost savage. If the goverenment doesnt have control, who does? The weeds in the background in front of the white house describe how the nation is getting out of hand with taxes and such. The dead trees with the eagle resemble the dying unity occuring as well as the caveman being hungry for taxes and money and power.
This is signifcant because jobs and everything was getting out of line while the Pendleton Act was occuring. Theyre trying to fight off the beasts and the people getting crazy with not enough jobs being available at the time. -Natalie M. |
Trigger Words
Big Stick: Theodore Roosevelt said, "walk softly and carry a big stick." This was his policy with international affairs. Roosevelt liked to show off the United States military might and its threat was both menacing and convincing; this policy was used against Latin America
Compromise of 1877: Allegedly, a deal was struck in 1877 to settle the disputed outcome of the 1876 presidential election. In this Compromise of 1877, Democrats accepted the election of the Republican, Rutherford Hayes. In return, Republicans agreed to withdraw federal troops from the South and end Reconstruction.
Dawes Act: The Dawes Act was an 1887 law terminating tribal ownership of land and allotting some parcels of land to individual Indians with the remainder opened for white settlement.
Gentlemen's Agreement: In 1906, the Japanese government agreed not to issue passports to Japanese workers intending to migrate to the United States. President Roosevelt reciprocated by getting the San Francisco school board to end its discriminatory segregation of Japanese students.
Haymarket Square: In 1886, a meeting was called to protest the killing of a worker during a strike held for an eight-hour workday. The protest at Haymarket Square in Chicago was ended by a mysterious bomb blast that killed seven policemen. It resulted in public condemnation of organized labor and the demise of the Knights of Labor
Homestead Strike: company decision to crush the workers' union provoked a strike at Andrew Carnegie's Homestead steel plant in Pittsburgh in 1892. With ruthless use of force, strikebreakers, and public support behind them, company officials effectively broke the strike and destroyed the union.
Ghost Dance: religious movement in 1890 taken up by many Native American belief systems which would reunite lost souls, bring prosperity and unity to the Native American people
Plessy v. Ferguson: In "Plessy v. Ferguson" (1895) the Supreme Court ruled that racially segregated places of public accommodation (like schools) were constitutional if they were of equal quality. This "separate but equal" doctrine led quickly to wholesale segregation, and equal facilities were rarely provided for blacks. The doctrine was overturned in 1954.
Spanish-American War: The Spanish-American War was a brief 1898 conflict in which the United States defeated Spanish forces in Cuba and the Philippines and forced Spain to relinquish control over Cuba and cede the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and other territories to the United States.
Dawes Plan: the Dawes Plan (1924) and Young Plan (1929) were international arrangements to help European nations pay their war debts to the United States and help Germany pay is reparations obligations. The onset of the depression in the 1930s ruined chances that either war debts or reparations would continue to be paid.
Interstate Commerce Act:The first federal regulatory agency, established by passage of the Interstate Commerce Act in 1887 to regulate the railroads. The ICC's powers were expanded to oversee other forms of transportation and communication.
NAACP: Organization established in 1909 to fight for African-American civil rights through legal action.
Panic 1873: A panic that was caused by the drop in the demand for silver around the world, it lasted until 1879.
Pendleton Act: A law passed in 1883 to eliminate political corruption in the federal government, it outlawed political contributions by appointed officeholders and established the Civil Service Commission to administer competitive examinations for covered government jobs.
Compromise of 1877: Allegedly, a deal was struck in 1877 to settle the disputed outcome of the 1876 presidential election. In this Compromise of 1877, Democrats accepted the election of the Republican, Rutherford Hayes. In return, Republicans agreed to withdraw federal troops from the South and end Reconstruction.
Dawes Act: The Dawes Act was an 1887 law terminating tribal ownership of land and allotting some parcels of land to individual Indians with the remainder opened for white settlement.
Gentlemen's Agreement: In 1906, the Japanese government agreed not to issue passports to Japanese workers intending to migrate to the United States. President Roosevelt reciprocated by getting the San Francisco school board to end its discriminatory segregation of Japanese students.
Haymarket Square: In 1886, a meeting was called to protest the killing of a worker during a strike held for an eight-hour workday. The protest at Haymarket Square in Chicago was ended by a mysterious bomb blast that killed seven policemen. It resulted in public condemnation of organized labor and the demise of the Knights of Labor
Homestead Strike: company decision to crush the workers' union provoked a strike at Andrew Carnegie's Homestead steel plant in Pittsburgh in 1892. With ruthless use of force, strikebreakers, and public support behind them, company officials effectively broke the strike and destroyed the union.
Ghost Dance: religious movement in 1890 taken up by many Native American belief systems which would reunite lost souls, bring prosperity and unity to the Native American people
Plessy v. Ferguson: In "Plessy v. Ferguson" (1895) the Supreme Court ruled that racially segregated places of public accommodation (like schools) were constitutional if they were of equal quality. This "separate but equal" doctrine led quickly to wholesale segregation, and equal facilities were rarely provided for blacks. The doctrine was overturned in 1954.
Spanish-American War: The Spanish-American War was a brief 1898 conflict in which the United States defeated Spanish forces in Cuba and the Philippines and forced Spain to relinquish control over Cuba and cede the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and other territories to the United States.
Dawes Plan: the Dawes Plan (1924) and Young Plan (1929) were international arrangements to help European nations pay their war debts to the United States and help Germany pay is reparations obligations. The onset of the depression in the 1930s ruined chances that either war debts or reparations would continue to be paid.
Interstate Commerce Act:The first federal regulatory agency, established by passage of the Interstate Commerce Act in 1887 to regulate the railroads. The ICC's powers were expanded to oversee other forms of transportation and communication.
NAACP: Organization established in 1909 to fight for African-American civil rights through legal action.
Panic 1873: A panic that was caused by the drop in the demand for silver around the world, it lasted until 1879.
Pendleton Act: A law passed in 1883 to eliminate political corruption in the federal government, it outlawed political contributions by appointed officeholders and established the Civil Service Commission to administer competitive examinations for covered government jobs.