Reconstruction
What is segregation?
It separates African Americans from whites.
What were the goals of labor unions?
They tried to negotiate for better pay, safer working conditions, and shorter working hours.
Whats a nativist?
A native-born American, who pushed Congress to pass laws restricting immigration.
Whats a muckraker?
Muckrakers were journalists and novelists of the Progressive Era who sought to expose corruption in big business and government.
What are the ways Southern Governments attempted to stop African Americans from voting.
Literacy tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses
What industries were Vanderbilt, Carnegie, and Rockefeller famous for?
Vanderbilt- Railroad
Carnegie- Steel
Rockefeller- Oil
Who wrote ¨The New Colossus¨ which hangs on the exterior of the base of the Statue of Liberty today?
Emma Lazarus
What reforms did Upton Sinclair’s book, The Jungle result in?
He influenced the establishment of the Pure Food and Drug Act as well as the Meat Inspection Act.
What did the KKK want to achieve?
They wanted to retain White Power.
What type of people were allowed to join the AFL?
Skilled Workers
Whats the difference between a push and pull factor?
A push factor are reasons people might want to immigrate from their homes. A pull factor describes the reasons that an individual might settle in a particular country.
What group led the crusade against the sale of alcoholic beverages?
The Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU).
What happened after the Civil War, on April 4th, 1865?
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated.
What did ¨Excerpt from How the Other Half Lives¨ show?
It showed the difficult living experience of people in New York City at the time, many of whom were immigrants.
Whats a quota?
A specific limit on immigration from each country.
What was the spoils system?
A form of political corruption where a political parties rewards its supporters with favors, often posts to public office.
The 10 percent plan had 10 percent of Southerners to swear what under oath?
They agreed to Abolish Slavery under oath.
What was the most important effect of Henry Ford’s method of automobile production?
The assembly line, which allowed cars to be made faster and be more affordable for people.
Whats a tenement?
Tenement housing was single-family buildings divided into multiple living spaces.
What event caused companies to improve working conditions, on March 25, 1911.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire