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| Laws in the South and the border states that required separate private and public facilities for African Americans and whites. |
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| A product market completely controlled by one business such as steel and oil. |
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| An entry point for eastern and southern European immigrants around the turn of the 20th century. |
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| A muckraker who wrote about the abuses and corruption of the Standard Oil Company. |
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| An election reform brought about by the progressive movement allowing the public to vote directly on an initiative. |
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| An election reform brought about by the progressive movement allowing the public to remove an elected official. |
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| An election reform brought about by the progressive movement allowing the public to use a petition of signatures to force elected officials to consider an issue. |
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| The Supreme Court decision upholding separate facilities for African Americans and whites in the United Sates. |
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| The muckraker who wrote about the abuses and corruption in the meatpacking industry. |
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| The labor rights activist who started the American Federation of Labor. |
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| The term given to an industry when one business holds monopoly power over the product. |
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| Transcontinental Railroad |
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| The system of railroads that eventually connected the East and West coasts of the United States. |
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