Gilded Age
this phrase was used by the Supreme court to describe why segregation was legal in the Plessey vs. Ferguson case
"separate but equal"
This amendment was adopted in 1868 primarily to protect the rights of formerly enslaved person
14th Amendment
the 13th, 14th, and 15th ____________ were added to the constitution granting basic rights to formerly enslaved persons
Amendments
ended reconstruction by removing federal troops from the Southern states
Compromise of 1877
the goal of this law was to assimilate native americans into mainstream american life
Dawes act
Homestead act and the transcontinental railroad encouraged settlement of this region
Great Plains
encouraged settlement of the Great Plains by offering free land to farmers
Homestead Act
these laws, intended to segregate Black from Whites, were upheld by the Supreme Court in the Plessey vs. Ferguson case in 1896
Jim Crow Law
Labor unions generally opposed immigration because they feared immigrants would take their...
Jobs
the process in which a minority group or culture comes to resemble those of a dominant group
assimilation
employers used these to discourage wokers from joining labor unions
blacklists
Both Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller gave millions to...
charity
the growth of this caused the urban population to increase dramatically between 1865-1900
industry
This was used by the federal government and private employers to break strikes through the 1890s
military force
during the late 19th century, businesses tried to maximize profits by creating what
monopolies
this period included the Freedman's Bureau, the 14th amendment, and the military occupation of the south
reconstruction
this developed in the south after the civil war because large landowners faced labor shortages
share cropping
Poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses were used to deny this to Black Southerners
suffrage
this region of the country granted women suffrage first
west