USHC STANDARD 3 REVIEW

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These were the men who held very large and extensive corporations within their hands, they even had some control over the governmental processes.

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Robber Barons

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What was the convict leasing program?

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When convicts are forced to work on large farms.

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The negotiation of wages and other conditions of employment by an organized body of employees

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Collective Bargaining

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How did political machines get the support of immigrants?

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They helped them find homes and jobs in exchange for votes.

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Many immigrants and poor families would be forced to live in dirty single room apartments called-

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Tenements

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The most famous political machine was Tammany Hall in New York lead by-

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William "Boss" Tweed

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An economic practice where the government does NOT try to control the economy.

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laissez faire

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a belief that the rich are wealthy because they are strong and the poor are weak

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Social Darwinism

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When a combination of companies control an industry to reduce competition

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trust

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These tools were used to help increase direct democracy during the Progressive Era: initiative, referendum, recall.

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initiative, referendum, recall