Progressive Era Flashcards
Progressive
Supporter of Progressive Movement- 20th century reform movement seeking to return control of gov. to the people, restore economic opportunities, correct injustices in American life.
Settlement Houses
Community center providing assistance to residents/immigrants
Hull House
Famous settlement house in Chicago founded by Jane Adams
Americanization
Instilling American culture and ideals in immigrants. Also leads to US becoming the most literate nation
Old Immigration
England, Ireland, Germany, etc (Northern/Western Europe)
New Immigration
Italy, Austria-Hungary, Russia, etc (Southern/Eastern Europe)
Nativism
favoring the interests of native-born people over foreign-born people
Chinese Exclusion Act
1882- Prohibited Chinese except students, teachers, merchants, tourists, gov. officials
Suffrage
the right to vote
Plessy vs. Ferguson
1896- Supreme Court allowed separate but equal racial separations in public
Jim Crow Laws
laws from Southern states that separates blacks and whites in public and private
NAACP
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1964- organization for racial equality
Monopoly
control of an entire industry’s production, wages, prices, etc.
Pure Food and Drug Act
1906- law to stop sale of contaminated foods/drugs, to ensure truth in labeling
Ellis Island
former immigrant inspection center/station