Presidents
What president was assassinated?
Abraham Lincoln
Who invented the lightbulb?
Thomas Edison
What amendments resulted from the Civil War? What did they do?
13th- Ended Slavery
14th- Gave former enslaved people rights as American citizens
15th- Gave African American men the right to vote
What mode of transportation changed the way people traveled the country?
Transcontinental railroad
What natural resources were exploited? *there are 3
Timber, Coal, Iron
What president was known as the worst president in history?
Ulysses S. Grant
How much was the first Kodak Camera?
$25
What did the Freeman's Bureau do?
provide financial support, special boards were established to set up schools
What was known as the symbol of the West?
American Cowboys
What is the name of the group of people who exposed corruption in America?
Muckraker
Which president vetoed the Civil Rights Act of 1866?
Andrew Johnson
Who invented the first automobile?
What president was impeached because of the violation of the Tenure Act?
Andrew Johnson
Name 2 reasons why immigrants fled their countries.
•Fleeing crop failure
•land and job shortages
•rising taxes
•Famine
•personal freedom or relief from political and religious persecution,
Who was a huge advocate for women's voting rights?
Susan B. Anthony
Who made lots of environmental policies, expanded national parks, helped negotiate labor strikes?
Theodore Roosevelt
Thomas Edison invented the first machine for recording and playing back sound. What was it called?
Phonograph
What is the terrorist group who terrorized African Americans and where was the group formed?
Ku Klux Klan
Tennessee
Name two countries from which most immigrants came from.
Germany, Ireland, China, and England
What did the Temperance Movement do?
encourage prohibition
What was Woodrow Wilson known for?
Considered leader of the Progressive Movement
Wanted to make the world safe for Democracy
Who invented the telephone?
Antonio Meucci
Which president almost served 3 terms?
Ulysses S. Grant
What nationality was hated on the most?
What law was put into place to prevent them from coming to America?
Chinese; Chinese Exclusion Act