Chapter 5 Lesson 3
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- Political Machine
- Unoffical system of urban political organization based on patronage, the spoils system, and political ties
- Jim Crow Laws
- Laws that enferced segregation in southern states.
- WEB DuBois
- A major African American scholar and an early leader in the 20th century African American post est movement
- Ellis Island v. Angel Island
- Both islands received and processed immigrants to America
- Nativism
- Belonging to, or being a native to a certain region or country.
- Plessy v. Ferguson
- When the Supreme Court ruled in favor of segregation - made it acceptable for over 60 yrs
- Tammany Hall
- Identified with Thomas Jefferson's Democratic-Republican Party.
- Populism
- American movement that started with the founding of the populist party which worked to improve conditions for farmers and laborers
- Gold Standard
- Monetary system in which the unit of value consists of the value of a fixed quantity of gold in a free gold market.
- tenement
- Inadequate and crowded apartments where immigrants lived.
- Jane Addams
- Social worker, reformer, and pacifist, the "beloved lady" of American reform. Founded "Hull House" in Chicago.
- Lynching
- The execution of suspected criminals by an extralegal (not sanctioned by law) group called a mob
- Settlement House
- Privately supported institution that focused on helping the poor and disadvantaged by addressing the environ-mental factors involved in poverty
- Booker T. Washington
- Founded Tuskegee institute for black students. His "Atlanta Compromise" speech made him America's major black leader for 20 years.
- Social Gospel
- Actions speak louder than words - prioritized social salvation.