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The New South
Farmers
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After the Civil War this was made legal under Plessy v. Ferguson

What is Segregation

100

The official political party formed by Farmers and became the 1st major 3rd Party in the US.

What is the Populist Party

100
The type of work most people were involved in before Industrialization.
What is Agriculture
100

The king of the Steel Industry.

Who is Andrew Carnegie

100

These included long hours, low wages, dangerous and unsanitary.

What are working conditions

200

The system of labor that dominated the south despite efforts to industrialize like the North. 

What is Sharecropping

200

An example of a group who controlled farmers and could take away their land if mortgage payments were made.

Who are Banks

200
The type of work the majority of people were involved in during and after the Industrial Revolution.
What is Factory or Industrial Jobs
200

An example of a Political Machine who controlled New York City.

Who is Boss Tweed

200

An example of a conflict between labor and management that took place at Andrew Carnegie's Steel Plant. 

What is the Homestead Strike

300

Laws created in the South to enforce Segregation after Reconstruction ended. 

What are the Jim Crow laws

300

The big business who controlled farmers because of farmers dependence on transporting their crops to distant markets

What are Railroads

300
The 3 main industries of the Industrial Revolution during the late 1800's,
What is Steel, Oil and Railroads
300

The first monopoly to be dissolved. 

Standard Oil Company

300

An example of conflict between labor and management that erupted after an 8 day strike and a bomb being thrown into the crowd. 

What is the Haymarket Riot

400

This gave public lands to individuals, but required them to build houses and cultivate the land. 

What is the Homestead Act

400
This new technology led to the collapse of the Cattle industry. 

What is barbed wire

400
Groups of people who experienced new economic opportunities after the civil war during Industrialization.
Who are Women, African Americans and Immigrants
400

Two examples of economic consolidation that allowed business owners to create a monopoly and destroy their competition.

What is What is Vertical and Horizontal Integration

400

An exclusive labor union who only allowed skilled workers and fought for "Bread and Butter" goals like better wages and less hours.

What is American Federation of Labor (AFL)

500

An example of a new economic activity that involved providing meat for slaughter houses for people to eat. 

What are Cattle Ranches

500

The political platform for the Populist Party during the election of 1892 that included the Free Coinage of Silver and government regulation of Railroads

What is the Omaha Platform

500
An example of a government subside that helped and encourage the growth of business and communication.
What is the Telegraph and Trans-Atlantic Cable
500

An example of the justification of wealth created by a small group of people despite the majority of people living in poverty. 

What is Social Darwinism or the Gospel of Wealth

500

President of the American Federation of Labor Union and promoted the idea of collective bargaining. 

Who is Samuel Gompers