Random Reconstruction
The retreat of federal enforcement and rise of white supremacist groups led to the establishment of these laws, which enforced racial segregation in the South.
What are Jim Crow laws?
This amendment abolished slavery throughout the United States, a key step in the Reconstruction goals.
What is the 13th Amendment?
The oldest 8th grader, and oldest ACA student
Who is Andrew Wyvratt
The photographs and descriptions in How the Other Half Lives primarily documented the lives of immigrants in this American city.
What is New York City?
The cost of 3 apartments in Jacob Riis' research
What are 25, 15, 10 cents?
An IPO, or initial public offerings, are introduced when a company sells this:
What are stocks?
This amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, aiming to protect the rights of formerly enslaved people.
What is the 14th Amendment?
Riis’ work helped shed light on the poor conditions of these overcrowded, urban apartment buildings.
What are tenements?
The presence of federal troops in the South to protect African Americans’ rights and maintain order was part of this Reconstruction strategy.
What is Military Reconstruction?
Reconstruction sought to ensure civil rights for freed African Americans, including the right to vote, as guaranteed by this amendment.
What is the 15th Amendment?
This major challenge limited the Freedmen’s Bureau’s effectiveness, especially as many in the South opposed its efforts.
What is lack of funding (or lack of support from the federal government)?
This federal law was passed in response to the shocking conditions described in The Jungle, setting standards for meat inspection.
What is the Meat Inspection Act?
This event marked the official end of Reconstruction, resulting in the removal of federal troops
What is the Compromise of 1877?
Though the Freedmen’s Bureau was short-lived, its efforts laid the groundwork for future organizations in this field, particularly in the South.
What is education?
This president, who succeeded Lincoln, often clashed with Congress over how to handle Reconstruction, favoring a more lenient approach toward the South.
Who is Andrew Johnson?
The reforms of Jacob Riis' Research
What were the NY Tenement House Acts?
Name ay least 3 characters from the novel: "The Hunger Games"
Who are : Katniss Everdeen, Peeta, Primrose etc
Five stocks and their stock symbol
What are _______?
Name 3 Captain of Industries, and the field which they achieved millions
Answers may vary
This muckraker exposed the illegal practices behind the Standard Oil Company's success.
Who is Ida B Tarbell