Impending Crisis
Wilmot Proviso
Prior to his death, Lincoln had created a plan to bring the South back into the union under soft conditions. What is the commonly known name of this plan
10% Plan
Grant's presidency was a perfect illustration of the political problems of the Gilded Age. Name one scandal that affected his presidency
Whiskey Ring, Salary Grab, Credit Mobilier
This "riot" at Haymarket Square essentially sealed the fate of this radical union organization
Knights of Labor
His frontier thesis confronted the reality of our expansion by the end of the century and contributed in part to the interest in imperialism
Frederick Jackson Turner
Charles Sumner was nearly caned to death over a perceived insult of another politician due to the issue of slavery. What S. Carolina politician was responsible for this?
Preston Brooks
Three amendments were passed during this time that directly impacted African Americans. Which one concentrated on the protection of their civil rights
14th
Garfield's assassination was the result of a member of this group being unhappy that his political leanings were not being represented in the White House. A terrible consequence of the Spoils System
Stalwart
William Jennings Bryan became the face of the populist party largely through this platform defining speech
Cross of Gold
By definition, the first example of legal immigration restriction in the United States
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Dred Scott decision severely hampered the abolitionist movement as the decision effectively ruled this previous decision to be unconstitutional
Missouri Compromise
The Freedman's Bureau attempted to help emancipated former slaves with establishing a sense of independence, but most ex slaves resorted to this form of labor in the South
Sharecropping
The negative stereotype phrase used to describe the likes of Vanderbilt and Carnegie
Robber Baron
First union to focus on specific representation for skilled labor areas as opposed to a universal approach
AF of L or AFL
Arguably the most significant technological achievement that allowed for massive expansion westward by the late 1800s
Transcontinental RR
John Brown was already notorious by the time he launched a failed raid in Harpers Ferry. What other deadly event was he associated with
Pottawotamie Massacre
This president was unpopular within his own party that he fell one vote short of being removed from office in his impeachment trial
Johnson
This legislation passed in the 1890's was the first legitimate effort by the government to attack monopolies
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Populism departed from other political parties by promoting suffrage for this group
women
Helen Hunt Jackson was one of the few advocates for the mistreatment of this group of people
Native Americans
The first state to secede in response to the election victory of Lincoln
South Carolina
Radical reconstruction aka the Military Reconstruction Act divided the south into how many districts where they effectively imposed martial law
5
This political leaderdominated New York politics until Thomas Nast and embezzlement took him down
Boss Tweed
The mediation by Teddy Roosevelt over this strike signaled a significant victory for the Union Movement
Anthracite Coal Strike
This foreign policy decision helped the US get a foothold into China at the turn of the century.
Open Door Policy