Reconstruction
A period following the American Civil War that sought to restore the United States as a unified nation ...
Reconstruction Era
The time period ranging from the 1870s-1900 was referred to as ...
The Gilded Age
The period of US history from the 1890s to the 1920s is usually referred to as the _____, an era of intense social and political reform aimed at making progress toward a better society.
Progressive Era
Who are the two main characters in Maggie's Door?
Sean and Nory
____ laws were created by white southerners to enforce racial segregation across the South
Jim Crow
_____ was America's largest and most active immigration station, where over 12 million immigrants were processed.
Ellis Island
Progressives sought to correct all manner of societal abuses. Name one of the issues they addressed.
Abuse of alcohol, women's suffrage, Jim Crow segregation in the South, poor work place conditions, child labor, food safety, etc.
What's Nory's little brother's name?
Patch
The ___ Amendment abolished slavery
13th
_____ typically were ruthless and unethical in their methods to eliminate their competition and make a fortune
Robber Barons
______ were journalists and novelists of the Progressive Era who sought to expose corruption in big business and government.
Muckrakers
Where was Hawaiian pizza invented?
1. Canada
2. Guam
3. England
1. Canada strikes again!
The ____ Amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States
14th
____ were often philanthropists. They made their wealth, and used it, in a way that would benefit society, such as providing more jobs or increasing productivity.
Captains of industry
_______ led to the development of a series of laws and regulations that better protected the safety of workers.
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
What is the most popular pet in the U.S.?
1. Cats
2. Dogs
3. Rabbits
2. DOGS BABY
The ___ Amendment gave African American men the right to vote.
15th
___ was a 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that justified racial segregation as constitutional under the “separate but equal” doctrine.
Plessy v Ferguson
What year did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire take place?
1911
What insect did John the Baptist eat in the desert?
Locusts, yum