New South
African American civil rights activist of the late 19th c and early 20th c; demanded immediate rights and equal access for the “talented tenth” of African American Youth; co-founder of NAACP
Who is W.E.B.DuBois?
the railroad company based on the West Coast that helped build the transcontinental railroad; starting point was Sacramento, California
What is the Central Pacific?
What is Patronage?
vast areas of grassland owned by the government where cattle could graze
What is range?
procedure for voters to demand a special election to remove an elected official from office before his or her term has expired
What is recall?
early African American civil rights leader; established Tuskegee Institute; known for his “Atlanta Compromise” of 1895
Who is Booker T. Washington?
What occupations/industries pushed settlers west?
What are mining, ranching, cattle and farming
1896 Supreme Court decision allowing for “separate but equal” facilities
What is Plessy v. Fergeson?
the Supreme Court ruled in 1886 that only the federal government could regulate interstate commerce, leading to the creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
What is Wabash v. Illinois?
carried an axe to beat down bars for the sake of temperance
Who is Carrie Nation?
speech given by Booker T. Washington that outlined his idea concerning African-American self-improvement through vocational education to achieve economic goals
What is the Atlanta Compromise?
the railroad company that began building of the transcontinental railroad from its eastern starting point in Omaha, Nebraska
What is the Union Pacific?
Which president was assasinated over the issue of patronage?
Andrew Garfield
economic situation in which goods and services are more expensive, therefore causing a decline in the value of money
What is inflation?
early 20th century women’s movement that focused on reducing the consumption of alcohol and later pressing for prohibition.
What is the Women's Christian Temperance Movie?
taking away the right to vote
What is disfranchise?
absorbing of a weaker/smaller culture by a stronger/dominant culture
What is assimilation?
1883 legislation that attempted to replace the “spoils system” with a “merit system." In other words, people seeking government jobs would now have to pass a test to receive the job, based on merit.
What is the Pendleton Act?
the usage of both silver and gold as currency; Republicans believed in a money system based on the single gold standard, while the Democrats (Populists) believed in this
What is bimetallism?
Muckraker who wrote The Jungle, prompting passage of the Meat Inspection Act
Upton Sinclair
unfair tests administered to people in the South, to disfranchise black citizens
What are literacy tests?
1887 legislation passed as an attempt to assimilate the Indians by dividing reservations into individual pieces of land, breaking up the tribes
What is theDawes Severalty Act?
What is the Interstate Commerce Act
aka: The National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry; founded by Oliver Kelley; promoted education and socialization of farmers
aka: The National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry; founded by Oliver Kelley; promoted education and socialization of farmers
What is the Farmer's Alliance?
proposed legislation submitted to the voters for approval
What is referendum?
voting tax used to keep black people from voting
What are poll taxes?
1862 legislation to encourage the construction of a transcontinental railroad, connecting the West to industries in the Northeast (Union Pacific and Central Pacific RR)
What is the Pacific Railway Act?
the corrupt party boss of Tammany Hall
Who is Boss Tweed?
What is the Grange?
founded by Oliver Kelley; promoted education and socialization of farmers
The procedure by which citizens can propose legislation and requires the legislature to vote on it.
What is initiative?