What was the Emancipation Proclamation and did both republicans and democrats support this executive order?
An order to free all the slaves under control of the confederacy.
Democrats didn't like it because it took away all their slaves
100
Why was the north's capture of Atlanta important?
It was the center of industrial south and knocked out a key railroad
100
For what principle does Plessy v. Ferguson stand?
Separate but equal
100
What happened at wounded knee?
150 Sioux were killed by U.S. Army
100
What was the anti-imperialist league?
Group that opposed the creation of an American colonial empire
200
How did African Americans participate in the war?
They served in the war
200
What were he goals of Reconstruction?
Read it states into the Union
200
Who were Cowboys and what was their job?
Men who took care of cattle and did cattle drives.
200
Who were the peaceful Nez Percent Indians?
They lived in Oregon. The U.S. originally promised them to let them keep their land but later ordered them to a reservation in Idaho. They killed some settlers when trying to escape to Canada and the United States took them and sent them to Oklahoma
200
Which territories were annexed by the United states in the late 1800s?
Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, Phillipines
300
What did Lincoln do to the Copperheads, or those who opposed the Civil War?
Lincoln suspended Habeas corpus
300
What were the Black Codes, what was their purpose and for whom were they written for?
Laws that limited the freedoms of African Americans
They were written for the African Americans
300
What were the terms of the Treaty of Fort Laramie?
It allowed the U.S. to build roads through the Indians homelands but had to pay for damages they made.
It was the first major treaty between U.S. and the Indians
300
What were the terms of the Morrill Act?
It gave 17 million acres of federal land to the states to sell to private buyers to build colleges for agriculture and engineering.
300
What was the foreign policy of Japan at this time?
Islolationism
400
How are the Gettysburg Address and the Declaration of Independance similar?
They both touch on liberty, equality, democracy
400
Why was Johnson impeached?
He removed a cabinet member without the approval of the Senate.
400
Who was Sitting Bull and why was he angry with the U.S. government?
Lakota Sioux leader
Angry because the U.S took gold from their homeland
400
Who were the Exodusters?
Southerners who made a mass departure from the south to the west
400
What was the cause of the explosion of the USS Maine?
No one really knows but we believe it was Spain.
500
Which battle was a turning point in the civil war
Battle of Gettysburg
500
What were the main points of the 15 amendment?
Africam American men could vote.
500
What was the Long Walk of 1864 and what was the result?
300 mile march that the army led the Navajo were forced to walk across a reservation
Many died
500
What are spheres of influence?
Area where foreign nations controlled resources
500
Who were the rough riders?
Volunteers lead by Roosevelt in the Spanish American war