Reconstruction
The West
Immigration
Industrialization
Progressive
100
After what other major event in the United States History did the Reconstruction era occur in America?
What is the Civil War
100
What was built to encourage settlement of the west and develop its economy?
Transcontinental Railroad
100
What was the major reason immigrants left their homes?
People left their homes for job opportunities, political reasons, and to escape religious persecution
100
Who was the president that enforced the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?
-President Roosevelt -Trust-buster
100
What was the Square Deal?
The interest of business people, laborers, and consumers should be balanced for the public good. Teddy Roosevelt's idea
200
What is sharecropping?
A system used on southern farms after the Civil War in which you worked land owned by someone else in return for a small portion of the crops.
200
What was the purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862?
To encourage settlement in the west by giving government owned land to small farmers
200
Define tenement.
They are poorly built overcrowded housing where many immigrants lived.
200
Define Corporation
A business run by investors who hold shares
200
What is a muckraker?
Someone who takes the bad things that are going on and exposes them
300
Explain in detail the 13th amendment.
This amendment banned slavery
300
What is Homestead?
A law passed by congress to encourage settlement in the west by giving government owned land to small farmers.
300
What major castastrophy occurred in Ireland that caused many people to flee to America?
What is the potato famine
300
What is a trust?
It is a number of companies legally grouped under a single board of directors
300
What was the purpose of the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848?
It was a convention for women's right to vote
400
What were the Black Codes and Jim Crow Laws? Who did they affect?
Laws passed in the southern states during the reconstruction enforced segregation in the southern states. -Black Codes= Limited voting -Jim Crow Laws = Segregation
400
Define Manifest Destiny.
This was a belief in America during the 1800's that the United States should expand across the continent to the Pacific Ocean.
400
Why did many people move to the big cities in the late 1800's?
People moved out of rural areas because the farms overproduced crops so they got less money for their crops. They moved to the cities to make money. - Urbanization
400
What is industrialization?
It is a period of growth in machines and manufacturing
400
Who earned the nickname "The TrustBuster"?
President Roosevelt
500
Explain the 14th and 15th amendments.
The 14th amendment states that all people born and naturalized in the United States are citizens of the United States. The 15th amendment states citizens of the United states have the right to vote no matter what race or color they are.
500
What are the main reasons why there were conflicts between white settlers and Native Americans?
1.The white settlers killed the animals that the Native Americans depended on for food, clothing, and shelter 2.White people took the land from Native Americans due to gold being on such land
500
What does the saying "The streets are paved in gold" mean? What did the immigrants think this meant?
This meant that there was many opportunities in America and your birth did not define what you could become. Some immigrants actually thought the streets were paved in gold.
500
Did young children work in factories?
Yes
500
Why did the "Trust Buster" earn that nickname?
President Roosevelt, a republican president, took action against the business monopolies
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