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American History Test - May 8th.
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History
8th Grade
05/07/2009

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Jim Crow
Definition
laws that enforced segregation
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W.E.B Du Bois
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encourages african americans to reject segregation
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Booker T. Washington
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was a teacher that founded the tuskegee institute to educate african americans to gain white support he does [not] challenge segregation
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Assimilation
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process of blending into society
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Racial Discrimination
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treated diferently based on race blacks, asians, native americans, and latin americans faced discrimination
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tenement
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run-down, overcrowded apartments
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Boss Tweed
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Tammany Hall was run by him. He stole millions of dollars from NYC.
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Political Machine
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influences votes to control local gov., they gain support by trading favors or things for votes, break rules, win elections
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Melting Pot
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place where cultures blend
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Vaudeville
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shows mix song, dance, comedy, very popular
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Ragtime
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blends African-American songs, European musical forms African-American Scott Joplin composes ragtime compositions
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Department Stores
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sell many types of products
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segregation
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separation of white and black people in public places
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social reformers
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people who want to help people living in slums
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Jane Addams
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started the Hull House
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leisure
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freetime, activities change
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urbanization
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growth of cities caused by increasing factory jobs in cities and workers moving to cities to fill factory jobs
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mail-order catalogs
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showed descriptions and pictures of products that people could order by mail
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why were industries drawn to cities? (2 answers)
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good transportation & many workers
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what 2 things made skyscrapers possible?
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steel & elevators
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name the 2 ports that immigrants from Europe & Asia came through
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Ellis Island & Angel Island
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what 2 reasons did native-born americans give for fearing immigrants?
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take away their jobs & work for less money
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where was racial discrimination the strongest?
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south
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this group used fear & violence on blacks that tried to challenge segregation; *what was the name of this group?
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Ku Klux Klan
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why did city & state laws require children to attend school?
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idkk?
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what sex did advertisers of household products market their products to?
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women
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name 2 of the 8 things people did with their freetime
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amusement parks & silent movies
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immigrants settled here:
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europeans - east
asians - west
mexicans - south west
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