Chapter 18 U.S. History Vocab

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Second professional baseball league, started in 1901.

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The American League

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First professional baseball league, started in 1876 with 8 teams.

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The National League

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Baseball competition between the National and American Leagues, first held in 1903.

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World Series

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1877 Supreme Court case allowing states to regulate businesses in the public interest.

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Munn v. Illinois

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1896 Supreme Court case declaring segregation laws constitutional under 'separate but equal'.

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Immigrant gateway to NYC (1892-1954):

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Ellis Island

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Public amusement park in NY, opened 1895; featured coasters, water houses, fun houses.

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Coney Island

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Act banning Chinese laborer immigration for 10 years and denying citizenship to existing Chinese residents in the U.S.

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Chinese Laborers Act of 1882

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1890 law requiring separate train cars for blacks and whites; challenged by Homer Plessy.

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1890 Louisiana Separate Car Act

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Federal law from 1887 dividing tribal lands among individuals, with a 25-year government trust period before title transfer and U.S. citizenship.

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Dawes General Allotment Act