Chapter 16

Question 1

Textiles

Answer 1

These are woven or machine knitted fabrics

Question 2

Disfranchise

Answer 2

Taking the rights away from someone.

Question 3

Grandfather clause

Answer 3

Give the vote back to poor whites

Question 4

Jim Crow laws

Answer 4

Laws established segregation in public schools

Question 5

Segregation

Answer 5

Separation of the races

Question 6

Populists

Answer 6

They called for changes in government that would help the small farmer.

Question 7

Direct primary

Answer 7

All of the party members vote for the candidates of their choice

Question 8

Prohibition

Answer 8

Forbidding by law the making or selling of alcohol

Question 9

Bankruptcy

Answer 9

A legal judgment that a person or business cannot pay its bills

Question 10

Fringe benefits

Answer 10

No paid vacation, No sick leave, No health insurance

Question 11

Labor union

Answer 11

An organization of workers formed to improve their wages

Question 12

Strikes

Answer 12

Work stoppages by workers

Question 13

Collective bargaining

Answer 13

Negotiations between union officials and management officials

Question 14

Laissez-faire policy

Answer 14

This is a French phrase that means “let the people do as they choose”