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Progressive Era Flashcards

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1845

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Texas is annexed into the United States.

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1861

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The Civil War begins.

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1876

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The Texas State Constitution is written.

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1901

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Spindletop erupts oil.

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Laws discriminating against African Americans.

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Jim Crow Laws.

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The practice of drinking little to no alcohol.

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Temperance.

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Exclusive possession or control.

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Monopoly.

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The right to vote.

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Suffrage.

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Put to death, usually by hanging, without a legal trial.

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Lynch.

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Business or organization owned and operated by the people who work in it or who use its services.

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Cooperative.

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A reform movement that tried to correct social and political problems.

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Progressivism.

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A combination of companies formed by agreement to reduce competition.

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Trust.

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A building equipped to refine or process products such as oil, metals, and sugar.

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Refinery.

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A town that experiences sudden growth in population and business.

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Boomtown.

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A framework or tower that supports a drill that digs for oil.

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Derrick.

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A person who urges or works for improvement or change.

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Reformer.

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A form of city government in which citizens elect officials to head departments such as public safety and human services.

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Commission.

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An election in which party members choose the party’s candidates for the general election.

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Primary Election.

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The ability to read and write.

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Literacy.

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A tax of a fixed amount that a voter must pay in order to vote.

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Poll Tax.

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Jim Crow Laws

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-Must attend segregated schools
-Had to live on the poor side of town
-Must use segregated water fountains and restrooms.

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James Hogg

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An attorney and governor who targeted unfair railroad businesses by setting fair shipping rates and watching over railroad practices. He created the Texas Railroad Commission.

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Oil

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Used for medicine and producing light. It was discovered at Corsicana and erupted from Spindletop in 1901. It helped create boomtowns in Texas and increase the lumber industry.

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Railroad Practices

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Several railroad companies charged high shipping rates.

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Democratic Party

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Wanted to undo Reconstruction and limit government power.

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Populist Party

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Created to make farmers more politically active and have their own political party.

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The Grange

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Created so farmers could get what they needed for cheap through cooperative stores.

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Farmers’ Alliance

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Created to fight against unfair railroad practices through lobbying congress and petitioning.

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Anti-Trust Act

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Outlawed monopolistic business practices such as businesses joining together to create high prices.

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Texas Railroad Commission

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Created by James Hogg to set fair railroad shipping rates and watch over railroad practices.

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WCTU (Women’s Christian Temperance Union)

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Created to gain women suffrage so they could enact a temperance act and ban alcohol.

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13th Amendment

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Abolished slavery.

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14th Amendment

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Gave citizenship to African Americans.

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15th Amendment

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Gave African American men the right to vote.

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18th Amendment

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Banned the manufacture and sale of alcohol illegal in the United States.

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19th Amendment

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Gave women the right to vote.

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Terrell Election Law

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Required major political parties to hold primary elections. It made voting more democratic.

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Plessy vs. Ferguson

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The case established the constitutionality of segregation. The decision of “Seperate but Equal” allowed for African Americans to be discriminated until 1954 when it was overturned.

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Spindletop

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A drilling site that erupted an enormous geyser of oil for in 1901 for 9 days straight until it was sealed off.

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