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Emancipation Proclamation

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1863

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13th Amendment

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1865

Abolish slavery

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14th Amendment

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1868

Guarantee equal rights and voting rights

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15th Amendment

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1870

Prohibit federal and state government from denying citizens the right to vote on the grounds of race

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Most growth in segregation

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Between 1887 and 1891

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Plessy V. Ferguson

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1896

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Florida railroad company segregates carriages

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1887

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Booker T. Washington sets up the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama

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1881

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KKK set up

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December 1865

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KKK disbanded

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1872

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White League set up

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1873

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Colfax Massacre

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1873

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Chicago Tribune lunching statistics

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Between 1882 and 1899 over 2,500 men and women were lynched

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Literacy statistics

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By 1890 64% of African Americans were still illiterate - but down from 95% in 1865

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South Carolina schoolchildren statistics

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In 1860 S. Carolina had 20,000 white schoolchildren - but by 1873 it had 50,000 white and 70,000 black students

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Proposed education bill

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1882 Senator Henry W. Blair of New Hampshire

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Alabama minister

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1891

“We must have colored servants, for there is no other labouring class”

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Black students statistics

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Number of black students in US doubled between 1877 and 1887, but still only 2/5 of eligible black students were enrolled

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Government spending increase from 1939 to 1948

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Government spending rose from $9.4bn to $36.5bn in 1948

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Care sales rise by 1950

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Care sales rose by 6.7m by 1950

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New houses in suburbs increase from 1944 to 1950

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New houses rose from 114,000 in 1944 to 1.7m in 1950

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Growth in suburban population 1920 to 1960

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Suburban population grew from 17% in 1920 to 33% in 1960

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Percentage of houses lacking running water and flushing toilet in 1944

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33% lacked running water and 40% lacked flushing toilet in 1944

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Protests and number of students in first half of 1968

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100 protests with 400,000 students

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Nixon's democratic competitor in 1968 elections
Vice President Humphrey
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When was MLK's speech against Vietnam war?
1967
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Montgomery bus boycott
1955
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Formation of black panthers
1966
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Weak civil rights acts (50s/60s)
1957 and 1960
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Proportion of Americans earning less than $5000 compared to AfrAms in mid 1960s
1 in 10 Americans earned less than $5000 a year, 1 in 3 Afr Ams in mid 1960s
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Linda Brown v. Board of Education
1954
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Little Rock
1957
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What does James T. Patterson argue about Brown v. Board of Educations
Although case "was pivotal in a number of ways, especially as a constitutional precedent against state-mandated segregation"
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1957 how many school districts segregated with how many Afr Ams attending? How many still in segregated schools?
1957 723 school districts desegregated and 300,000 AfrAms attending. But 240,000 still in segregated schools
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Browder v. Gale
Bus segregation unconstitutional under 14th amendment
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When did Truman set up Civil Rights Committee to investigate racial abuse?
1946
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When did Civil Rights Committee publish 'To Secure These Rights'
1947
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When was SCLC created?
1957
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How much did farm incomes grow in 1935 under Agricultural Adjustment Administration?
From $4.5bn to $6.9bn in 1935
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How did TVA impact 7 poorest states?
200% wage rise after introduction of public work schemes e.g. Damn building
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When was Fair Labour Act? What did it do?
1938 Fair Labour Act set out min. wage, 40hr max work week and banned child labour (under 16)
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1929 to 1939 fall in income despite 9m population rise
Personal income fell by $13bn between 1929 and 1939 despite 9m population rise
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1938 unemployment rate
19%
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When was Neutrality Act and when was it amended?
1935 Neutrality Act amended 1939
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When did US enter WWII?
1941
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How many tanks, aircraft and rifles did US sell between 1941-45?
86,000 tanks 296,000 aircraft 15m rifles
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Growth of farm incomes over WWII
Farm incomes grew by 250% during war
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GNP rise from 1939 to 1948
GNP rose from $90bn in 1939 to $170bn in 1948
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Debt in 1945
$260bn
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When was Fordney-McCumber Act?
1922
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What did President Hoover say in 1928 about limited govt intervention?
"When the Republican Party came to power it restored government to its position of umpire instead of player"
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Unemployment in 1928
4.2%
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1929 number of corporations owning 20% of nation's wealth
1929 largest 200 corporations owned 20% of nation's wealth
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Number of students in business schools in 1928
67,000
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1929 number of shares sold and Americans involved in share trading
1929 more than 1bn shares sold and 25m Americans involved
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How many cars on road by end of 1920s
4.5m cars
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When and where was the grandfather clause introduced
1898 in Louisiana
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How many states have women suffrage by 1914 and when did women achieve nationwide suffrage
11 states and achieved suffrage in 1919
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When did Roosevelt sue Northern Securities?
1902
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How many anti-trust prosecutions did Roosevelt make?
44 e.g. American Tobacco and Standard Oil
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What acts did Roosevelt introduce to increase govt role?
Created Dept of Commerce 1903 Labour Act 1906 Hepburn Act
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How many anti-trust suits did Taft have?
80
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What tariff made Taft unpopular?
Payne-Aldrich Tariff
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Who first used term 'Manifest Destiny?'
John L. O'Sullivan
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When did Lincoln sign Pacific Railroad Act and when was railroad finished?
Signed Pacific Railroad Act in 1962 and finished in 1869
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How many passengers did Pacific Railroad have in 1870 and 1882?
1870 15,000 passengers | 1882 1m passengers
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Where and when was second gold rush?
Second gold rush in Dakota in 1870s
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How many migrants to US between 1877-90?
10m migrants between 1877-90
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When was Homestead Act?
1862
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How big were plots given in Homestead Act and how long did they have to be farmed?
160 acre plots and had to be farmed for 5 years
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How many settlers in West by 1865?
20,000
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How many bonanza farms by 1880?
3,000
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Growth rate in 1880s
4% per annum
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When was development of lightbulb, telephone and typewriter?
1880 lightbulb 1876 telephone 1867 typewriter
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Increase in average income between 1880 and 1900
$480 in 1880 to $640 in 1900
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Percentage of annual income for average citizen to buy car in 1990
79%
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Number of members of Knights of Labour 1886
750,000
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Number of members of AFL 1892
250,000
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Most factory workers days and hours in Gilded Age
12hrs 6days, 7 for steel mill workers, children as young as 5 working 12-14 hour days for as little as $0.27
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When was Civil Service Reform League set up?
1881
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When was Pendleton Act
1883
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Who and when did they bribe Senator Conkling how much at Customs House?
19 74 Metal importers, Phelps, Dodges & Co. paid $50,000 bribe

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