APush chapter 17

Homestead Strike

Workers blockade the steelworks and mobilize support from the local community; resulted in seven workers and three agents being killed.

Cotton industry

Faced a glut on the world market due to the Civil War, causing cotton prices to decline and leading to debt for small farmers.

Populist Party

Evolved from the Farmer Alliance, it was the largest citizens movement of the 19th century advocating for farmers' rights and economic reform.

Coxey’s Army

A protest march by unemployed workers in 1894 demanding job creation and economic relief.

Pullman Strike

A nationwide railroad strike in 1894 protesting wage cuts, leading the federal government to send troops and causing violent clashes.

William McKinley

Republican candidate for the 1894 presidential election who supported the gold standard and high tariffs.

Redeemers

Groups who sought to undo Reconstruction efforts, significantly impacting public education systems in the South.

Kansas Exodus

The mass migration of African Americans to Kansas, led by Benjamin 'Pap' Singleton, primarily due to Jim Crow laws.

Plessy V Ferguson

A Supreme Court ruling that upheld segregation laws under the doctrine 'separate but equal'.

Lynching

Extrajudicial killings used to terrorize African American communities, often justified by alleged offenses.

Immigration laws

Legislation including literacy tests and quotas aimed at restricting immigration from certain countries.

Booker T Washington

A former enslaved man who founded the Tuskegee Institute, advocating for vocational education for African Americans.

AFL

American Federation of Labor, a national federation of labor unions in the United States.

Alaska Purchase

The acquisition of Alaska from Russia, which was initially criticized as 'Seward's Folly'.

Spanish-American War

A conflict resulting from U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence; highlighted by the sinking of the USS Maine.

Teller Amendment

Stated that the U.S. had no intention of annexing Cuba following the Spanish-American War.

Platt Amendment

Allowed U.S. intervention in Cuban affairs and established Cuba as a semi-independent nation.

Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines

Territories acquired by the U.S. from Spain, providing strategic military posts and economic opportunities.

Philippine War

A conflict following the Spanish-American War where the Filipino movement resisted U.S. control.

Insular Cases

Supreme Court cases determining the constitutional rights of U.S. territories; concluded the Constitution did not fully apply.

Anti-Imperialism

Opposition to U.S. expansionism, highlighting contradictions to self-determination and concerns over ethics and violence.