Unit 10 AP U.S. History

By Adelimar17

  • Homestead Act

    A federal law that gave settlers 160 acres of land if they lived on it for five years and improved it for about $30.

  • First Immigration restriction law passed

    The first restrictive law passed in 1882, restricted paupers, criminals, and convict immigrants from entering the U.S.

  • National Labor Union

    The first national labor organization in U.S. history was founded in 1866 and gained 600,000 members from many parts of the workforce. It limited the participation of Chinese, women, and blacks.

  • American Federation of Labor

    A national federation of trade unions that included only skilled workers, founded in 1886. It consisted of an association of self-governing national unions, each kept independence.

  • NAACP

    Dr. W. E. B Du Bois, demanded complete equality for blacks, socially and economically, and helped found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).