The Equal Rights Party was a United States minor party during the late 19th century that supported women's rights. The party was notable for nominating two female presidential candidates: Victoria Woodhull in 1872 and Belva Lockwood in 1884 and 1888.

the selection of desired heritable characteristics in order to improve future generations, typically in reference to humans

Ex parte Yarbrough (1884)

significant legal decision stemming from t late 19th century about voting and racism in the US. Jasper Yarbrough and other Klansmen were convicted in fed. court for violently stopping an African American, Berry Saunders, from voting in a federal election

Exodusters were African Americans who escaped the oppression of discriminatory and racist laws in the South by migrating to Kansas.

agrarian movement during the 1870s and ’80s that sought to improve the economic conditions for farmers through the creation of cooperatives and political advocacy. made up of numerous local organizations that coalesced into three large groupings

a social club by Confederate veterans in Pulaski, Tennessee, in 1866. Klan members sought the restoration of white supremacy through intimidation and violence aimed at the newly enfranchised Black freedmen.

advocacy of unlimited coinage of silver. The movement was precipitated by an act of Congress in 1873 that omitted the silver dollar from the list of authorized coins (the “Crime of ’73”).

during the Reconstruction period after Civil War, name for the U.S. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, established by Congress to provide practical aid to 4 mil newly freed African Americans in their transition from slavery to freedom.

F.W. Woolworth Company

a former American chain of general-merchandise retail stores based on the 5-and-10 concept, in which all merch sold for a nickel or a dime. Woolworth evolved into a multinational corporation with a large collection of specialty stores on four continents.

General Mining Act of 1872

regulates mining of certain resources on fed. public domain lands. lets ppl + corps to prospect on p.d. lands and to claim discoveries. The 42nd United States Congress passed t legislation in April 1872 and President Grant signed it into law t next month.

infectious diseases are caused by specific microorganisms (pathogens) that invade and reproduce within the body, disrupting normal physiological functions. These microorganisms include bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa.

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Term	Definition
Equal Rights Party	The Equal Rights Party was a United States minor party during the late 19th century that supported women's rights. The party was notable for nominating two female presidential candidates: Victoria Woodhull in 1872 and Belva Lockwood in 1884 and 1888.
eugenics	the selection of desired heritable characteristics in order to improve future generations, typically in reference to humans
Ex parte Yarbrough (1884)	significant legal decision stemming from t late 19th century about voting and racism in the US. Jasper Yarbrough and other Klansmen were convicted in fed. court for violently stopping an African American, Berry Saunders, from voting in a federal election
exodusters	Exodusters were African Americans who escaped the oppression of discriminatory and racist laws in the South by migrating to Kansas.
Farmers Alliances	agrarian movement during the 1870s and ’80s that sought to improve the economic conditions for farmers through the creation of cooperatives and political advocacy. made up of numerous local organizations that coalesced into three large groupings
First Ku Klux Klan	a social club by Confederate veterans in Pulaski, Tennessee, in 1866. Klan members sought the restoration of white supremacy through intimidation and violence aimed at the newly enfranchised Black freedmen.
free silver movement	advocacy of unlimited coinage of silver. The movement was precipitated by an act of Congress in 1873 that omitted the silver dollar from the list of authorized coins (the “Crime of ’73”).
Freedman's Bureau	during the Reconstruction period after Civil War, name for the U.S. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, established by Congress to provide practical aid to 4 mil newly freed African Americans in their transition from slavery to freedom.
F.W. Woolworth Company	a former American chain of general-merchandise retail stores based on the 5-and-10 concept, in which all merch sold for a nickel or a dime. Woolworth evolved into a multinational corporation with a large collection of specialty stores on four continents.
General Mining Act of 1872	regulates mining of certain resources on fed. public domain lands. lets ppl + corps to prospect on p.d. lands and to claim discoveries. The 42nd United States Congress passed t legislation in April 1872 and President Grant signed it into law t next month.
germ theory	infectious diseases are caused by specific microorganisms (pathogens) that invade and reproduce within the body, disrupting normal physiological functions. These microorganisms include bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa.

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