American History Ch. 13

what new building technology allowed architects to begin designing skyscrapers

a tax that taxed higher earnings more heavily

extreme dislike of immigrants by native born people

people who did not own land but worked for a landlord and paid a portion of crops as rent

Which is NOT a way in which Southern states restricted African American voting in the 1890s

getting money through dishonest or questionable means

laws that enforced discrimination

rapid increase in the money supply without an increase in the amount of goods for sale

result of Plessy vs Ferguson

working class individuals residing in cities usually lived

a tax required to be paid in order to vote

apartment buildings

Interstate Commerce Act required

movement to help farmers' political power

increase in the value of money and decrease in prices

15th amendment did what

movement to better the conditions in cities according to charity and justice

marketing organizations that try to increase prices and lower costs for members

act required some jobs to be filled by competitive written exams

cheapest accommodation on a steamship

no matter a person's start in life they could better themselves through hard work

paper currency that could not be exchanged for gold or silver coins

prohibited monopolies

informal political group designed to gain and keep power

people who ran the political machines

providing money to help others

under what kind of conditions did many African Americans in the South live after Reconstruction

where did most immigrants settle in the late 1800s?

Why did Populist party support gov't ownership of RRs and telegraph lines

immigrant children became knowledgeable about American culture at public schools

labor unions oppose immigration arguing that immigrants would

believed that wealthy Americans bore the responsibility of using fortunes for social progress