US History Ch. 4 Review

composer who was called the "King of Ragtime"

founder of Tuskegee Institute

In one of the major economic debates of the late 1800s, Republicans in Congress blocked Democratic efforts to

Passed by Congress in response to the assassination of President James A. Garfield, the Pendleton Act

argued that society progressed because only the fittest people survived

believed wealthy Americans should use their wealth to help people help themselves

Which set the doctrine of "separate but equal", establishing a legal basis for segregation that lasted more than 50 yrs?

journalist who launched a crusade against lynching

wrote that "color discrimination is barbarism"

perhaps the best-known American realist painter

The People's Party, also known as the ____, was formed to elect candidates who would fight for the interests of farmers.

Nativists reacted to immigration in the late 1800s by

Populist and Democratic presidential nominee in 1896

Why did many labor unions in the late nineteenth century oppose immigration?

Starting in the 1800s, Southern states used a loophole in the wording of the 15th Amendment to impose restrictions that

Industrialization improved the standard of living for many people in the 1800s, enabling them to

in Boston, Chicago, and New York City, elevated railroads and subway systems were developed to

a Republican president who opposed patronage

opened Hull House in Chicago

Political machines helped new city dwellers with necessities like jobs, housing, and police protection in exchange for