APUSH unit 6

These flashcards cover critical vocabulary and concepts from U.S. history during the late 1800s to early 1900s, focusing on economic, social, and political developments.

Burlingame Treaty

Guaranteed rights for U.S. missionaries in China and set regulations for Chinese immigration.

Protective Tariffs

Taxes on imported goods that benefitted Northern industries while harming Southern economies.

William Seward

U.S. Secretary of State who advocated for expanding American influence globally and purchased Alaska.

Munn v Illinois

Supreme Court case that upheld state regulation of railroads for the common good.

Gold Standard

Monetary system where currency value is based solely on gold, replacing bimetallism.

Crime of 1873

Coinage Act that enforced the Gold Standard, rendering silver money useless.

Homestead Act

Legislation that granted 160 acres of land to applicants willing to farm it for five years.

Vertical Integration

Business model where a company controls all aspects of production.

Horizontal Integration

Business strategy where a company acquires competitors to establish market dominance.

Jim Crow Laws

Laws that enforced racial segregation under the doctrine of 'separate but equal'.

Progressivism

Movement advocating for reforms and a more active role of government in economic and social issues.

Muckrakers

Journalists who exposed corruption in politics and business to spur reforms.

Pure Food and Drug Act

Legislation established to regulate food safety and pharmaceuticals.

Child Labor Act

Law banning child labor, implemented to protect children from exploitation.

NAACP

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; civil rights organization advocating for African American rights.

Dawes Severalty Act

Law aimed at assimilating Native Americans by allotting them individual plots of land.

Federal Reserve Act

Legislation that created a central banking system to regulate the U.S. economy.