Progressive Era Flashcards
1845
Texas is annexed into the United States.
1861
The Civil War begins.
1876
The Texas State Constitution is written.
1901
Spindletop erupts oil.
Laws discriminating against African Americans.
Jim Crow Laws.
The practice of drinking little to no alcohol.
Temperance.
Exclusive possession or control.
Monopoly.
The right to vote.
Suffrage.
Put to death, usually by hanging, without a legal trial.
Lynch.
Business or organization owned and operated by the people who work in it or who use its services.
Cooperative.
A reform movement that tried to correct social and political problems.
Progressivism.
A combination of companies formed by agreement to reduce competition.
Trust.
A building equipped to refine or process products such as oil, metals, and sugar.
Refinery.
A town that experiences sudden growth in population and business.
Boomtown.
A framework or tower that supports a drill that digs for oil.
Derrick.
A person who urges or works for improvement or change.
Reformer.
A form of city government in which citizens elect officials to head departments such as public safety and human services.
Commission.
An election in which party members choose the party’s candidates for the general election.
Primary Election.
The ability to read and write.
Literacy.
A tax of a fixed amount that a voter must pay in order to vote.
Poll Tax.
Jim Crow Laws
-Must attend segregated schools
-Had to live on the poor side of town
-Must use segregated water fountains and restrooms.
James Hogg
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.
Oil
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.
Railroad Practices
Several railroad companies charged high shipping rates.
