chapter 7-8 Flashcards
tool used to prevent african americans from voting by charging them money
poll tax
democratic preidential canidate who supported free silver
William Jennings Bryan
lowered tariffs on imported goods and established a graduated income tax
Underwood Tariff act
legislation meant to segregate blacks and whites
Jim Crow Laws
an activist who opened the countrys first birth control clinic
Margaret Singer
an african american leader who urged african americans to demand immediate recognition of their rights
Du Boise
theodore roosevelts plan for fair government
Square Deal
legislation that strengthened the sherman trust act
Clayton Act
allowed the government to collect taxes on income earned
sixteenth amendment
provided for the direct election of senators
seventeenth amendment
outlawed the production, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages
eighteenth amendment
guarenteed the right to vote regardless of sex
nineteenth amendment
created the federal reserve board to oversee banks and manage funds
federal reserve act
established the federal trade commission to monitor buisness practices false advertising and dishonest labeling
federal trade commission act
who called for african americans to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps
Booker T. Washington
whites accused chinese workers on the west coast of
stealing white jobs
Du Boise and Booker T. Washington
disagreed whether achieveing equality was the burden of the nation or of african americans
the chinese exclusion act of 1882
prevented chinese labor from entering the country
unlike african american men women in the late 1800s
could not vote
what did Du Boise view as the key to everything
voting/sufferage
which gilded age president was known for his eternity
Gover Cleveland
after the civil war farmers debt
increased as crop prices fell
in response to the granger movement
some states set maximum rates for shipping
The farmers allience did which of the following
established banks to provide farmers with low interest loans
which of the following did the populist party suggest would raise crop prices
coining more silver
farmers opposed the gold standard because they claimed it would
cause crop prices to decline
republicans argued that high tariffs would
cuase american industry to grow
to what group of people did populism primarily appeal
farmers
the spoils system made political parties more powerful by
rewarded party workers with government jobs
in the late 1800s the republican party
favored high tariffs and gold standard
in the late 1800s organization among farmers resulted in
regulation of railroads and elevators
the populist party
called for free silver to raise price of crops
what social problems did Upton Sinclairs novel the jungle describe
conditions in chicago meatpacking plants
which form resulted from the fire at the triangle shirtwaist factory
workers compensation laws
many progressive reformers targeted city officals who built corrupt organizations called
machines
industrial workers often labored
under poor conditions for long hours
progressive women reformers worked to
limit the work day of women
which women founded the national association of colored women to help africam american families and those who were less fortunate
Ida B. Wells
the 1903 Muller v. Oregon decision uphelp
limited work hours for women
what was one goal of the americanization movement during the progressive Era
make immigrants more loyal and moral citizens
which event led to the formation of the NAACP
1908 springfield riot
which group formed the anti defamation league to defend itself against verbal attacks and false statements
Jewish Americans
For what purpose was the womens Christian temperance union formed
Ban alcohol
The efforts of the womens christian temperance union eventually led to which change
Prohibition, Eighteenth amendment
which legislation gave the government the authority to set and limit chipping costs
Hebburn Act
Theodore Roosevelt supported powerful coprorations that
did buisness fairly
Under president William Howard Toft the federal government
prosecuted more trusts than did theodore roosevelt
which political party did Woodrow Wilson represent
Democratic
whoch political party did Theodore Roosevelt represent
Bull Moose (Progressive)
which political party did William Howard Taft represent
Republic
Wilson tried to protect workers by
Lowering Tariff
what was one way progressives differed from populists
pregressives were typically middle class city dwellers and populist were mostly farmers
wilsons new freedom worked to improve
economical policies
How did wilson compensate for the reduced government income resulting from his lowering of tariffs
creating an income tax
Progressives that promoted americanization efforts
encouraged immigrants to follow white middle class ways of life
which of the following describes the urban league
Focused on helping poor african american workers
during the 1902 coal miners strike in pennsylvania, President Roosevelt
threatened to send federal troops to take over the mines
