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Assimilation
When a group is forced to change what they believe in
Battle of wounded knee
Massacre by us soldiers of 300 unarmed native Americans
Chinese exclusion act
All Chinese cannot enter the United States
Gentlemen agreement
Limits Japanese immigrants to enter the United States
Morrill Acts
Creates agricultural colleges by giving federal land to states
Populism
When people have a greater voice in government
Horizontal integration
The merging of companies that make similar products
Vertical integration
When a company takes over it's suppliers distributors and transportation systems
Strikes
A work stoppage intended to force an employer to respond to demands
Sherman antitrust act
Prevents the creation of monopolies by making it illegal to establish trusts that interfered with free trade
Political machine
Organization that rewards you for your efforts
Ellis island
Hudson River-overlooks the city-east coast
Nativism
Favoring the interests of native born people over foreign born people
Exodusters
African Americans who migrated from the south to Kansas in the post-reconstruction years
Quota systems
Sets limits on how many immigrants from various countries a nation will admit each year
Urbanization
The growth of cities
Tenements
A multi family urban dwelling, usually overcrowded and unsanitary
Settlement houses
Community center that provides assistance to residents
Jim Crow Laws
Enacted by southern states and local governments to separate white and black people in public and private environments
Great migration
Movement of African Americans from the south to northern cities in the early 20th century
Labor unions
Group of workers formed to protect rights and interests
Monopoly
Possession or control of supply or trade in service
Scabs
Someone who refuses to join a labor union
Industrial revolution
Transition of manufacturing
Robber baron
Acquires fortune in late 19th century
Jane adams
Social worker-women's suffrage
Booker
Educator-African American-dominant leader