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Ch 7 Vocabulary
| Word | Deffinition |
|---|---|
| Jim Crow laws | kept blacks and whites segregated. |
| poll tax | pay a tax to vote. |
| literacy test | understanding test you must pass to vote. |
| grandfather clause | you could vote if your ancestors voted. |
| Booker T. Washington | famous black leader of the late 19th century. |
| W.E.B. Du Bois | argued that blacks should demand full immediate equality. |
| Ida B. Wells | woman who fought for justice and was born into slavery. |
| Las Gorras Blancas | targeted property of large ranch owners. |
| Spoils system | party for polititions. |
| civil service | system with federal jobs. |
| pendleton civil service act | established civil service commission |
| gold standard | gold as the nations currency |
| Oliver H. Kelley | farmer businassman journalist and govnt clark |
| Grange | popularty that attracted members. |
| populist party | peoples party. |
| William Jennings Bryan | presidental canidet. |
| William Mckinley | rebulican canidate. |