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ch 13-16 Flashcards

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what did populism call for

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  1. railroad regulation
  2. direct elections of senate
  3. graduated income tax
  4. eight hour day
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what were the problems farmers were having

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  1. falling prices
  2. increased debt
  3. high interest rates
  4. lack of government concern
  5. dishonest merchants
  6. high freight trains
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3
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assassination of garfield, 1881

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Charles J. Guiteau shot James A. Garfield, he believed that the Republican Party had not fulfilled its promise to give him a government job.

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“bosses of senate”

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cartoon reflecting americas trend in becoming a monopoly

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nwsa

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national womens suffrage association was created by Elizabeth stanton and susan B Anthony

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chinese exclusion

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stopped immigration of chinese workers into america

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W.E.B du Bois

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supported the idea that blacks should demand full equality.

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Booker t Washington

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believed that blacks should stop fighting segregation, and focus on building the economy

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plessy v Ferguson

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court descison making black and white facilities separate but equal. plessy was removed from train seat.

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10
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poll taxes

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forced people to pay to vote

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11
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literacy tests

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rigged to fail all minorites

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12
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grandfather clauses

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allowed exemptions for whites whos grandfathers could vote in 1860

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13
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jim crow laws

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legalized racial segreagation. dominated the american south

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exodusters

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freedmen who moved west to escape sharecropping

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homestead act of 1862

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gave 160 acres of land to anyone who would farm it and resettle in the west.

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16
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transcontinental railroad

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railroad going from east to west making it easier to transport goods.

17
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dawes act/ general allotment

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1887 act that divided indian reservations into private family plots.

18
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wounded knee

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war between siox indians and a us calvary. indians lost and stopped resisting.

19
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little big horn

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war between siox indians and a us calvary. siox beat america.

20
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the grange

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national union of farmers that provided education on farming techniques.

21
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southern problems

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  1. repairing the destruction of the civil war
  2. agrarian-based
  3. limit skilled labor, capital, and public education
  4. few banks
22
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higher standard of living

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  1. better sanitation & medical care
  2. factory produced clothing
  3. prepackaged food
  4. indoor plumbing
  5. public transportation
23
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pulitzer and hearst

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both journalists who are responsible for creating yellow journalism. both had new york newspapers and were fighting for popularity.

24
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flat iron skyscraper

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new yorks first skyscraper and made of steel

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advantages of the cities:

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  1. economic opportunity- factories and service industries
  2. Opportunities for women- teaching
  3. education
  4. entertainment
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melting pot

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each ethnicity brings own ideas and blends into national culture (assimilation)

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nativism

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viewed immigrants as outsiders and did not support assimilation

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ellis island

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immiration processing center in the new york harbor. served immigarnts from europe.

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angel island

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immigration processing center in san franscisco. served chinese and asian immigrants. very strict and didnt let many in.

30
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samuel gompers and AFL

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american federation of labor was founded by Samuel Gompers. the afl was an alliance of craft unions for mutual support

31
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uriah stevens/Terrance powerly & knights of labor

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founded by uriah stevens but mostly ran by terrance powerly. the KOL wanted to improve working conditions.

32
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sherman anti trust act of 1890

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banned contracts that restrained trade. goal was to get rid of monopolies.

33
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vertical integration

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purchase companies at all levels of production

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horizontal integration

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buying out competing companies

35
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john d rockefeller

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founded standard oil, the largest corp at its time

36
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thomas edison

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american inventor who created the lightbulb

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