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| to deprive a person of the right to vote or of other rights of citizenship |
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| many African Americans could not vote because they couldn't pass this test. |
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| a limitation placed on African Americans by requiring that citizens pay a tax to vote |
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| segregation imposed by law |
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| segregation imposed by custom or tradition |
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| Supreme Court ruling that establish seperate facilities as equal |
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| a school in Alabama that became know for providing African Americans with an 'industrial education" |
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| Black leader who called for African Americans to "pull themselves up from their own bootstraps" within the limits of segregation |
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| hanging a person until death: a symbol of Black hatred |
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| limited the immigration of Chinese laborers, limited civil rights of Chinese immigrants already in America, and forbade naturalization of Chinese residents |
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| he used cartoons to attack political and social issues of the mid 1800's to early 1900's |
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| New York senator who created a scandal by taking millions of dollars from the city's treasury |
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| a covert political system based on patronage, the spoils system, and longstanding political ties |
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| a Democratic Party political machine that controlled most of New York City's elections during the early 20th Century. |
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| illegal manipulation of construction contracts to build the Union Pacific Railroad |
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| a form of political corruption in which an official receives money in return for favors |
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| Republicans who supported Democrat Grover Cleveland in 1884 |
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| Pendleton Civil Service Act |
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| established a Civil Service Commission, which wrote a civil service exam for people who wanted to work for the government |
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| an organization of farmers whose goals were to provide education on new farming techniques and call for regulation of railroad and grain elevator rates |
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| cheap, government-backed currencyadvocated by farmers in the West |
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| Interstate Commerce Act/Commission |
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| the first government entity set up to monitor American business operations: in particular railroads |
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| this political party of the lat 1800's supported coinage of silver, government ownership of the railroads, and advancement of women's suffrage |
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| Democratic presidential candidate, also know as the "great orator", who toured the nation speaking directly to the peple, and gave the "Cross of Gold" speech |
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| speech given at the Democratic National Convention by Williams Jennings Bryan on the subject of the gold standard |
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| a muckraker who used a magazine to uncover social problems and political corruption |
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| journalists of the early 1900's who investigated and reported on areas of society in need of reform |
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| wrote "The History of Standard Oil" and detailed how John D. Rockefeller ruined his competitors, charge higher prices, and make huge profits |
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| wrote a book titled "The Jungle" that detailed working conditions in the Chicago stockyards and the unsanitary conditions in the industry |
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| a community center, founded by Jane Addams in Chicago, meant to improve the lives of poor people in the city |
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| Triangle Shirtwaist Factory |
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| 146 workers killed when a clothing manufacturing plant caught fired and workers could not escape because exits were locked to prevent stealing |
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| community centers set in urban areas to provide social services to the poor, such as child care, English classes for immigrants, theatre arts and dance programs |
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| a leader of the settlement house movementl |
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| overcrowded, unsanitary, living areas in cities |
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| the commission form of government, direct primary, initiative, referendumm durect election of senators |
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| people have the power to propose a new law directly |
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| gives citizens the power to approve or reject laws passed by a legislature |
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| the power of voters to remove public servants from office before their term ends |
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| a voter's choice in an election or referendum is confidential |
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| "Fighting Bob", fought for increased voters' voices |
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| allows direct election of senators by voters, not state legislators |
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| enabled the government to collect income taxes |
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| prohibited the manufacture, sale and consumption of alcohol |
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| she was opposed to alcohol and tobacco use, and leader in the Women's Christian Temperance Union |
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| opened the country's first birth control clinic |
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| urged Americans to demand all rights guaranteed by the Constitution |
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| a group of African Americans who were against "waiting" and "earning" rights guaranteed by the Constitution. |
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| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People |
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| Native American Suffrage Act |
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| Native Americans were granted the legal right to vote in America |
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| Teddy Roosevelt and Howard Taft split the Republican vote allowing Woodrow Wilson to win the election. |
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| this party's platform was improved working conditions, women's suffrage, tighter government control of business, no child labor, and direct election of public officials by the people |
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| this act established a federal reserve to oversee banking in the United States and gave the government greater control over circulation of money and helped prevent bank failures |
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| this act made strikes, peaceful pickets and boycotts legal so that employers could no longer use antitrust laws to put down strikes or break up labor unions |
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| nickname for the Progressive Party |
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| hugh numbers of African Americans left the South in search of industrial jobs, contributing to even more division in urban neighborhoods |
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| a manufacturing process where workers stand still in one spot while parts move toward them |
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| the first car manufactured by mass production, which allowed people to buy it at much lower prices |
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| gave federal and state governments the power to enforce the 18th Amendment and clearly defined "intoxicating liquor" and outlined penalties for breaking the law |
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| this leader inspired a sense of pride in African Americans and led the "back to Africa movement" |
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| "Back to Africa" Movement |
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| the idea that African Americans should leave American and found a new homeland in Africa |
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