Suffrage-the right or privilege of voting
Temperance- abstinence from drinking alcoholic beverages.
Carrie Nation(1846-1911)-a radical member of the temperance movement who became famous for destroying alcohol serving establishments in Kansas.
Susan B. Anthony(1820-1906)-An American women’s rights activist who played a significant role in women’s suffrage, the anti-slavery movement, and the temperance movement.
Women’s Christian Temperance Union-A women’s christian organization dedicated to increasing social justice and public health, including labor laws, suffrage, and the banning of alcohol use.
Prohibition-The. banning of alcohol by the United States.
immigration – moving from one’s homeland to live in another place.
urbanization – the migration of people to live in cities.
sweatshop-a place of work where workers earn very low wages in unhealthy conditions.
15th Amendment-This amendment gave black males the right to vote.
14th Amendment-This amendment gave former slaves citizenship.
18th Amendment-This amendment made the possession, manufacture and distribution of alcohol illegal.
19th Amendment-This amendment gave women the right to vote.

Here are our terms for the next 2 weeks:
Reconstruction Terms:
Reconstruction Amendments- 3 amendments to the US Constitution designed to give blacks the right to freedom, citizenship, and the right to vote after the Civil War.
13th Amendment-outlawed slavery in all states, as well as peonage, where people were forced to work to pay off debts.
14th Amendment-granted citizenship and equal civil rights to anyone born in the US or anyone who wants to be a citizen of the US, including former slaves.
15th Amendment-gave all male citizens the right to vote, regardless of race, color, or former servitude.
Impeachment-to charge someone in public office with misconduct.
Freedman’s Bureau(1865-1872)-Congress’ plan to help 4,000,000 freed slaves transition to freedom. It provided food, education, and medical help. More than 1000 black schools were built during this time, including HBCU’s like Howard University and Morehouse College.
Carpetbaggers-a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction. Many become politicians who could be bought off for vote for their causes.
Sharecropping-poor blacks and whites rented land from landowners, who overcharged them for the land and materials. This kept the poor blacks and whites from ever getting ahead where they could buy their own land.
Ku Klux Klan-a secret organization of whites who intimidated blacks by burning their homes and churches and committing violence against them.

Immigration Terms:
Industrialization – economic activity characterized by manufacturing of goods
mass production – the creation of large amounts of goods in a short time
specialization of labor – dividing up work for individuals to have specific tasks
corporations – large businesses that are owned by several people
urbanization – the migration of people to live in cities
immigration – moving from one’s homeland to live in another place
labor union – an organization formed by workers to provide for better working conditions
tenements – a building with several small apartments
free enterprise-an economic system in which private business operates in competition and largely free of state control.
sweatshop-a place of work where workers earn very low wages in unhealthy conditions.