Populism
What is Bimetallism?
using gold and silver to back money
What is Prohibition?
ban on manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcohol
What is conservation?
setting aside and protecting nature and wildlife
What were the Jim Crow Laws?
segregation laws enacted by Southern state governments
What was the French Word called that said the government would be hands off in the economy?
Laissez-Faire
List two problems that farmers faced in the late 1800s.
debt, need for government loan offers, overproduction, railroad price-fixing
Who is a muckracker?
a journalist who reports on the wrongdoing of government officials or big business
Known for the Square Deal
Teddy Roosevelt
What is the poll tax? Grandfather clause?
tax paid to be eligible to vote; allows people not to pay tax if parents/grandparents could vote before 1867
Business owners tried to get rid of competition by owning entire/product or service in an industry. This is called a________ (Hint: Like the board game)
What is a Monopoly/Trust?
What demographics did the Populist Party appeal to ?
Farmers, Miners and Workers
Who wrote the book 'The Jungle'
Upton Sinclair
Known for busting 90 trusts and sold conserved land
President Taft
Who was Booker T. Washington? W.E.B. Dubois? How were they similar and different?
established Tuskegee Institute, focused on education and learning practical skills; Niagara Movement and NAACP, favored political activism
both African-American community leaders
Mark Twain coined the term_________, a period of time that showed America was glittering on the surface but was corrupt and impoverished underneath. (hint: its what period/era we are studying)
Gilded Age
List 4 goals of the Populist Movement
1.unlimited coinage of silver
2.single terms for the president and the vice-president
3.a secret ballot to end vote fraud
4.an eight-hour workday and restrictions on immigration
List and explain the four Progressive Era amendments?
16th-income tax
17th-direct election of US senators
18th-Prohibition
19th-women can vote
He introduced the idea of income tax
President Woodrow Wilson
Explain the case of Plessy v. Ferguson. What were the facts, decision, and effects of the decision.
Plessy arrested for boarding a "whites only" car, Supreme Court said "separate but equal" was okay, led to legal segregation in the South
The growth of businesses that manufacture products
Industrialization
How long did the Progressive Party last?
Five Years (1891-1896)
What are four types of reform?
political, economic, moral, social
Name and describe one Progressive Era achievement of President Wilson.
Federal Trade Commission-oversee and require compliance from business
Federal Reserve System-govt. controlled private banking system to provide services to banks and customers (loans)
What were Black Codes?
Laws that limit the freedom of African Americans
JP Morgan controlled the_________ industry; Rockfeller controlled the___________ industry; and Carnegie controlled the_________ industry.
What is Banking (Morgan); Oil (Rockefeller), Steel (Carnegie)?