Apush Chapter 20 Terms – Flashcards
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The Interstate Commerce Commission was established in 1887 to regulate:
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Railroads
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In general, the presidents of the last of the nineteenth century:
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lacked luster and accomplish little
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In the late 19th century, federal jobs
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Changed hands each time there was a change in administration
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Passage of the Pendleton Act in 1883 indicated:
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both parties recognized a need to professionalize government service
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Supporters of the new People's Party founded in 1890 called themselves
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Populists
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The town of Pullman, Illinois was an example
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Company town
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Jim Crow Laws
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Segregation laws
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Hawaii was annexed to:
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Protect the interests of sugar planters
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What issue of Gilded Age politics contributed to the assassination of President James A. Garfield
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Spoils system
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Why did the U.S. Seize Philippines in 1898?
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because it was a vulnerable Spanish colony
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What was the 1887 Interstate Commerce Act design to regulate?
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Railroads
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Pendleton Act of 1883
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Reforms the spoil system. add civil service
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Which was not used to prevent black from voting
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Proof of citizenship
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What did Plessy v. Ferguson decide
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state segregation was constitutional "separate but equal"
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President in late 19th century last quarter of ninetieth century
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they lacked luster and accomplished a little
