This amendment gave all former male slaves the right to vote.
What is the 15th Amendment?
100
He ran the political machine in Tammany Hall in NYC, stealing millions of dollars from tax payers through graft, while helping rig elections.
Who is Boss Tweed?
100
His company, Standard Oil, was the head of a huge trust. At one point he controlled 95% of the country's oil supply.
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
100
The second wave of immigration to the U.S. was called this.
What is New Immigration?
100
Laws passed in the south following the ratification of the 13th Amendment to ensure a stable labor force.
What are Black Codes?
200
This federal agency was created as an early form of welfare to help support freed slaves and poor white refugees in the South with education, clothing, food, etc.
What is the Freedmen's Bureau?
200
This court case ruled that 'separate but equal' facilities for whites and blacks did not violate the U.S. Constitution.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
200
Making steel stronger and cheaper by blowing cold air over molten iron to remove impurities.
What is the Bessemer Process?
200
He argued for blacks to first gain education before they could be integrated into society.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
300
Lincoln's plan for reconstruction that was altered by Andrew Johnson.
What is 10 Percent Plan?
300
This agreement ended military occupation of the south and awarded the presidency to Rutherford B. Hayes following the disputed returns of the election of 1876.
What is the Compromise of 1877?
300
The business tactic of owning all of the means of production of a product.
What is vertical integration?
300
This act set aside public land for the establishment of state universities.
What is the Morrill Act?
400
This law, initially vetoed by Andrew Johnson but pushed through by congress, led to the creation of the 14th Amendment.
What is the Civil Rights Bill of 1866?
400
This court case led to the Interstate Commerce Act, which allowed congress to regulate railroad rates and force railroad companies to post them.
What is Wabash v. Illinois?
400
America's first billion dollar company.
What is U.S. Steel?
400
These two men hatched a scheme to corner the gold market during the Grant administration.
Who are Fisk and Gould?
500
The state where the KKK was originally founded.
What is Tennessee?
500
This law was passed following the assassination of James Garfield. It was intended to get rid of patronage and made people applying for federal government positions take a competitive exam.
What is the Pendleton Act?
500
These two inventions led to increased female employment, particularly in office jobs.
What are the telephone and the typewriter?
500
Following the Panic of 1873, many debtors argued for inflation through the increase of this type of currency.