Final Terms Flashcards
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Reconstruction
the attempt to back together the union and rebuild the south socially, physically, and economically
Black Codes
laws that attempted to regulate the lives of former slaves and restore white supremacy
Panic of 1873
Severe economic depression caused by the collapse of the banking system due to railroad over expansion
-led to a widespread unemployment and hardships for many americans
Seconf Industrial Revolution
marked by rapid industrialization, shift towards mass production, and technological advancements
-key developments included railroad expansion, growth of electricity, adna rise in the steel, oil, and electical industries
Laissez-Faire Economics
belief that the economy functions best with minimal government involvement
Vertical integration
company controls all aspect of production
Horizontal integration
company merges with other companies in the same industry to reduce competition
Social Darwinism
theory of “survival of the fittest”
-suggests that wealthy people are superior
New South
POst reconstruction southern US
-modenrize economy and society
-shift away from agriculture reliance to industrialization
-expand railroads, diversify indutries, and encourage urabn development
Lost Cause Myth
myth created by the south to be a psychological soothing story
-explained confederacy to be honorable and glorious
-claimed they lost to the North because the N had more resources, larger pop., and was naturally more violent
Fence Cutting Wars
conflict between ranchers and farmers in TX
-invention of the barbed wire
-fence cutting became illegal
The grange
national organization of farmers that promoted agricultural education, reduction of railroad power, and lobby for favorable policies to farmers
-helped farmers with negotiations
-advocated fo cooperative buying and selling
Frontier Thesis
paper written by Frederick Jackson Turner
-gave America the identity of individualistic and rugged
-lead to imperialism
Ellis Island
Main immigration processing center foe european immigrants arriving on the east coast
NY
angel Island
immigration stTION FOR Asian immigrants mainly from china japan and the Philippines
San Fran
Ethnic Enclaves
neighborhoods where immigrants of the same background lived
-formed neighborhoods within cities that helped immigrants
tenements
overcrowded apartments w/in slum neighborhoods for working class families
-rarely had electric
-no running water
-no running sewer
-poorly made
Nativism
anti-immigrant sentiment that favored native born americans over newcommers
POlitical machine
corrupt organization that controlled local politics by exchanging favors for votes
gold standard
every dollar would be backed by gold held by the US treasury
bimetalism
allowed money to be backed by both gold and silver
imperialism
colonization of foreign nations and lands, relying primarily on business, political, and military structures raher than settlers to tule colonized poeple ad exploit their resources
-policy of extending a nations power and influence through diplomacy militrayr force or economic control over tbeir territories
Sewards Purchase
US acquisition of Alaska
insular cases
series of supremme court ruling deciding that US territories did not automatically recieve full constitutional rights
