African Americans during the Progressive Era
Describe the outcome of Plessy vs. Ferguson Supreme Court Case
Plessy said that not allowing him on the whites only train went against his 14th amendment. He took it to court where the Supreme Court ruled 'separate but equal' was constitutional.
What right did women fight for during the Progressive era?
Suffrage/voting
Name three ways Teddy Roosevelt reformed the U.S.
National parks/ forests, labor laws, anti-trusts, Meat Inspection.
What was the 13th amendment?
Freed slaves
What is an initiative and Referendum
Initiative: allows anyone to purpose a bill to legislative
Referendum: Allows everyone to vote on laws/bills
What were Jim Crow Laws?
state and local laws in the South (and some other parts of the U.S.) that enforced racial segregation from the late 1800s through the mid-1900s.
What did the Pure Food and Drug Act do?
required safe and accurate labeling of food and medicine.
Describe Roosevelt's diplomacy?
Big Stick Diplomacy was President Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy. It meant the U.S. should “speak softly” (negotiate peacefully) but carry a “big stick” (use military power if necessary) to protect its interests and influence other countries.
What is the 14th amendment
Guarantees citizenship and equal protection under law
What is Recall?
Recall – a process that allows citizens to vote to remove an elected official from office before their term ends.
Who was Booker T. Washington and what did he believe in for the future of African Americans?
Booker T. Washington was an African American leader and educator. He believed African Americans should learn job skills, work hard, and gain economic success first, and that equality and civil rights would come gradually over time.
What did the Meat Inspection Act of 1906 accomplish?
Made meat packing industries cleaner
Describe Taft's diplomacy
Dollar Diplomacy was President William Howard Taft’s foreign policy. He believed the U.S. could help other countries (especially in Latin America and Asia) by investing money and building businesses there instead of using the military.
What is the 15th amendment?
Voting rights no matter a person's color, race, or previous servitude
What is a direct primary and secret ballot?
Direct primary: Direct Primary – an election where voters choose a party’s candidates for office, instead of party leaders picking them.
Secret Ballot: a voting method where people’s choices are kept private so no one can pressure or intimidate them.
Who was W.E.B DuBois and what did he believe in for the future of African Americans?
W.E.B. Du Bois was an African American leader, writer, and the first Black person to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard.
He believed:
African Americans should get a good education, especially the most talented students.
They should fight for civil rights and not wait for equality.
Segregation was wrong and should be challenged.
Who wrote the novel "The Jungle" and what U.S. President took action because of it?
Upton Sinclair. Teddy Roosevelt
Describe President Wilson's diplomacy
Woodrow Wilson’s diplomacy was called “Moral/Missionary Diplomacy.” He believed the U.S. should support countries with democratic governments and oppose or pressure nations that were undemocratic or hostile to American interests.
What is the 16th and 17th amendment
16th: Income
17th: People vote in Senators
What was a muckraker? Give an example?
Muckraker – a journalist during the Progressive Era who exposed problems like corruption, poverty, and unsafe working conditions to push for reforms.
Jacob Riis
Ida Tarbell
Upton Sinclair
Ida Wells
Name the three ways African Americans were prohibited from voting even after the 15th amendment
Poll Taxes, Poll Tests (literacy tests), Grandfather Clause.
What movement fought to prohibit the production and sale of alcohol in the U.S.?
Temperance movement.
What was Teddy Roosevelt "deal" called?
Square Deal
What is the 18th and 19th amendment
18th: prohibits the production and sale of alcohol
19th: Gives women the right to vote
What did Jacob Riis do? How was it influential for the Progressive era?
Photographer. Revealed the horrible living conditions of the poor.