The Rise of Industrialization Flashcards
a decision to prevent the democratically dominated house from filibustering (stalling), Rutherford B. Hayes would remove federal troops from the south and in return, democrats wouldn’t dispute the election and would respect the newly legalized rights of Black citizens.
compromise of 1877
african american citizens migrating from the south, a mass exodus.
exodusters
the case of Plessy vs. Ferguson debated this issue arguing for or against the issue that people being separated by race is unconstitutional.
separate but equal
laws enacted as loopholes to the reconstruction amendments; they established separate rules for white and black people. they were named after a racist performer who would do blackface performances to make fun of african americans
jim crow laws
prohibited black people from voting in elections through grandfather clauses, poll taxes, and literacy tests
disenfranchisement
leader of the african american exodus, planted settlements in Kansas
benjamin pap singleton
enacted during the Civil War in 1862, provided that any adult intended citizen could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land if they promised to cultivate it
homestead act
a case discussing the separate car act in louisiana which argued over separate but equal. the law required separation of the different races in train cars and whenever plessy disobeyed and went to court, he ulimately lost.
plessy vs. ferguson
a railroad that was created by the central and union pacific railroad companies that were aiming to meet in the middle of the US, but eventually met in promontory summit, utah
transcontinental railroad
the idea that all people in america should be white and practice the same culture and have the developed culture of other americans.
americanization
forced implementation of a person into new society. rids people of their culture and sense of identity.
assimilation
white settlers had this idea because they thought they were entitled to Native American land. they believed God wanted them to settle in the western territory.
manifest destiny
a plot of land allowed only to native americans as they were forced out of their homes and into these.
reservations
an act that split up the native american reservation land into sections of farmland to force native americans to leave and sell the land. they gave the good land to white settlers for free and charged for the inexpensive land that they sold to the native americans.
dawes act
a political organization where a person/group has enough votes to have authority over government or politics in a certain region
political machine
people who work for the government but are not involved in judicial or political areas (police, legislators, postal officers)
civil service
a practice starting with andrew jackson in which people who campaigned for a politician would recieve unmerited jobs in the government upon the politician’s election
spoils system
an american politician known for being the boss of tammany hall, one of the political machines that played a major role in new york politics in the late 1800s. he stole almost 25 million from nyc tax payers through corruption.
william “boss” tweed
an editorial cartoonist who worked for harper’s weekly. he created the elephant for the republican party and a donkey for the democratic party. his drawings were instrumental in the downfall of william “boss” tweed.
thomas nast
