Reconstruction
Last West
Immigration
Industrialization
Expansionism
100
The South’s way of getting around slavery. Owners gave African Americans a few acres of land in exchange for a huge amount of their crops
What is Sharecropping
100
congressional law aimed at “Americanizing”or assimilating Native Americans
What is Dawes Act
100
an American capitalist of the Gilded Age who became wealthy through exploitation of natural resources, governmental influence, or low wage scales
What is robber barons
100
large-scale production resulting in massive change in social and economic organization
What is industrialization
100
conflict between the USA & Spain in 1898 where the USA won in a matter of weeks, taking many of Spain’s colonies, making the U.S. an imperial power overnight.
What is Spanish-American War
200
the few farmers who could rent land for cash and keep all of their harvest
What is Tenant farming
200
19th century historian’s opinion that the West was “free land” awaiting the expansion of Anglo-American settlement and American democracy
What is Turner’s Frontier Thesis
200
an act or gift done or made for humanitarian purposes
What is philanthropy
200
phrase coined by Mark Twain to describe era from 1870s to 1890s marked by greed and corruption of government and business
What is Gilded Age
200
an intensification in U.S. foreign involvement after 1890 because it needed 1. world wide markets for its growing industrial & agricultural surpluses and 2. needed sources of raw materials for manufacturing
What is U.S. expansionism
300
addition to the constitution that abolished (ended) slavery
What is 13th Amendment
300
led to a sudden wave of migration to Alaska because of the discovery of gold in 1896. Hardships were great for the prospectors, but the discovery of gold helped increase the money supply and ease the depression that started in 1893
What is Klondike Gold Rush
300
preached salvation through service to the poor
What is Social Gospel Movement
300
rapid growth of cities, mostly in the Northeast and Midwest that occurred during the Gilded Age
What is urbanization
300
presidential policy that stated the US would use force to protect its economic interests in Latin America, by carrying a “Big Stick” or using “Gunboats” if necessary.
What is Roosevelt Corollary
400
addition to the constitution that states that no one can be kept from voting because of race, color or previous condition of servitude
What is the 15th Amendment
400
the grassland extending through the west-central portion of the U.S.A.: west of the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains
What is Great Plains
400
an organized group that controlled the activities of a political party in a city and offered services to voters & businesses in exchange for political and financial support
What is political machine
400
a technique involving injecting air into molten iron to remove the carbon & other impurities to produce steel
What is Bessemer process
400
the policy of using the US government to guarantee loans made to foreign countries in China & Latin America by U.S. businesses to bring greater stability to the regions
What is Dollar Diplomacy
500
addition to the constitution that prevented states from denying rights and privileges to any U.S. citizen—all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.
What is the 14th amendment
500
the industrial revolution created new inventions that made farming the Great Plains with its harsh climate easier. These inventions included the steel plow for planting, the steel windmill for irrigation, the reaper for harvesting, and barbed wire to protect one’s crops from animals.
What is farming technology
500
the theory that success & failure in business were governed by natural law & that no one had the right to intervene. Only the strongest businesses would adapt to changing times & survive
What is Social Darwinism
500
occurred during the Gilded Age when 1% of the population controlled 90% of the wealth
What is concentration of wealth
500
the policy of denying recognition to any Latin American government viewed as oppressive, undemocratic, or hostile to U.S. interests.
What is Moral Diplomacy
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