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