Chapter 17
what did many people call for?
a halt to immigration from eastern and southern europe
what did ida b wells prove of lynching
an attempt to kill african american men who were 1. too successful 2. political threat to southern racism
who did farmers blame? (3)
banks railroads middle-men
who was ida b wells
black editor
in the south, who were the poorest paid workers
children
where did the people of Piedmont communities move to? for what jobs?
city mill jobs
what is vertical integration?
combination in one company of 2+ stages of production
what did plessy v. ferguson legalize? year?
concept of separate but equal in 1896
What did teh Ocala platform call for?
creation of a national farmers party
Improvements in Southern industries ___
did little to help African American workers
what did seasonal labor make impossible
education
*essay* what did the WCTU do (3)
fought alcohol, prostitution called for prison reform wanted to end the wage system
what did the peoples party call for? (5)
government ownership of railroads banks and telegraph lines graduated income tax 8 hr work day restrictions on immigration
northern investors (2)
held much of the South's wealth returned little in jobs and social services
what kind of jobs did black women take?
household workers
where did populists win seats in? (5)
idaho nevada kansas colorado north dakota
By the 1870's southern merchants began building
iron factories
who did the Peoples party run for president
james baird weaver of iowa
what kind of jobs did blacks get?
janitorial
what were these racist laws called?
jim crow laws
*essay* What 2 movements did the women help build?
labor and farm movements
Industries in the South by 1900 ___
lagged far behind the rest of the country
what did Ida B. Wells do
led a crusade against lynchings
what kind of workers were blacks?
limited to unskilled
what became common across the south
lynching
what began to grow in the South?
new modern mills
*essay* who was Francis E Willard?
one of the greatest leaders of the era for women
what was the national farmers party known as
people's party
what did southern states pass (3) to keep African Americans from voting?
poll taxes literacy tests grandfather clauses
what issues did mill workers face? (2)
poverty health hazards
What did the Farmer's Alliance call for? (4)
public ownership of railroads graduated income tax lower tariffs free/unlimited coinage of silver
what was the southerner's warrant behind lynching
punishment for African American men raping white women
what did states begin to pass
racist laws that kept blacks from voting
What did Munn v. Illinois uphold
right of states to regulate private property in public interest
What was high in the Piedmont Communities?
rural poverty
what put southern families on the move
seasonal labor picking crops
what was much of southern labor like
segregated
where is the Piedmont region?
south of tidewater region starts in South Virginia
when cotton/tobacco prices fell, what did many families turn to
tenant farming
what was special about the populists electoral votes
they were the only 3rd party to win 22 electoral votes since the civil war
what did the grange do?
tried to help each other when farmers lost money from new competition
what occured in the cotton industry
vertical integration
what did mckinley make a major part of his foreign policy
white supremacy
how did cities grow
with the rise of textile mills
northern railroads owned ___ of all Southern ___
+1/2 track
When was the grange organized? by who?
1867 farmers
years of grover's presidency
1885-1889
how many electoral votes did populists win
22
How many members did the National Farmers' Alliance claim
3 million
What ended the Grange? (2)
Depression Supreme Court overturned railroad regulations
What was the rallying cry of farmers?
Equal rights to all, special privileges to none
who regained presidency in ___
Grover cleveland 1892
Farmer's Alliance won seats in state legislatures of (3)
Nebraska Minnesota South Dakota
December 1890, where did the Farmer's Alliance call their meeting for?
Ocala, Florida
*essay* what did Willard run?
WCTU
*essay* what was Willard a major force in
Women's suffrage movement in the midwest
