Political Machine- Politcal party in a city I(building) and they run the day to day business for their party. Helped immigrants. immigrants would give loyalty back, and then they would vote for them. I presented. spoil system- giving people jobs for votes caused this curuption caused this, (black mail of immigrants) dis honest individuals. A lot of people who were bought off. Goverenment who was in cahoots with big businesses. What law? Pendelton Civil Service Act- worked to try to get rid of the spoil system. Required people to take a certain type of test to get some jobs. Unknown Presidents- Garfield and Arthur Haze. Haze- Elected 19th one away from loosing. Taking troops out of the south. Ended reconstruction. Status Quo. James Gardfiel- 20th president not very long. killed by guato nasue. After he shot him went straight to jail, Reformed president- reasoning for him being shot and killed. Aruthur 21st. Didn't have a vice president had a disease killing him. Grham was a really bad president because of scandles. He didn't do any, but he let them happen, He let the white male dominate everthing. Haze- rebulican ended resonstruction served one term. Segregation sets in. Garfeild was a reformed president, got shot by someone he refused to give s job to. Arthur took over, Half-Breed- reform rep. Stalwarts- Status Quo-- white rich males. Didn't serve for more than a year. Arthur became a reformed president. Cleavland- Reformer Democrat. wanted to help common people. Only president to serve two non consecutive terms. William mcKenly Status Quo- assisanated. The Republican's dominated. Strugle between canidates who wanted white males to dominate everything, versus the canidates who wanted change for the common people. 8-1 What advances in science help? how did education change? What restrictions were put on African Americans. Plessy V Furgeson Plessy was haldf black half white. considered white, thought that he should be able to ride in cars that whites get to be in. Went to jail, and court said he can't sit there. The famous but seperate but eaqual clause. They were suppsoe to be kept seperated, but they had to be equal. better way to look at it is seperate and unequal. 1954 court ruled that this was wrong, they shouldn't be seperate. Brooklyn Bridge- originaly designed by john brobine but got sick of tetnes. Washington (his son took over) after he got sick, the building of the bridge was stopped on January 3rd because of Casium Disease 13 years later it was finished. Washington couldn't come because he was paralized. The first day there were tons of people who crossed the bridge. may 30th rumor that the bridge was going to collaps, then there was a stampeede. 30 people died from stampede. p.t. Barnum had 21 elephants cross the bridge to prove it would collaps. they added 250 cables to make it more sturdy. 2007 they had to check it, because of the collapse in Mineapolise. There have been shootings. 27 people killed while working on it. Spread of mass culture- Advent of newspapers becoming absolutely huge it was very popular in New York City. The arts and sciences became more popular. Gym Crow laws- names after a popular play, black face- white men painted themselves black and acted poorly. They were the laws that seperated blacks and supposadly equal rights. Started major segregation. Higher up forces didn't care. They had seperate neighborhoods. The jobs they recieved payed nothing. Some people stood up for them. in 1965 they decided to abolish the laws. WED debue- one of the biggest people who tried to stop racism before martin luther kind jr. wrote many books. went to harvard law school. recieved a 250$ scholarship that's it. He believed that they deserved more than what they recived but should do it at all costs.
Electric Transit- scince advnaces. Metal Tracks with tracks. Got people off the street and cleared streets of poop. About 1888 richmond virginia was the first city to start using electricity more than anyone else. other citeis followed. Nigra Movemnt. 1905 DEB deboy- Willam Chragler, trying to make a difference. 27 joined the group. They met at Niagra Falls. they wanted to be like Booker T Washington. Early 1900's DEB deboy- more agressice Booker T Washington- much more willing to go further in getting their rights. wanted equality now. Cleavland- born in New Jersey March 18th 1837. real name is steven. Opposed a lot of things- inflation, high silver. Won people over by his honesty. During 2nd term Panic of 1893- too many RR and RR companies were going broke. depression ruined the democratic party then they republicans took over. Harrison- 23rd. republican. Beat Grover. Most remembered the Silver act and economic legislation. and federal spending. Democarts were annoyed with him with him spending too much money. after loosing second election moved back home and got married. Violence- any black that didn't follow the rules (Jim Crow laws) most the time they got hung. between 1882 and 1892 1400 blacks were hung burned or shot. Main reason they lived in North because they were treated better. Still racism in North, Had to live in their own nieghborhood. NYC Riot black man attacked police who thought was beeing inapprpriate. Big Riot. KKK was formed. Grand father clauces Pull Tax- to keep blacks from voteing. you had to pay to vote so blacks couldn't vote because they were more. G.F.C.- you wouldn't vote unless your father or grandfather had voted in 1860. Pull tax. abolised in 1966. growth in the highschools. Early 1900's 7.6 million people 21.6 million 50 years later attended school. racial discrimination. encouraged immigrants to attend school. americanize. ricite american verses. Many people went to night class to lean English to get citizenship. Lecture teaching came to be because the people they were teaching were illeterate. American Leasure- Stated with Cony Island 1903- amusment park in NYC. Ten's of thousands of people came. bicycling- tires were made of complete rubber. no air in tires. Challenge to ride bikes. Made a safety bike. Smaller wheels and air in tires. Made bikes for women. Susan B anthony- thought bikes we amazing because it gave women freedom. Tennis-
Air planes- Orvile and Wilbur Wrtite.
Family History-- Austin- presented
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