Consolidation of New York City

Established the five-borough system, aligning with five counties:uniting Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island into the City of Greater New York.

Conspicuous Consumption

the practice by consumers of using goods of a higher quality or in greater quantity than might be considered necessary in practical terms.

brutal system of forced penal labor practiced in the Southern United States from the end of the Civil War in 1865 until the 1940s. Under this system, state and local governments leased incarcerated people—the vast majority of whom were Black men—to priva

is a historical legal doctrine from English common law stating that a married woman's legal rights and identity merged into those of her husband.

a group of the unemployed who marched to Washington, D.C., in the depression year of 1894. It was the only one of several groups that had set out for the U.S. capital to actually reach its destination.

Credit Mobilier Scandal

illegal manipulation of contracts by a construction and finance company associated with the building of the Union Pacific Railroad (1865–69); the incident established Crédit Mobilier of America as a symbol of post-Civil War corruption.

Cummings v. Missouri (1867)

dealt with the concept of a bill of attainder. A bill of attainder is a legislative act that imposes punishment without a trial. These oaths were imposed after the American Civil War to prevent Confederate sympathizers from practicing certain professions

" was November 18, 1883, when American and Canadian railroads synchronized their clocks and split North America into standardized time zones.

The Dependent and Disability Pension Act (1890)

granted federal pensions to Union Civil War veterans who were unable to perform manual labor, regardless of whether their disability was connected to their military service.

Dingley Tariff (1897)

a United States law that raised import taxes to the highest level in the country's history at that time.

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Term	Definition
Consolidation of New York City	Established the five-borough system, aligning with five counties:uniting Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island into the City of Greater New York.
Conspicuous Consumption	the practice by consumers of using goods of a higher quality or in greater quantity than might be considered necessary in practical terms.
Convict leasing	brutal system of forced penal labor practiced in the Southern United States from the end of the Civil War in 1865 until the 1940s. Under this system, state and local governments leased incarcerated people—the vast majority of whom were Black men—to priva
Coverture	is a historical legal doctrine from English common law stating that a married woman's legal rights and identity merged into those of her husband.
Coxey's Army	a group of the unemployed who marched to Washington, D.C., in the depression year of 1894. It was the only one of several groups that had set out for the U.S. capital to actually reach its destination.
Credit Mobilier Scandal	illegal manipulation of contracts by a construction and finance company associated with the building of the Union Pacific Railroad (1865–69); the incident established Crédit Mobilier of America as a symbol of post-Civil War corruption.
Cummings v. Missouri (1867)	dealt with the concept of a bill of attainder. A bill of attainder is a legislative act that imposes punishment without a trial. These oaths were imposed after the American Civil War to prevent Confederate sympathizers from practicing certain professions
Day of Two Noons	" was November 18, 1883, when American and Canadian railroads synchronized their clocks and split North America into standardized time zones.
The Dependent and Disability Pension Act (1890)	granted federal pensions to Union Civil War veterans who were unable to perform manual labor, regardless of whether their disability was connected to their military service.
Dingley Tariff (1897)	a United States law that raised import taxes to the highest level in the country's history at that time.

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