1. Freedmen’s Bureau- was a government agency that was established in order to help freed slaves. This agency was developed in 1865 and provided schools, education, economic assistants and protection to these formers slaves. Education was important for the slaves because without literacy they were at the mercy of other people.
2. Black Codes- these were laws passed by the states before the civil war, which prohibited African Americans from having many of the rights that whites did. An example of this was the poll tax they required from African American voters in their attempt to prevent them from voting.
3. Compromise of 1877- the compromise allowed Republican Rutherford B. Hayes to win the election on the condition that the Republicans …show more content…
National American Women Suffrage Association (NAWSA)- in organization formed in 1890 and was an important step in the fight for women’s right to vote and they coordinated the campaign, which ultimately granted women the right to vote in 1920.
12. Laissez-faire Capitalism- is the idea that the government should not intervene in the economy. This meant interaction from private parties were free from the government interfering through regulations, tariffs and subsidies.
13. Interstate Commerce Act- was a law that expanded federal oversight over railroads. The law required railroads rates to be fair and just and discourage monopolistic ways.
14. Atlanta Movement- founded by W. E. B DuBois in 1905, it was an African American group that promoted racial integration, civil and political rights and advocated for equal access to economic opportunity.
15. Federal Reserve Act- a congressional act that established the Federal Reserve System, a central bank, which established a form of economic stability. This extended federal government regulation over monetary policies.
16. Federal Trade Commission- a government agency, which allowed for government oversight on business activity, therefore preventing monopolies from forming or