Reconstruction
re-uniting the Confederate States
What is the main purpose of Reconstruction
policy of expanding territory out West
What is Manifest Destiny
When one person or company owns an entire industry
What is a monopoly
A journalist or writer that exposes unfair practices in businesses or the government
What is a muckraker
These people immigrated from Northern and Western Europe, primarily during the early half of the 19th century
Who are "Old" immigrants
Forgive the South and reunite the States
What is Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction
Native American displacement, Migration of farmers, Bison population decimated
What are the effects of Westward Expansion
Legislation passed by Congress to identify and break up monopolies
What are anti-trust laws or acts
The president that worked with muckrakers and Congress to identify and address social issues
Who is Teddy Roosevelt
Increased favoritism toward people that were born in America
Who are nativists
the Confederacy must be punished for seceding
The Radical Republicans' plan for Reconstruction
Connected the east coast and west coast; made trading and traveling cheaper, easier and safer
What is the transcontinental railroad
A group of workers that works together to negotiate with management for more fair pay and safe working conditions
What is a union
The author of The Jungle
Who is Upton Sinclair
immigrants making an attempt to fit into American society
What is assimilation
the 13, 14, and 15th Amendments
What are the Reconstruction Amendments
1849 event that increased the population of CA by millions
What is the Gold Rush
A method used by groups of workers as a form of protest in order to gain better working conditions; they often ended in violence during this time
What is a strike
Government agency that exists today that protect consumers from unsanitary food OR agency that monitors pharmaceutical items for safety and effectiveness
What is the USDA or What is the FDA
The theory that American culture is a “blend” of different cultures, races, nationalities, etc.
What is the Melting Pot Theory
all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including formerly enslaved people, are citizens and guarantees them equal protection under the laws. It also prohibits states from denying life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
What is the 14th Amendment
Gave settlers five acres if they could farm them for 5 years, allowing freed slaves and poor whites to own land
What is the Homestead Act
The big industrialists donated large sums of money to the arts, education, and charities
Who are philanthropists
Name a Muckraker and the issue that they addressed
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Name a Push AND a Pull factor
responses will vary