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34 Cards in this Set
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laissez faire
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limited government role in economic matters
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subsidy
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government payment to develop certain key industries
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Pendleton Civil Service Act
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created Civil Service Commission to classify government jobs
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Munn vs. Illinois
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allowed states to regulate business within their borders
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suburbs
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residential communities surrounding a city
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tenements
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cheap apartment buildings often crammed with people
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graft
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the use of one's job to gain profit
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political machine
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organization designed to keep a particular group in power, usually headed by a "boss"
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poll tax
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a fee that must be paid before voting
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grandfather clause
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laws that exempted men from voting restrictions
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Jim Crow
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system of legal discrimination
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Plessy v. Ferguson
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decision legalizing segregation
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lynching
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the murder of an accused person by a mob without a lawful trial
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Led to government regulation of businesses during the Gilded Age
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Unfair business practices
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During the late 1800's, the port of entry for the majority of immigrants was
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New York City
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Attracted many Asians to the United States in the late 1800's
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jobs with American Railroad companies
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Was a major result of both immigration and the increased productivity of factory jobs in the late 1800's
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the rapid expansion of urban areas
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Why did many immigrants support city political machines
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Political machines provided them with jobs
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During the Gilded Age, Republicans and Democrats held differing views on
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the gold standard and government aid to business
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The Pendleton Civil Service Act was passed to
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end the spoils system
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During the late 1800's and early 1900's immigration laws discriminated most against
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Asians
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One reason that the United States became more urban during the late 1800's is that
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farm machines and factory-made goods reduced the need for farm labor.
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The main objective of the nativists was to
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restrict immigration
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One example of government's trying to help American business was
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high tariffs
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The Interstate Commerce Act outlawed the railroads' practice of
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giving special rates to powerful customers
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This attracted many immigrants to the United States
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a chance for a better life
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In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson decision, the Supreme Court
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established the "seperate-but-equal" doctrine, upholding segregation
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One effect of the public school system was that it
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helped immigrant children become Americanized
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How did the Plessy v. Ferguson decision affect racial relations in the South
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It allowed segregation to continue legally.
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What did Booker T. Washington tell his students to focus on in school?
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economic security
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Why was the NAACP founded?
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to fight discrimination through the courts
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What stereotype was used to justify not giving women professional training?
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They lack physical strength
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The Niagara Movement called for
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full civil liberties for African Americans
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What powerful position did William Marcy Tweed hold?
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New York City's Democratic party boss
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