How many states had seceded from the Union by February 1861?
Seven
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How many immigrants traveled through Ellis Island from 1892-1924?
Over 17 million
100
What was the name for journalists who exposed business corruption in the early 1900s?
Muckrakers
100
What was the Red Scare, and how many people were in the Communist Party during that time?
Over 70,000 members, and it was a time of Communist fear in America.
200
What was Lincoln's 10% plan?
When 10% of a state's voters in the 1860 election took the oath to the Union, that state would be readmitted into the Union.
200
Who had a more superior army during the war and why?
The South because of strong military traditions.
200
What was the name of people who were against immigration?
Nativists
200
Who founded the Department of Commerce and Labor?
President Roosevelt
200
Who were the two Italian immigrants that were executed because they were anarchists and were blamed for a robbery.
Sacco and Vanzitti
300
What was the 13th Amendment and when was it passed?
It offered full freedom to slaves. It was passed in January 1865.
300
What was the Anaconda Plan?
They would blockade the Southern ports and slowly kill their economy. Also, they would invade the South and divide it into thirds.
300
What was the political machine and how was it structured?
They controlled local governments in the late 1890s. The City Boss was on top, then Ward Boss, then Precinct Captain, and lastly Precinct Workers.
300
What two acts passed in 1903 and 1906 regulated railroads?
The Elkins Act and the Hepburn Act
300
What was the peak membership in the KKK in the 1920's?
4.5 million members
400
What was the 14th Amendment?
It gave citizenship to slaves and offered them equal protection under the law.
400
What was the nickname for northern democrats who wanted peace?
Copperheads
400
Who was the most famous Political Machine boss in New York?
William Tweed
400
What were the four goals of Progressivism?
Protect social welfare
Promote moral improvement
Create economic reform
Foster efficiency
400
What was the first commercial plane company and when were they established?
Pan American Airways, in 1927
500
What was the Reconstruction Act of 1867 and under what party was it passed?
It abolished the South's new state governments and put them under Northern military rule. The radical democrats now had control in the House and Senate at this point.
500
Who fought the South in the east, and who fought the South in the west? (Generals)
General Grant in the East and General Sherman in the west.
500
Why did blacks migrate to mid-western cities from 1890-1910, and how many moved?
To escape economic hardship, racism, and political oppression. Nearly 200,000 blacks moved.
500
What was the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 and when was it passed?
It unified pricing, making it illegal to charge different prices for the same product to different customers. It was passed in 1914.