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chapter 20
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| section | a unit of land equal to 1 square mile |
| Jim crow laws | laws discrinating against African Americans |
| temperance | the practice of drinking little to or no alcohol |
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| coeducation | teaching males and females in the same classes |
| grant | to agree to or to allow |
| transcontinental | extending or going across a continent |
| enormous | very large |
| streetcar | wheeled vehicle that moves along rails in city streets and is used to carry passengers within the city |
| switchboard | a structure used to connect telephones calls manully |
| contribute | to be one among several causes of an event or development |
| mortgage | a legal agreement in which a person borrows money to buy propety and pays back the money paid over the years |
| monopoly | exclusive possession |
| grange | an organization for farmers that provied social events and worked for economic reform |
| cooperative | a business or organization owned and operated by the people who work for it or who use its services |
| progressivism | a reform movement that tried to correct social and politicl problems |
| issue | matter of concern to an individual or group |
| target | to direct action against an object entity or problem |
| trust | a combination of companies formed by agreement to reduce competition |
| intrastate | connecting or existing in areas within a state |