civil war
Civil War 2
Going West
Industrialization
Immigration
100
The 2 sides in the American Civil War included:
1. The Union = the North and 2. The Confederacy = the South
100
What were some of the Souths Advantages in the war?
Better leadership, more motivated soldiers, home turf advantage.
100
the vast grassland extending through the west-central portion of the U.S.
What is the Great Plains
100
Scabs," refers to what in American labor history?
Laborers used to replace striking workers in order to end the strike
100
Where are Angel Island and Ellis Island located?
California(Angel) New York(Ellis)
200
The Civil War in the United States happened in the years from:
1861-1865
200
29. Missouri Compromise (1820-21) Under this series of legislative decisions, created by senator Henry Clay, Missouri became a slave state. Maine became a free state, and the Louisiana Territory was divided at the 36 degree, 30 minute parallel. It was determined that north of the line must be free territory; south of the line could be slave territory. No slavery was supposed to be permitted north of 36'30 line
The Missouri Compromise (1820-21)
200
aimed to "Americanize" Native Americans by giving them individual plots of land to farm. The act broke up reservations and gave some of the land to individual Native Americans while selling the remainder to settlers.
What is the Dawes Act (1887)
200
Socialism is
an economic and political system based on government control of business and property, as well as the equal distribution of wealth
200
What is a settlement home?
A place that provided social services to the poor
300
What are the three amendments that outlawed slavery, granted all men citizenship(reversed Dred Scott Decision), Granted all men the right to vote.
The 13th,14th,15th Amendments
300
the period of Reconstruction in the United States lasted from:
1865-1877
300
clash between the U.S. Army and the Cheyenne and Arapaho at the Sand Creek Reserve. About 150 inhabitants, mostly women and children, of the 700 Native Americans die
What is Massacre at Sand Creek (1864)
300
Why were farmers angry with the railroads?
Farmers were angry with railroad companies for a host of reasons. They were upset by the misuse of government land grants, which the railroads sold to other businesses rather than to settlers, as the government intended. The railroads also entered into formal agreements to fix prices, which helped keep farmers in debt.
300
Who is Boss Tweed?
Corrupt Political Boss who ran the Tweed Ring
400
after Abraham Lincoln's election as U.S. President in 1860, the Southern states did what?
They Seceded from the Union. Became the Confederate States of America.
400
The Unions advantages in the Civil War were?
More people, more factories, better transportation,
400
(1862 and 1890) gave federal land to the states to help finance agricultural colleges (like Texas A&M and FAMU)
What is the Morrill Act
400
The Sherman Antitrust Act (1890 did what?
Made it illegal to form a trust that interfered with free trade between states or with other countries. This act, however, was notoriously difficult to enforce [it didn't define what a "trust" was], and eventually the government stopped trying to enforce it.
400
Where is the Hull house located?
Chicago
500
where Robert E. Lee (of the Confederacy/South) surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant (of the Union/North)
The Appomattox Court House
500
Name three major General from the Civil War
Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant
500
clash between Native Americans and U.S. troops, during which the military fired on the Native Americans with cannons, killing 300 in minutes. This battle brought the Indian Wars to an end.
What is Battle of Wounded Knee
500
According to Social Darwinism:
Riches were a sign of God's favor, and, therefore, that poor people must be lazy or inferior people who deserved their lot in life
500
What did the Social Gospel Movement preach?
To be saved by god, you must serve the poor.
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