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chapter 7 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1.)Jim crow laws- | segregation laws enacted in the south after reconstruction. |
| 2.)poll tax- | sum of money to be paid before a person could vote. |
| 3.)literacy test- | reading and writing tests formerly used in some southern states to prevent African Americans from voting. |
| 4.)grandfather clause- | law to disqualify African American voters by allowing to vote only men whose fathers and grandfathers voted before. |
| 5.)spoils system- | practice of the political party in power giving jobs and appointments to its supporters, rather than to people based on their qualifications. |
| 6.)civil service- | government departments and their nonelected employees. |
| 7.)Pendleton civil service act- | law that created a civil service system for the federal government in an attempt to hire employees on a merit system rather than on a spoils system. |
| 8.)gold standard- | policy of designating monetary units in terms of their value in gold. |
| 9.)grange- | farmers organization formed after the civil war. |
| 10.)populist party- | peoples party; political party formed in 1891 to advocate a larger money supply and other economic reforms. |
| 11.)las gorras blancas (sec. 1 vocab) | (the white caps)group of Mexican Americans living in new Mexico who attempted to protect their land and way of life from encroachment by white landowners. |