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Chapter 9 History
Vocab and things to know
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History
11th Grade
01/27/2016

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lynching
Definition
murder of accused person by a mob without a lawful trial
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Jim Crow Laws
Definition
laws that segregated white and colored
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grandfather clause
Definition
exempted men from certain restrictions if they or their ancestors had voted in the past
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assimilation
Definition
process by which people of one culture become part of another culture
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mail-order catalogs
Definition
printed material advertising a wide range of goods that could be purchased by mail
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ragtime
Definition
music that shift accents over a steady beat
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vaudeville
Definition
type of inexpensive variety show
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yellow journalism
Definition
exaggerated stories that were exaggerated to create more excitement, drama, and readers
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philanthropists
Definition
people who give donations to worthy causes
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literacy
Definition
ability to read and write
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poll tax
Definition
special fee that must be paid before a person was permitted to vote
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Horatio Alger
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frequently wrote about rags to riches
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Cartwright
Definition
formed baseball rules
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Dr. James Naismith
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organized the game of basketball
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Manuel Jackson real name and known story
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Samuel Clemens; Huckleberry Finn
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Who invented the Phonograph
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Thomas Edison
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Defacto segregation
Definition
separation of race by common practices
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De jure segragation
Definition
segregation by law
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