Social Developments Flashcards
(18 cards)
What was the population in 1860?
31 million
What was the population in 1880?
50 million
When was the Chinese Exclusions Act passed and what did it ban?
1882, banned Chinese immigration for 20 years
How many Jewish immigrants arrived in 1888?
5000
How many Jewish immigrants arrived in 1900?
90,000
What was Chicago’s population in 1850?
30,000
What was Chicago’s population in 1890?
1 million
When were the orange riots between Irish catholics and Protestants?
1870-71
What fraction of African Americans were illiterate in 1890?
Half
How many African Americans were lynched between 1882-99?
2500
When was the Seneca falls campaign and what was it?
1848, feminist campaign for suffrage
When was NAWSA introduced?
1890
Which year saw workers joining unions?
1873
When was the railroad strike?
1877
When was the knights of labour made and when did it end?
1869, 1886
What incident ended the knights of labour?
The Haymarket Bomb outrage in 1886
Who made the AFL?
Samuel Gompers
How many members did the AFL have by 1892?
250,000
