History Post Civil War: Chapter 18 Notes

<p>The need for large capital investments beyond the means of individual entrepreneurs (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They played a crucial role in connecting the city to the nation's agricultural production (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It encouraged the development of a national market and a more integrated economy (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The availability of jobs in various industries, particularly in meatpacking (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The meatpacking industry created a demand for labor that was filled by a wave of immigrants. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The relationship between owners and workers became more distant and impersonal (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They were mostly focused on accumulating wealth and material possessions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It provided significant support to railroads by offering subsidies and land grants (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A majority of the American population shifted to urban centers, transforming societal structures (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It enabled the pooling of capital from multiple investors to fund large projects (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A diverse influx of immigrants from various parts of Europe (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It established a more equal balance of power between employers and workers, leading to negotiations (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chicago embodied the rapid growth of the nation's industrial sector and its impact on American life (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Industrial capitalism (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>60% (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ethnic neighborhoods (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Italian Workmen’s Club (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A faction that focused on city improvements (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>William Riordan (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To serve the organization while benefiting immigrants (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Providing aid to business owners (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Industrial meatpackers produced nearly 500 million pounds of dressed beef. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It would eliminate the need for farming altogether. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It provided a labor pool necessary for manufacturing. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Italians, Poles, and Eastern European Jews (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1878 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Power was provided to over 60 thousand lamps. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1882, it marked the beginning of electrical power generation. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It grew sevenfold after the Civil War. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Invention and electrical innovation. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Public works such as roads and bridges (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Embrace industrialization and diversified agriculture (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Devastation of the Southern economy (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Striking back of anxious whites (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Segregating public and private facilities (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>As a moral necessity to deter crime (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To prevent Black rapists and deter further crimes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rebecca Latimer Felton (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Unrest and anxiety among white southerners (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>2-3 African Americans (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Organized events attended by large crowds (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Restoration of white control over state and local governments (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mississippi (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It violated victims' constitutional rights (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Documenting lynchings and their impacts (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Dyer Bill (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It faced fierce opposition and was never enacted. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They formed paramilitary groups for violence and intimidation. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The White Declaration of Independence (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>With separate coach laws and public ordinances (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Implementing literacy tests and poll taxes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Glorifying the Confederacy and romanticizing the Old South (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The United Daughters of the Confederacy and Confederate veterans (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Eradicating black political participation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To flee the city within 12 hours (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Voter suppression and a return to white Democratic control (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They effectively disenfranchised many black voters. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It portrays the Confederate cause as noble and virtuous. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

An economic system that emphasizes industrial production and capital investment, driving immigration to the U.S. between 1880-1920.

By 1890, immigrants and their children made up about 60% of the population in large northern cities.

Areas where immigrants from specific countries would cluster, forming tight-knit communities.

Organizations formed by immigrants for social and economic support within their communities.

The Democratic Party machine in New York City known for exploiting immigrant needs and political power.

A ward heeler whose actions showcased the balance of serving and profiting in politics during the immigrant era.

Author of 'Plunkitt of Tammany Hall', chronicling the political activities of Plunkitt within immigrant communities.

Support services provided by local politicians like Plunkitt, aimed at addressing the needs of immigrants.

Ranchers drove a million cattle annually from Texas to Kansas for shipment to Chicago.

Chicago meatpackers produced nearly 500 million pounds of dressed beef each year.

Chicago was known as the Gateway City due to its role in cattle shipments and meatpacking.

A fictitious interview claimed Edison created a machine that produced food from air and dirt.

Edison referred to his research laboratory as an 'invention factory.'

Edison exhibited his electrical power and lighting system to media and investors.

Edison oversaw 330 plants powering over 60,000 lamps worldwide.

Opened to power a square mile of downtown Manhattan with electricity.

America's urban population grew sevenfold post-Civil War with a majority in cities by 1920.

25 million immigrants arrived in the US, notably Italians, Poles, and Eastern European Jews.

Government-funded infrastructure like roads and schools.

Leader of Tammany Hall associated with corruption.

A vision for the Southern economy after the Civil War focused on industrialization.

Advocate for the New South and its economic potential.

A secret society formed to maintain white supremacy through violence.

An author who visited Chicago in 1889, describing the city's industrial chaos.

The major industry in Chicago providing most of the meat sold in America.

State laws enforcing racial segregation in the South.

The largest meat processing zone in the U.S. located in Chicago.

Extrajudicial killings, often by mob violence, targeting African Americans.

The movement of people from rural to urban areas, particularly in the 19th century.

Victim of a notorious lynching in Georgia in 1899.

Two to three African Americans lynched weekly in the late 19th century.

Dramatic population growth in Chicago, with many immigrants by the late 19th century.

Prominent Southern activist who endorsed lynching for protection.

Large companies run by bureaucrats that emerged in the late 19th century.

A legal process that protects shareholders from losses, facilitating large businesses.

African American journalist and activist against lynching.

Rail networks built with government subsidies during Lincoln’s presidency.

Power reclaimed by whites after Reconstruction to suppress Black rights.

Devastated by war, struggled to recover socially and economically.

Organizations formed to represent workers, gaining strength during industrialization.

Freed slaves challenging pre-war social order, leading to backlash.

A major disaster in 1871 that destroyed a large part of Chicago and displaced many residents.

Major newcomers included Germans, Italians, and Slavs between 1850 and 1900.

The ability for individuals to support themselves financially, diminished by new technologies.

By this year, the majority of the American population lived in urban areas.

The system of managing large companies through trained officials and managers.

A single market formed by connecting urban consumers and rural producers through industrialization.

Federal anti-lynching legislation introduced in 1918 that was never enacted.

Political movement offering opportunities for black activism in the late 19th century.

Paramilitary organizations that aimed to suppress black political rights through violence.

Document signed by white Democrats opposing African American political power in 1898.

Forced separation of races in public and private spaces.

Early segregation laws allowing separate train coaches for races.

Legal measures to deny voting rights based on laws like literacy tests.

A civic religion glorifying the Confederacy and romanticizing the Old South.

Organization that promoted a pro-Confederate narrative and built monuments.

Statues built to honor Confederate soldiers and leaders.

Limits placed on voter eligibility through tests and taxes.

Missouri Representative who introduced the Dyer Bill.

Methods used by groups like the Red Shirts to suppress black political participation.

Book published by Wells detailing the realities of lynching.