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Chapter 7&8
Vocab of African American involvment and Progressive era
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History
11th Grade
12/12/2009

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Booker T. Washington
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African American wanting blacks to work for their rights
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W.E.B. DuBois
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African Amarican demanded equal rights who demanded equal rights now
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Jim Crow Laws
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segregation laws enacted in the South after Reconstruction
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Ida B. Wells
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African American woman wanting justice for blacks
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Poll Tax
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sum of money to be paid before a person could vote
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Grandfather Clause
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law to disqualify African American, Native American, and some white voters by allowing only men whose fathers and grandfathers voted before 1867 to vote
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Literacy Test
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reading and writing test formerly used in some southern states to prevent African Americans from voting
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Chinese Exclusion Act
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1882 law that prohibited the immigration of Chinese laborers
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Inflation
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persistant, substantial rise in general level of prices related to an increase in volume of money and resulting loss of value of currency
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Thomas Nast
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political cartoonist who exposed Boss Tweed
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Susan B. Anthony
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leader in women's rights in movement
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Spoils System
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practice of the political party in power giving jobs to supporters rather than people based on their qualifications
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Civil Service Act
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1883 law that created civil service system for the federal gov't in an attempt to hire employees on a merit system rather than on a spoils system
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Granger Movement
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Organization of farmers to protest the railroads
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Farmers' Alliance
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group of farmers that flourished in 1880s
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William Jennings Bryan
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leading figure in the Democratic Party, a peace advocate, a prohibitionist, an opponent of Darwinism, and one of the most prominent leaders of populism in the late 19th - and early 20th century. Because of his faith in the goodness and rightness of the common people, he was called "The Great Commoner."
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Populist Party
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People's party; political party formed in 1891 to advocate a larger money supply and other economic reforms
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Deflation
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fall in general price level or contraction of credit and available money
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Progressive Movement
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movement responded to pressures of industrialization and urbanization by promoting reforms
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Muckraker
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writer who uncovers and exposes misconduct in politics or business
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Initiative
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proess which citizens proposed new law directly on the ballot
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Referendum
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process allows citizens to approve or reject a law passed by legislature
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Recall
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process by which voters can remove elected official from office beore their terms end
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Direct Primary
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election in which citizens themselves vote to select nominees for upcoming elections
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Political Machine
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political organization that controls enough votes to maintain political and administrative control of its community
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Lincoln Steffens
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Muckraker. The Shame of the Cities, he sought to bring about political reform in urban America by appealing to the emotions of Americans. He tried to make them feel very outraged and "shamed" by showing examples of corrupt governments throughout urban America.
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Jacob Riis
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Muckraker; immigrant from Denmark who wanted social reforms
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Jane Addams
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founder o US settlement house movmnt
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Ida Tarbell
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Muckraker. Famous for writing her book "The History of the Standard Oil Company"
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Upton sinclair
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author o "The Jungle" showed hazards of meatpacking industry
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Social Gospel
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reform mvmnt emerged in late 19th century that sought to improve society by applying Christian Principles
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Square Deal
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Prez Roosevelt'sprogram of reforms to keep the wealthy and powerful from taking advantage of small biz owners and the poor
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1902 Coal Strike
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United Mine Workers of America threatened to shut down the winter fuel supply. Prez Roosevelt suspended the strike
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Hepburn Act
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1906 law allowed federal gov't to inspect meat sold across state lines and required federal inspection of meat processing plants
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Pure Food and Drug Act
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1906 law allowed federal inspection of food and medicine, and banned the interstate shipment and sale of impure food and the mislabeling of food and drugs
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National Reclamation Act
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1902 law gave federal gov't power to decide how water was distributed via dams and irrigation projects
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Man-Elkins Act
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gave ICC to include communications
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16th amndmnt
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1913 constitutional amendment gave congress the authority to levy any income tax
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Underwood-Simmons Tariff
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re-imposed federal income tax from 40% to 25% after 16th amndmnt
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Federal Reserve Act
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1913 law put national banks under control of Federal Reserve Board, which sets inerest rates and supervises commercial banks
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Federal Trade Commission
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gov't agency established in 1914 to identify monopolistic business practices, false advertising and dishonest labeling
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17th amndmnt
Definition
1913 law that stated that there should be 2 senators for each state
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