Resistance
Famous abolitionist and former slave who was an author for The North Star
Who was Frederick Douglass?
Holding areas for those of Japanese descent after the bombing of Pearl Harbor during World War II
What were the Japanese Internment Camps?
The concept that America had the "God-given right" to settle from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans
What was Manifest Destiny?
Amendment to the US Constitution that outlawed slavery, forcing former slave owners to pay for labor rather than have it free
What is the 13th Amendment?
First openly Gay man to be elected to Congress
What was Harvey Milk?
Nonviolent protest over civil rights that involved 4 individuals refusing to leave a diner until they were served
What was the Greensboro Sit-in?
Condition that was required in order to be able to vote after the Civil War and was intentionally misleading and difficult in order to prevent former slaves from voting
What was a literacy test?
Event that caused many Americans to discriminate against immigrants, especially those of Middle Eastern descent
What was 9/11?
Fire in 1911 that sparked worker safety and aided in the labor movement
What was the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
First African American Woman in Congress
Who was Shirley Chisholm?
Individual responsible for leading a slave rebellion in 1831
Who was Nat Turner?
Act that was passed during World War I that essentially allowed the government to spy on its citizens and prohibit any bad speech against the war or the government
What was The Espionage Act?
The movement of people from rural areas to cities
Urbanization
Formed in order to improve labor conditions, however initially it would not allow people of color
What was the National Labor Union?
Famous activist who supported prison reform and was LGBT
Who was Miriam Van Waters?
Strike that was caused due to cuts in wages of railroad worker's salaries in 1877
What was the Great Railroad Strike of 1877?
Event that led to the passage of The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act that stripped immigrants of their citizenship if they had ever been convicted as a felon
What was the Oklahoma City Bombing?
Place in New York that is famously known for the entryway to the US for immigrants
What is Ellis Island?
Act passed by Congress that was intended to stop monopolies however the Supreme Court intentionally interpreted it in a way that allowed monopolies to still exist
What was The Sherman Anti-Trust Act?
First openly LGBT person to be elected into Congress
Who was Elaine Noble?
Rebellion in 1971 that was based upon prisoner's rights
What was the Attica Prison Rebellion?
Act that required escaped slaves from the South to be returned if found in the North
What was The Fugitive Slave Act?
Project that was infamous for discriminating against Asian immigrants as well as African Americans and abusing them for cheap and hard labor
What was the Transcontinental Railroad?
Concept that Management controls every aspect of a worker's life thus making their tasks simpler and more easily replaced
What was Taylorism?
World War II nurse who was found to be gay by her manager who upon given an ultimatum on whether to expose her gayness to her family or to expose her fellow nurses, committed suicide
Who was Helen James?