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Emancipation Proclamation

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1863

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13th Amendment

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1865

Abolish slavery

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14th Amendment

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1868

Guarantee equal rights and voting rights

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15th Amendment

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1870

Prohibit federal and state government from denying citizens the right to vote on the grounds of race

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5
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Most growth in segregation

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Between 1887 and 1891

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6
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Plessy V. Ferguson

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1896

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Florida railroad company segregates carriages

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1887

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Booker T. Washington sets up the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama

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1881

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KKK set up

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December 1865

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KKK disbanded

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1872

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White League set up

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1873

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Colfax Massacre

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1873

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Chicago Tribune lunching statistics

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Between 1882 and 1899 over 2,500 men and women were lynched

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Literacy statistics

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By 1890 64% of African Americans were still illiterate - but down from 95% in 1865

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South Carolina schoolchildren statistics

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In 1860 S. Carolina had 20,000 white schoolchildren - but by 1873 it had 50,000 white and 70,000 black students

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Proposed education bill

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1882 Senator Henry W. Blair of New Hampshire

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Alabama minister

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1891

“We must have colored servants, for there is no other labouring class”

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Black students statistics

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Number of black students in US doubled between 1877 and 1887, but still only 2/5 of eligible black students were enrolled

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Government spending increase from 1939 to 1948

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Government spending rose from $9.4bn to $36.5bn in 1948

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Care sales rise by 1950

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Care sales rose by 6.7m by 1950

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New houses in suburbs increase from 1944 to 1950

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New houses rose from 114,000 in 1944 to 1.7m in 1950

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Growth in suburban population 1920 to 1960

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Suburban population grew from 17% in 1920 to 33% in 1960

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Percentage of houses lacking running water and flushing toilet in 1944

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33% lacked running water and 40% lacked flushing toilet in 1944

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Protests and number of students in first half of 1968

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100 protests with 400,000 students

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Nixon’s democratic competitor in 1968 elections

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Vice President Humphrey

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26
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When was MLK’s speech against Vietnam war?

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1967

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Montgomery bus boycott

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1955

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Formation of black panthers

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1966

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29
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Weak civil rights acts (50s/60s)

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1957 and 1960

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Proportion of Americans earning less than $5000 compared to AfrAms in mid 1960s

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1 in 10 Americans earned less than $5000 a year, 1 in 3 Afr Ams in mid 1960s

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Linda Brown v. Board of Education

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1954

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32
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Little Rock

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1957

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33
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What does James T. Patterson argue about Brown v. Board of Educations

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Although case “was pivotal in a number of ways, especially as a constitutional precedent against state-mandated segregation”

34
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1957 how many school districts segregated with how many Afr Ams attending? How many still in segregated schools?

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1957 723 school districts desegregated and 300,000 AfrAms attending. But 240,000 still in segregated schools

35
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Browder v. Gale

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Bus segregation unconstitutional under 14th amendment

36
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When did Truman set up Civil Rights Committee to investigate racial abuse?

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1946

37
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When did Civil Rights Committee publish ‘To Secure These Rights’

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1947

38
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When was SCLC created?

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1957

39
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How much did farm incomes grow in 1935 under Agricultural Adjustment Administration?

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From $4.5bn to $6.9bn in 1935

40
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How did TVA impact 7 poorest states?

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200% wage rise after introduction of public work schemes e.g. Damn building

41
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When was Fair Labour Act? What did it do?

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1938 Fair Labour Act set out min. wage, 40hr max work week and banned child labour (under 16)

42
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1929 to 1939 fall in income despite 9m population rise

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Personal income fell by $13bn between 1929 and 1939 despite 9m population rise

43
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1938 unemployment rate

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19%

44
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When was Neutrality Act and when was it amended?

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1935 Neutrality Act amended 1939

45
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When did US enter WWII?

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1941

46
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How many tanks, aircraft and rifles did US sell between 1941-45?

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86,000 tanks
296,000 aircraft
15m rifles

47
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Growth of farm incomes over WWII

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Farm incomes grew by 250% during war

48
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GNP rise from 1939 to 1948

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GNP rose from $90bn in 1939 to $170bn in 1948

49
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Debt in 1945

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$260bn

50
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When was Fordney-McCumber Act?

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1922

51
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What did President Hoover say in 1928 about limited govt intervention?

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“When the Republican Party came to power it restored government to its position of umpire instead of player”

52
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Unemployment in 1928

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4.2%

53
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1929 number of corporations owning 20% of nation’s wealth

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1929 largest 200 corporations owned 20% of nation’s wealth

54
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Number of students in business schools in 1928

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67,000

55
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1929 number of shares sold and Americans involved in share trading

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1929 more than 1bn shares sold and 25m Americans involved

56
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How many cars on road by end of 1920s

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4.5m cars

57
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When and where was the grandfather clause introduced

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1898 in Louisiana

58
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How many states have women suffrage by 1914 and when did women achieve nationwide suffrage

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11 states and achieved suffrage in 1919

59
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When did Roosevelt sue Northern Securities?

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1902

60
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How many anti-trust prosecutions did Roosevelt make?

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44 e.g. American Tobacco and Standard Oil

61
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What acts did Roosevelt introduce to increase govt role?

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Created Dept of Commerce
1903 Labour Act
1906 Hepburn Act

62
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How many anti-trust suits did Taft have?

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80

63
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What tariff made Taft unpopular?

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Payne-Aldrich Tariff

64
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Who first used term ‘Manifest Destiny?’

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John L. O’Sullivan

65
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When did Lincoln sign Pacific Railroad Act and when was railroad finished?

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Signed Pacific Railroad Act in 1962 and finished in 1869

66
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How many passengers did Pacific Railroad have in 1870 and 1882?

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1870 15,000 passengers

1882 1m passengers

67
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Where and when was second gold rush?

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Second gold rush in Dakota in 1870s

68
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How many migrants to US between 1877-90?

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10m migrants between 1877-90

69
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When was Homestead Act?

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1862

70
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How big were plots given in Homestead Act and how long did they have to be farmed?

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160 acre plots and had to be farmed for 5 years

71
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How many settlers in West by 1865?

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20,000

72
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How many bonanza farms by 1880?

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3,000

73
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Growth rate in 1880s

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4% per annum

74
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When was development of lightbulb, telephone and typewriter?

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1880 lightbulb
1876 telephone
1867 typewriter

75
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Increase in average income between 1880 and 1900

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$480 in 1880 to $640 in 1900

76
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Percentage of annual income for average citizen to buy car in 1990

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79%

77
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Number of members of Knights of Labour 1886

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750,000

78
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Number of members of AFL 1892

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250,000

79
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Most factory workers days and hours in Gilded Age

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12hrs 6days, 7 for steel mill workers, children as young as 5 working 12-14 hour days for as little as $0.27

80
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When was Civil Service Reform League set up?

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1881

81
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When was Pendleton Act

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1883

82
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Who and when did they bribe Senator Conkling how much at Customs House?

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19 74 Metal importers, Phelps, Dodges & Co. paid $50,000 bribe

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