This explorer from Spain was credited with "discovering" America in the year 1492
Who is Christoper Columbus?
100
This invention produced cotton much more quickly. This increased the demand for slavery in the South
What is the cotton gin?
100
This island in New York harbor was used to bring European immigrants into the United States
What is Ellis Island?
100
This type of journalism helped get the United States into the Spanish American War
What is yellow journalism?
100
This Italian mobster ran Chicago's criminal underworld and bootlegging empire
Who is Al Capone?
200
This type of source gives a unique perspective inside a historical event and is written in the time period.
What is a primary source?
200
This abolitionist fought against slavery by leading African slaves out of the south to the north via the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
200
This island off the coast of San Francisco was used to enforce the Chinese Exclusion Act and keep immigrants out.
What is Angel Island?
200
This policy allowed the United States to trade openly with China for new and exotic goods.
What is Open Door Policy?
200
These two immigrants were sentenced to death following a murder and robbery at the beginning of the 1920's
Who is Sacco & Vanzetti?
300
These colonies produced sugar, indigo, and cotton. They also relied on slave labor
What are the Southern Colonies?
300
This speech, given by Abraham Lincoln, freed slaves during the Civil War
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
300
This muckraker became famous by writing "The Jungle" and exposing the meat packing industry
Who is Upton Sinclair?
300
This type of diplomacy encouraged the United States to be diplomatic and only use force when threatened.
What is Big Stick Diplomacy?
300
This white nationalist organization became extremely popular during the 1920's. They fought against Catholics, and immigrants.
What is the KKK?
400
This English philosopher helped contribute to the American Revolution by coming up with the idea of natural rights.
Who is John Locke?
400
This new amendment to the constitution made slavery illegal in the United States
What is the 13th Amendment?
400
This progressive amendment gave women the right to vote and participate in democracy.
What is the 19th Amendment?
400
This telegram to Mexico helped bring the United States into World War I
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
400
This black nationalist group fought for African-American rights and the return to Africa during the 1920's
What is the UNIA?
500
This violent event took place in 1763. Following the event five colonists were killed by British soldiers.
What is the Boston Massacre?
500
This amendment made it legal for African-Americans to vote in the South
What is the 15th Amendment?
500
This group fought against the ills of the industrial revolution by banning child labor, giving women the right to vote, and promoting the 8 hour work day.
Who are the Progressives?
500
This organization, created by Woodrow Wilson, was tasked with preventing war following the end of World War I
What is The League of Nations?
500
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