Reconstruction
What is Sharecropping and why is it significant?
Sharecropping family would sign a 1 year contract to farm a plot of land.
Significance- debt peonage tied the family to the landowner, similar to slavery.
What is laissez-faire economics?
The idea that the economy needs to be allowed to manage itself free of government intervention.
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
banned all Chinese laborers from entering the U.S.
What is segregation?
The division of the space of the South by race.
What is Prohibition?
The attempt to regulate/eliminate the sale and consumption of alcohol
What is the concept of "redemption"?
a campaign of political violence to overthrow Reconstruction, save white supremacy, and restore Democratic control in the South
What is Social Darwnism?
idea of survival of the fittest
How were Native people forced to assimilate in Education?
taught English, religion, gender roles, clothing/hair changes, and limited parents' visits
What specific type of violence did African Americans face in the Jim Crow era?
Lynching
What are Settlement Houses
Houses were built in poor immigrant neighborhoods to improve the lives of residents by providing schools, libraries, health care, and clubs.
Who was Andrew Jackson, and how did he affect Reconstruction?
The President, following Lincoln, was a white supremacist and did not care to give A.A rights during the Reconstruction era
What was the Populist Party and what did they advocate for?
A political party of farmers that advocated for bimetallism
Who were the cowboys, and what was the "Long Drive?"
What is the significance of Plessy v. Ferguson ruling
ruled "separate but equal" which solidified segregation in everywhere and legalizing discrimination in schools, transportation, and public facilities.
What was the goal of the "Good Government Progressives"?
Reform city and state governments to limit the role of political machines
Who are carpetbaggers and who are scalawags?
carpetbaggers- northern-born white republicans who moved to the South to support newly freed people
scalawags- native born white southerners who supported the republican party
What industry did Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller lead, and what were their ways of consolidation?
Andrew Carnegie- owner of the steel industry, vertical integration
John D. Rockefeller- owner of the oil industry, horizontal integration
What is the Dawes Act and why is it significant?
splits up tribal land into small allotments for Native families to farm.
SIGNIFICANCE- family farms are a major form of assimilation and decrease their land holdings.
What is the exact time period of the Jim Crow laws?
1890-1906
Explain the difference between conservationists and preservationists
Conservationists- regulate human engagement with the environment
Preservationists- eliminate human interaction with the environment
Whats the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendment?
13th- abolished slavery
14th- granted citizenship to all citizens (specifically African Americans)
15th- gave African Americans the right to vote
1) Railroad system
2) Telephone
3)Electricity (light bulb, trolley)
4) Steel Production increased (large factories)
What are all of the Plains Indians Wars?
1) Sand Creek Massacre
2) The Battle of Little Bighorn
3) The Massacre at Wounded Knee
What are all of the Jim Crow laws aimed to stop African Americans from voting?
literacy tests, poll taxes, grandfather clause, and understanding clause
What were all of the goals of the Progressive Era?
Increase government, expand public schooling, and establish working hours and safety regulations, preserve the environment, regulate food quality, limit corporations