This government organization helped former slaves find jobs, gave them food and clothing after the Civil War ended
What is the Freedmen's Bureau
100
These two minerals made thousands of people travel west in search of riches
What is gold and silver
100
This man was responsible for enormous growth in the railroad industry
Who is William Vanderbilt
100
These two inventions made communication easier
What is the telegraph and telephone
100
This term refers to the rabid movement of people from farms to cities
What is urbanization
200
This persons plan called for 10% of voters to swear an oath of loyalty to the United States.
Who is President Lincoln (10 % plan)
200
Two railroads, one starting in the west and one starting in the mid west connected to create this
What is the Transcontinental Railroad
200
Andrew Carnegie made millions due to his business savy in this industry
What is the steel industry
200
Thomas Edison's major contributions all deal with this, which we may take for granted today
What is electricity
200
Crowded cities and a lack of space led to the growth of these
What are skyscrapers
300
In this famous case in 1896, the Supreme Court ruled that segregation was legal as long as facilities for blacks and whites were equal
What is Plessy vs Ferguson
300
Completion of railroads in our country was made possible by these hard workers willing to work for low pay
Who are immigrants
300
Vertical integration?
What is gaining control of all the stueps used to change raw materials into finished products
300
Henry Ford made automobiles a part of everday life in America. His new production method, _____________, allowed for the __________ ___________ of cars
What is the moving assembly line and mass production
300
Due to electric steetcars and steam powered trains, people were able to move out of the crowded cities to where
What is the suburbs
400
Johnson's reconstruction plan called for each state to ratify the 13th amendment which did this
What is abolish slavery
400
These limited areas of land were set aside for Native Americans and many times were unsuitable for farming
What are reservations
400
These businesses sell stocks to investors in order to improve their companies
What is a corporation
400
The license plate motto for N. Carolina is "First in Flight" due to these bicycle mechanic brothers
Who are the Wright Brothers
400
The spoils system led to corruption. Because of this there were 3 initial reforms that were made...
What is the civil service commission, interstate commerce act, and Sherman Anti-trust act
500
These two amendments defined citizens as any person born or naturalized in the United States and forbade any state to deny any citizen the right to vote because of race, color, etc
What are the 14th and 15th amendments
500
This act of congress in 1887 encouraged Native Americans to become farmers and many were given individual plots of land for their families to work
What is the Dawes Act
500
This man became rich from the Standard Oil Company
Who is John D. Rockefeller
500
Long hours/low pay, dangerous working conditions, and child labor all led to the formation of these
What are labor unions
500
The womens suffrage movement and womens temperance movements were successful in passing these two amendments
What is the 19th-right to vote and the 18th-prohibition