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ch.11-20

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the Kansas Nebraska Act   show
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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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show transferred public acreage to the state govts, which were 2 sell the land & use the proceeds to finance public education  
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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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The Tenure of Office Act (1867)   show
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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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show allowed homesteaders 2 receive grants of 160 additional acres if they planted 40 acres of trees on them  
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show provided tht claimants cud buy 640 acres @ $1.25/acre, provided they irrigated part of their holdings w/in 3 yrs  
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The Timber & Stone Act (1878)   show
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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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show 1st national civil service measure. required tht some federal jobs be filled by competitive written exams (which wud determined who was qualified) rather than by patronage  
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show passed 2 help deflect public criticism but ended up having no impact on corporate power  
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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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the Jones Act   show
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show tried 2 restore some regularity authority to the govt. allowed the Interstate Commerce Commission to set max RR rates  
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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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show aka: the Newlands Actprovided federal funds 4 the construction of dams, reservoirs, & canals in the West  
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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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the Smith-Lever Act (1914)   show
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