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Lassez-Faire Capitalism-An economic theory by Adam Smith that proposed government should be hands off with the economy. It also says the the economy will even out by itself through the process of supply and demand.

Social Darwinism-led by Herbert Spencer, some people believed that Darwin theory of natural selection and survival of the fittest would be applied to the marketplace. He believed that concentrating wealth in the hands of the "fit" will benefit everyone.

Turner- Argued that the frontier was significant in; (1) shaping the American character; (2) defining the American spirit; (3) fostering democracy, and (4) providing a safety valve for economic distress in urban, industrial centers

Response-The response to segregation usually came from confrontations of blacks to whites. An African American Ida B. Wells, campaigned against lynching the Jim Crow Laws. Others like Booker Washington, a black university graduate and a scientist opened a school for agriculture and argued that economic power is better than winning political ballot. His theory earned the support of many whites including Andrew Carnegie and Theodore Roosevelt. Later on. black advocates criticized him as accepting discrimination while other praised him for promoting self- reliance.