AMH 2041 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Jim Crow Laws, Indian Removal Act, Frontier
18 Oct 2017
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Eugenics: constructed in the 1900"s by philosophers who believed genetics helped with order, mostly practiced in european countries, created many divisions between race and color; one form of segregation. Kansas nebraska act of 1854: allowed people of kansas and nebraska to determine if slavery was allowed within borders. Time: 1854-1861: new land was open for settlements; ultimately repealed the missouri compromise by allowing popular sovereignty to determine slavery status, sen. douglass used this to gain support of the south. Resentment form the north winning the war partly the reason for jim crow laws. Dubois: prominent intellectual and social justice leader for african americans during the late 19th and early 20th century, criticized booker t. washington for being too passive of the social inequality of african. Americans: was a co-founder of the naacp which promoted the educational, social, and economic prosperity of blacks and is still relevant today. Led to a century long battle with federal rights and sovereignty.
