Vocab
What is a "strike"?
When workers refuse to work until business owners agree to their demands
Who led the women's rights convention held in Seneca Falls, NY in 1848?
Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
What was the name of the University Booker T. Washington founded?
Tuskegee Institute
Which state gave women the right to vote first?
Wyoming
What is the meaning of "labor union"?
A group of workers who joined together to demand better working conditions and pay
What did the court decide in the Plessy vs. Ferguson case?
They said it was legal to separate the races if the facilities for blacks and whites were equal
What was Samuel Gompers most important achievement?
He founded the AFL- American Federation of Labor which fought for better working conditions
What were the Jim Crow Laws?
Under this law, white Americans and African Americans were segregated in schools, theaters, buses, trains, and other public spaces
What does "muckrakers" mean?
They were writers that exposed shameful conditions in American business and society
What happened during the temperance movement?
It was a call for people to reduce or stop drinking
Why was Booker T Washington one of the most respected leaders of his time?
He had been enslaved as a child and grew up in poverty
What did the 16th Amendment allow?
Allowed the government to tax people's income
What does "suffrage" mean?
The right to vote
What was the name of the African American newspaper founded by Robert S. Abbott?
the Chicago Defender
What was Mary Mcleod Bethune most known for?
She founded a school for African American girls in Daytona Beach, Florida
What did the 19th Amendment allow?
All American women could vote
What do you call the rights of all citizens under the U.S. Constitution?
Civil Rights
What was one impact of the Great Migration?
Possible answers: Cities like New York became centers for African American culture, African Americans had to live in poor neighborhoods because they still faced prejudice, African Americans were able to get jobs and better living conditions
How many years after the Seneca Falls Convention could the women finally vote?
75 years
How many states needed to ratify the 19th Amendment for it to become part of the Constitution?
36 states
What is the meaning of "boycott" and what were their impact on working conditions?
When people agree not to buy goods made by a certain company, these led to improved working conditions
How did working conditions impact the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire?
The main doors were locked to keep workers from stealing, and workers could not open the doors to get out.
Why was Hull House important? What did it do?
It was a center for needy people that offered classes, working parents could leave their children in a nursery there
Why was conservation important?
Possible answers: It established national parks, it helped protect and save the wilderness, it led to the creation of the U.S. Forest Service
Trusts are large and powerful groups of companies , as they grew stronger they had more control of working conditions which became worse.
What happened when the government tried to do more to improve American life?
Life became more expensive so they now had to tax people's income so they could afford new programs (pg 555)
Stone helped organize a national convention for women's rights, Feickert organized the New Jersey League of women voters
How did changing roles for women impact the economy?
Possible answer: More women went to work so they were able to buy more products like cars and telephones, They were able to get a better education which meant better jobs which led to economic growth