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This was the first major gold rush of the west and the gold discovered gave a boost to the economy. It also spurred the growth of telegraph lines and railroads in the west. Many Americans, and even some foreigners, traveled to California in the hopes of striking it rich. The large numbers set up boom towns in the West, some of which grew to become permanent cities.
What is the California Gold Rush of 1848
100
This former Whig Congressman was from Illinois and became nominated to the Republican Party ticket primarily because of that. He was elected to the presidency in the Election of 1860 and lived until 1865, when he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
What is Abraham Lincoln
100
On January 1, 1863 President Lincoln declared that the slaves of the Confederacy were free. What was this called?
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
100
This act sold about 100 million acres of land to private citizens and corporations, granted 128 million acres to railroad companies to tempt them to build across the unsettled West, and sold huge tracts to the states.
What is Homestead Act of 1862
100
This conflict in the 1840s occurred after the annexation of Texas. After the United States was victorious, it acquired vast new territories according to the terms of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
What is Mexican-American War
200
During the Civil War, both the northern and southern governments printed large amounts of paper money. They quickly lost value, and inflation rose. What was this type of money called?
What is Greenbacks
200
This man, known as the "Wizard of Menlo Park" was a great contributor to the field of innovation and invention. He invented the phonograph, the light bulb, and many other vital inventions. He founded the first modern research laboratory and organized the Edison Illuminating Company. This man is often mentioned with Nikola Tesla, who is thought to be the actual inventor of electricity; the actual inventor is debatable.
What is Thomas Edison
200
Arriving during the 1880s to the 1910, 'new immigrants' began arriving from this area. They tended to be Catholics or Jews rather than Protestants, and were mostly unskilled. Which area of Europe did they originate from?
What is eastern and southern Europe (Italy, Greece, Austria-Hungary, Poland, Russia)
200
This party was formed by the Order of the Star- Spangled Banner that was a vehicle for anti- immigrant attitudes.
What is Know Nothing Party
200
This series of five congressional statutes temporarily calmed the sectional crisis. Among other things, the compromise made California a free state, ended the slave trade in DC, and strengthened the fugitive slave law.
What is Compromise of 1850  
300
This is a plan of business organization wherein a group of people manages property for the benefit of another person. It was developed in America during the 1880s and the first one was Rockerfeller's Standard Oil Company. These large businesses led to a greater economic gap between the owners and their workers.
What is Trusts
300
Although Bessemer (England) and Kelly (U.S) invented the steel process, this powerful steel tycoon owned the J. Edgar Thomas Steel Works. His company became extremely prosperous and built the Brooklyn Bridge. Although he earned billions, he kept his workers' wages low. In 1901, he sold his company to J. Pierpont Morgan, a dominant railroad figure and powerful banker, who consolidated many steel companies into the U.S Steel Corporation. This man then committed himself and his time to philanthropy.
What is Andrew Carnegie
300
These are a series of restrictions of black civil rights imposed during the reconstruction period that continued to be in effect until the early 1900s in southern states. Like the Black Codes, these especially restricted the political voice of blacks, making it almost impossible for them to ensure their other rights.
What are Jim Crow Laws
300
This meant that settlers could vote slavery up or down at the first meeting of territorial legislature.
What is popular sovereignty
300
This 1854 act repealed the Missouri Compromise, split the Louisiana purchase into two territories, and allowed its settlers to accept or reject slavery by popular sovereignty.  This act inflamed the slavery issue and led opponents to create the Republican Party.
What is Kansas Nebraska act
400
This association, founded by Richard Ely, linked economics to social problems. The organization urged the government to intervene in economic affairs, and also helped to spark the reform movement. Economists were turning away from leaving the economy alone and pushing for more economic equality between people.
What is American Economic Association
400
This man was the plaintiff in a controversial court decision regarding slavery. Although his case was originally just to defend his freedom, President James Buchanan asked the Chief Justice, Robert B. Taney, to use the case to decide on the matter of slavery. Because the Court was especially biased, with seven out of nine justices coming from slave holding families, this former Missouri slave was declared to not be a citizen (along with every other African American). This case also nullified the Missouri Compromise.
What is Dred Scott
400
This theory is based on the writings of social philosopher Herbert Spencer. He applied the theory of natural selection to society, claiming that society evolved, with the environment preserving the strong and weeding out the weak.
What is Social Darwinism
400
The Workingmen’s party of California got a provision in the state constitution forbidding corporations to employ Chinese, and in 1882, Congress passed this act which prohibited immigration of Chinese workers for 10 years.
What is Chinese Exclusion Act
400
In what battle did 187 rebels fight off a far larger number of Mexican soldiers for more than a week before capitulating?
What is Battle of the Alamos
500
This act, enacted in 1875 by Congress, started the reduction of paper money from circulation and planned for a return to complete gold and silver payments by January 1, 1879. This was enacted in the midst of the Panic of 1873, and was widely seen as deflation, which angered many because of the current depression.
What is Specie Resumption Act
500
This man was a leader of a political party machine in New York. He paved the way for other "political bosses" like "Blind Boss" Buckley and "Honest" John Kelley. He was both a member of Congress and a politician in New York. On the side, he ran a fraudulent organization, which stole tens of millions of dollars from NY. However, he helped poor immigrants by finding them jobs and putting on fairs for them. The immigrants would reciprocate by voting him back in power.
What is William Tweed
500
This organization was formed in 1890 with the help of Susan B. Anthony. This group used careful organization and peaceful lobbying to work for the right to vote for women.
What is the American Woman Suffrage Association
500
In 1864 congress passed the this to counter Lincoln’s 10 percent plan for reconstruction.  The bill required that a majority of a former confederate state’s white male population take a loyalty oath and guarantee equality for African Americans.
What is Wade Davis Bill
500
What treaty that gave over half of the disputed territory to the United States and established a definite northeastern boundary with Canada?
What is Webster Ashburton
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