Last West
Gilded Age
Miskillaneous
Chronology
Hilarious Puns
100
This massacre marked the end of organized Native American resistance to white settlement.
Wounded Knee Massacre (1890).
100
This union included women and unskilled laborers in its ranks.
The Knights of Labor.
100
This man drafted the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson (1776).
100
This was the year in which the Declaration of Independence was written.
1776
100
If you were to form a pop music band featuring Beyonce about America’s God-given right to expand westward, you would call it by this name (3 words).
"Manifest Destiny's Child!"
200
This school was the most famous of the Indian boarding schools.
The Carlisle School.
200
This new business philosophy called for buying every step of the production process.
Vertical Integration.
200
This monument is often viewed by Native Americans as a monument to Manifest Destiny and racism.
Mt. Rushmore.
200
The Civil War was fought during these years.
1861-1865
200
If you fail to study for the Final Exam and can’t remember anything about nativists, you might exclaim at the top of your lungs: (three words)
"I KNOW NOTHING!"
300
Farmers were able to acquire 160 acres of free land from the government through this act
The Homestead Act (1861)
300
This man was famous for his monopoloy of America's banking system (and his nose!).
J.P. Morgan
300
This woman was associated with the Asylum movement during the Age of Reform.
Dorothea Dix.
300
This was the year in which the Constitution was ratified.
1789
300
If you were a Southerner in 1865 and were asked by a Northerner why you never received any foreign aid from Britain, you might respond with “Well, the Confederacy never really ____ _____ with them, since they had India and Egypt”
"Cotton" (caught on)
400
This American was killed at Little Bighorn for brashly leading his small contingent of men into Lakota territory.
George Armstrong Custer.
400
This famous speech was given by the Democratic candidate as he campaigned around the country- it was an anti-gold standard speech.
The Cross of Gold Speech (1896).
400
This Anaconda Plan called for...
Splitting the Confederacy in two, blockading their ports and seizing Richmond.
400
The so-called "Corrupt Bargain" occurred during this year.
1824
400
If you were a wealthy heiress with a little dog who ended the Revolutionary War, your name would be (four words)
"Treaty of Paris Hilton!"
500
This idea claimed that although the frontier had been critical to the development of the American character, it the frontier was forever closed in 1890.
The Turner Thesis (1893).
500
The strike was held in response to Carnegie's refusal to increase wages for his workers in Pennsylvania. This strike was known as...
The Homestead Strike (1892).
500
This prison was famous for forcing prisoners to work and live alone in silence and to reflect on their misdeeds using the Bible.
Eastern State Penitentiary.
500
Uncle Tom's Cabin was published in this year.
1852
500
This is what happens to you if you’re a being a jerk while paddling down the river alongside your friend, or if you try to resist white encroachment on the Western frontier.
TIPPECANOE!
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