Review Part 1- Recon to Progressivism Flashcards
The student will analyze the transformation of the US through its civil rights struggles, immigrant experiences, settlement of the American West, and the industrialization of American society in the Post-Reconstruction through the Progressive Eras, 1865 to 1900.
14th Amendment
Constitutional amendment which defined African Americans citizenship and guaranteed citizens equal protection under the law
13th Amendment
Constitutional amendment that ended slavery
15th Amendment
Constitutional amendment that guaranteed voting rights regardless of race
Black Codes
Laws and rules enacted by southern states after the Civil War to…
- regain control over the freed slaves
- maintain white supremacy
- ensure the continued supply of cheap labor.
Jim Crow Laws
Segregation laws enacted by the southern states after Reconstruction
Ku Klux Klan
- A white supremacist organization founded in 1866
- Promotes hatred and discrimination against specific ethnic and religious groups
- Used acts of terrorism (murder, Lynching, Arson, bombing) to oppose the granting of Civil Rights to African Americans
Poll Taxes
- A sum of money to be paid before a person could vote
- Used to try to prevent African Americans from voting after Reconstruction
Plessy v. Ferguson
- 1896
- The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of requiring white and “colored” persons to be furnished “separate but equal” accommodations in public facilities
Literacy Test
Reading and writing test used in some southern states to prevent African Americans from voting
Push Factors (immigration)
Compel people to leave their homeland.
- Civil war and political revolution at home
- Religious Oppression
- Poor economic prospects
Pull Factors (immigration)
Draw people to a new place.
- Promise of political & religious freedom
- Promise of industrial jobs & cheap land
Chinese Exclusion Act
- 1882
- Law that prohibited the immigration of Chinese laborers.
Nativism
Belief that native-born white Americans are superior to immigrant. (Anti-immigrant sentiment)
Americanization
Belief that assimilating immigrants into American society would make them more loyal citizens.
Ellis Island
- Island in New York Harbor
- Served as an immigration station for millions of immigrants arriving to the US
Reservations
Public lands where Native Americans were forced to live by the federal gov
Assimilation
- To be absorbed into the main culture of society
- Example: Make the Native Americans dress, talk, and live like white men
Wounded Knee
- 1890
- Confrontation between US calvary and Sioux Indians
- Marked the end of Indian resistance
Dawes Act
- Replaced reservations with granting each Indian family a 160 acre farmstead
- Land could not be sold or transferred from original family for 25 years
Red Cloud
“Cooper Union Speech”
- Sioux Chief
- Fought to keep the Sioux lands but was later forced onto a reservation
- Gave a speech in 1870 about the treatment his people had endured
Chief Joseph
- Chief of Nez Perces Indians
- Tried to move his people to Canada but were forced onto a reservation
- Gave “I will fight no more forever” speech
Chief Seattle
- Pursued a path of accommodation to white settlers.
- Gave a speech arguing for ecological responsibility
- Respect of Native Americans’ land rights has been attributed to him
Quanah Parker
- Comanche Chief
- Forced onto a reservation where he became a successful rancher