AP Notes, Outlines, Study Guides, Vocabulary, Practice Exams and more!

AP US History Chapter 17 Henretta 7th edition Flashcards

Terms : Hide Images
7847453640Granger LawsEconomic regulation laws that resulted from Greenback pressure and rural protest group, the National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry; their purpose was to regulate corporations and stimulate the economy0
7847453641Vertical IntegrationOne company controlling the whole process of manufacturing their product1
7847453642Horizontal IntegrationOne company controlling prices in order to absorb other companies under one corporate umbrella2
7847453643Pooling(of two or more people or organizations) put (money or other assets) into a common fund.3
7847453644Holdingstocks, property, and other financial assets in someone's possession.4
7847453645Jim CrowA blackface character, and the name for a set of laws segregating whites and African Americans5
7847453646CarnegieSteel mogul during the 19th century6
7847453647VanderbiltRailroad mogul7
7847453648SwiftProducer of frozen, canned and packaged foods who pioneered horizontal and vertical integration8
7847453649RockefellerOil tycoon9
7847453650Social DarwinismSurvival of the fittest applied to society and economy, said that only the strongest within society should have resources and that helping the poor was a disservice to society10
7847453651Plessy v. FergusonPlessy was arrested for sitting in a white train coach, Supreme Court ruled that it was constitutional to enforce different accomadations, "separate but equal"11
7847453652U.S. v E.C. Knight Co.The Supreme Court ruled that the Sherman Antitrust Act could only be applied to commerce, not manufacturing12
7847453653Chinese Exclusion Act1882 law that prohibited the immigration of Chinese laborers13
7847453654Sherman Antitrust Act1890 law banning any trust that restrained interstate trade or commerce14
7847453655Laissez-faireCapitalist idea that stated that government should not interfere with the peoples economy15
7847453656White Primaryprimary election in which only white voters are eligible to participate16
7847453657Grandfather ClauseAttempt to keep African Americans from voting by only allowing those whose Grandfather could read or write prior to the Civil War to vote17
7847453658Poll TestsTests given to keep African Americans from voting18
7847453659Poll TaxesRequired a tax to be paid when voting, it was also an attempt to keep blacks out of the polls19
7847453660seperate but equalracially segregated but ostensibly ensuring equal opportunities to all races20
7847453661Black CodesSouthern laws designed to restrict the rights of the newly freed black slaves21
784745366213th AmendmentAbolished Slavery22
784745366314th AmendmentGave African Americans citizenship and restricted public discrimination23
7847453664Redeemerswhite Democrats who used their political power to oppress the Black community and try to bring back Southern society before the Civil War24
7847453665InterracialBetween, among, or involving people of different races25
7847453666SegregationSeparation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences26
7847453667Miscegenationthe interbreeding of people considered to be of different racial types, a mixing of cultures27
7847453668Booker T. WashingtonAfrican American who wanted blacks to focus on education and getting a marketable skill, founded the Tuskeegee Institute28
7847453669W.E.B. DuBoisBlack civil rights activist who wrote books and stuff29

Need Help?

We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.

For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.

If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.

Need Notes?

While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!