US History 1 Lesson 7

Half-breed Rep. and twentieth president; he served for six months before being assassinated

Hebert Spencer theory that survival of the fittest is applicable in society (rich are better)

term for Southern states after the Civil War — solid white, solid racist, and solid Democrat

Nineteenth president and a supporter of political reform

Economic situation in which governments do not interfere in business activity

requirement to pay a tax before being allowed to vote

Reformer who established a Chicago settlement house taught social responsibility for poor

housing system of rows of single-family dwellings were packed with as many people as possible

Stalwart Rep. Took over after Garfield's assassination, became a supporter of political reform

major city fire that spread because of tenement system housing conditions

exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service

Requirement for people to prove they could read and write before being allowed to vote;

2nd national labor union. accepted any worker, regardless of race, gender, or skill

The most famous African American cowboy and an inspiration for young African Americans

monopoly where owners of a competitor give control of their stock to a committee (trustee)

Law that required candidates to pass a test for a fed position and earn promotion through merit

"union of unions" only allowed skilled workers to join

riot against police brutality against workers. bomb kills 7 cops. unions become unpopular

Wave of immigration from around 1820 to the Civil War; dominated by Irish and German immigrants

Faction of the Rep Party wanting to clean up fed corruption and tackle issues such as patronage

production method where a master craftsman makes individual items and teaches apprentices

industrialist who set up his company using vertical integration to monopolize the market

Wave of immigration after the Civil War; people from eastern and southern Europe and also Asia

production method where steps are broken down into repeated steps by unskilled laborers

if one's grandfather voted pre-Civil War, one was excluded from literacy tests and poll taxes

1800s society and politics healthy on the outside but was corrupt on the inside (Mark Twain)

Founded by Booker T. Washington, taught academic subjects AND agricultural and trade skills

1st national labor union (accepted workers regardless of race, gender, or skill) (1866)

Term referencing Secretary of State William Seward's purchase of Alaska for $7.2 million

"Life should be better and richer ... according to ability ... regardless of social class ..."

Faction of the Rep Party that supported political machines, wanting to maintain the status quo

monopoly where a company expands to own all its means of supply, production, and shipping

Black leader: focused on skills and trades; founded Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute

Political machine in New York City led by Boss Tweed

economic model where a company sells certificates of stock, divided into shares, to investors

Southern state laws that enforced segregation and treated blacks as inferior to whites

W.E.B. Du Bois started the NAACP. It stands for:

1st black Harvard graduate, founder Niagara Movement, supports liberal arts education for Black

industrialist who set up his company by using horizontal integration to monopolize the market

Supreme Court case that established the concept of "separate but equal"