Civil War
This President of the United States led the country during the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
This period refers to the time of rebuilding the South after the Civil War.
Reconstruction
This was the main entry point for immigrants arriving on the East Coast from 1892 to 1954.
Ellis Island
The sinking of this British passenger ship by a German submarine in 1915 helped turn American opinion against Germany.
Lusitania
The stock market crash that began the Great Depression occurred in this year.
1929
The Southern states that seceded from the Union formed this new nation.
Confederate States of America
These laws were passed in the South to limit the rights of African Americans after the Civil War.
Black Codes
This invention by Alexander Graham Bell revolutionized communication.
Telephone
The United States entered World War I in this year.
1917
This President introduced the New Deal to help the country recover from the Great Depression.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
This 1863 document issued by Abraham Lincoln declared all slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Emancipation Proclamation
This amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
13th Amendment
This term describes the rapid growth of cities due to people moving from rural areas.
Urbanization
This U.S. President led the country during World War I.
Woodrow Wilson
This severe drought in the 1930s forced many farmers to leave the Great Plains.
Dust Bowl
This battle, fought in Pennsylvania in 1863, is considered the turning point of the Civil War.
Battle of Gettysburg
This government agency was established to help former slaves adjust to freedom.
Freedmen's Bureau
This famous businessman founded the Standard Oil Company and became one of the wealthiest Americans in history.
John D. Rockefeller
This international organization was created after World War I to promote peace, but the United States did not join.
League of Nations
This New Deal program provided jobs for young men to work on environmental projects.
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
This general accepted the surrender of the Confederate Army at Appomattox Court House in 1865.
Ulysses S. Grant
This 1877 event marked the end of Reconstruction.
Compromise of 1877
This 1882 law restricted immigration from a specific Asian country.
Chinese Exclusion Act
This intercepted message from Germany to Mexico proposed a military alliance against the United States.
This federal agency was created to regulate the stock market and prevent future crashes.
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)