Civil War
Who was the President of the United States?
Abraham Lincoln
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed slaves in rebelling states
What political party supported the Reconstruction?
Republicans in the North
What made mining dangerous?
Unsafe equipment, poor conditions inside the mine, dusty air, cave-ins, fire
What was the view of society based on Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection, deciding which humans would succeed in business and in life (survival of the fittest)?
Social Darwinism
What did the Union and Confederacy learn from the First Battle of Bull Run?
This would not be a quick easy war
What event triggered the Civil War?
Fort Sumter in SC
What were the Jim Crow Laws?
Laws that enforced segregation
What were boomtowns?
Communities that grew suddenly when a mine opened
What was the ownership of businesses involved in each step of the manufacturing process known as?
Vertical Integration
What did Sherman's March to the Sea result in?
An act of total war and resentment to the north
What side were the border states on?
The Union
Why was Johnson impeached and what happened?
Impeached because he broke a law in place to limit him
Decided the impeachment was unfair and was found not guilty
The Great Plains from Texas to Canada were where many ranchers raised cattle were called what?
Cattle Kingdom
What is the law that makes it illegal to create monopolies or trusts that restrained trade?
Why did this law not work?
Sherman Antitrust Act
Monopolies and trusts were not clearly defined, hard to enforce
What was the idea that Great Britain would support the Confederacy because it needed the supply of raw materials?
Did it work?
Cotton Diplomacy
No
What battle was also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg and is considered the bloodiest day in American history?
The Battle of Antietam
Confederates - >13,000
Union - >12,000
What was Plessy v. Ferguson?
The Supreme Court case ruling segregation as legal
"Separate-but-Equal"
Which directions did the Central Pacific and Union Pacific trains go?
Central Pacific -> From West to East
Union Pacific -> From East to West
The strike that resulted from requiring workers who live in the same town to pay high rents, eventually shutting down the railroad movement, and President Cleveland needing to get involved was called what?
Pullman Strike
Who said: "No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted."
Ulysses S. Grant
What happened at Appomattox Courthouse?
General Robert E. Lee surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant
What was the Compromise of 1877?
Democrats agreeing to accept Hayes as president if all the federal troops are removed from the South
What was the treaty that claimed Native Americans could keep their land while the US government could build on it?
Treaty of Fort Laramie
How were Edison and Bell good businessmen?
Invested in business to help theirs grow