Gilded South and West Flashcards
1
Q
Redemption
A
Sothern’s trying to get southern states to use old democratic ways
2
Q
Redeemers
A
Democratic politicians trying to rebuild the south
3
Q
Laissez Faire
A
(Gov’t no involved)aka hands off approach
No regulation on monopiles or protecting workers
4
Q
Sharecropping
A
Plantation owner loans land to poor black people to work on
often creates debt and generational curses
5
Q
Exodusters
A
Black Americans moving west
6
Q
Railroad Monopolies
A
Few people owning railroads so they could do whatever they wanted
Also financed political people so can control without getting hands dirty
