14.3 & 14.4
Define: segregation
Separating people on the basis of race
What US Supreme Court case ruled that separating the races in public places was legal?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Between 1851 and 1883 around 200,000 Chinese immigrated to the United States. What are some reasons they came? (2)
1. Gold rush (mining)
2. Build the transcontinental railroad
Some landowners in the West forced Mexicans to work in order to repay debts. This system was also called:
Debt peonage
Between 1870 and 1920, over 20 million Europeans immigrated to the United States from eastern and southern European countries like Germany, Italy, and Poland. What are some reasons they come to the United States? For full credit, you must include at least 3.
1. Escape religious persecution
2. Rising populations in home country
3. To overcome poverty (improve their economic situation)
4. Experience greater freedom
What is suffrage?
Right to vote
New immigrants faced many challenges adjusting to the United States. How did they cope? Why did they do this?
1. How --> Settled in communities with other immigrants from the same country
2. Why --> could they practice their customs in these ethnic communities
What is Susan B. Anthony most well-known for?
Leader of the women's suffrage movement who helped to define the movement’s goals and beliefs and to lead its actions
List all three ways in which women tried to win the vote:
tried to convince state legislatures to give women the right to vote
tested the Fourteenth Amendment to see if it already gave that right
pushed for a national constitutional amendment
Why would women and religious groups in particular be in support of prohibition?
1. Husbands who drink - do not come home, do not support the family, cause domestic abuse, protect their kids, morally wrong (Christians)