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ch.20 vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
section a unit of land equal to 1 square mile 2.59sq or 640 acres 256 hectares
Jim crow laws laws discriminating against African Americans
Temperance the practice of drinking little to no alcohol
suffrage the right to vote
coeducation teaching males and females in the same class
grant to agree to or allow
transcontinental extending or going across a content
street car wheeled vehicle that moves along rails in city streets and is to carry passengers within the city
switch boards a structure used to connect telephone calls manually
contribute to be one among several causes of an event or development
mortgage a legal agreement to in which someone borrows money to buy property and pays back the money over a period of years
monopoly exclusive possession or control
Grange an organization for farmers that provided social events and worked for economic reform
cooperative a business or organization owned and operated by the people who work in it or who use its services
progressivism a reform movement that tried to correct social and political problems
trust a combination of companies formed by agreement to reduce competition
regulate to make rules or laws to control something
intrastate connect or existing in areas within a state
issue matter of concern to an individual or group
enourmous very large
target to direct action against an object entity or problem
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