Unit 1
The Southern States relied on this type of economy prior (before) the Civil War.
Farming, Plantations, Agriculture.
This was the President of the United States during the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln.
This was the cause of the destruction of a Manhattan building that killed 150 Women.
Cigarette burn, Fire.
This type of business is considered illegal, because it eliminates competition.
Monopolies.
Our previous President was _____, while our new President is _____, (last names are fine)
Biden, Trump
These are taxes collected on imported goods. (Donald Trump is actually trying to collect these more than regular income taxes).
Tariffs.
These Amendments freed former slaves, gave citizenship and gave the right to vote to all male citizens.
13,14,15th Amendments.
Oil, Steel, Tech and Banking are considered forms of
Industries.
This is a nickname for a person who owns a monopoly or trust and buys out its competitors.
Robber Baron.
Which two countries were most recently at war with each other?
Ukraine and Russia.
This slave sued for his freedom, and was denied multiple times before finally being set free after 11 years in the court system.
Dred Scott.
Following the Civil War, newly free slaves made a living doing this, the act of growing crops, sharing land, and splitting the profits with the owner of the land.
Sharecropping.
This person wrote the book "The Jungle", in attempts to expose the corruption of the Meatpacking Industry in Chicago.
Upton Sinclair.
This was a time period where American business was flourishing and certain businesses were making millions of dollars. (think gold)
The Gilded Age.
This man created the algorithm for Facebook on his Harvard dorm room window. He was later sued by his best friend.
Mark Zuckerberg.
This state erupted in bloodshed, and very well could have been the start of the Civil War, over the idea of Free State versus Slave State.
Kansas.
This man was arrested for boarding an "all whites" train car in Louisiana.
Homer Plessy.
Immigrant Stories: This Italian immigrant came to NYC and decided to open a bootblack (shoeshining) business.
Rocco Carresca.
This was a term for a person who would attempt to expose corruption in businesses, living conditions, working conditions, and so on...
Muckraker.
This man bought up all the Oil refineries in order to eliminate his competition. His business is now worth 300 Billion Dollars.
John D. Rockefeller.
This law stated that whites and blacks were not allowed to ride on the same train cars in the state of Louisiana, after the civil war.
Louisiana Separate Car Act.
Following the Civil War, this man created a Reconstruction Plan that would give newly freed people $100 dollars to buy/build a home.
Thaddeus Stevens.
This is the term used when immigrants are treated poorly, and disliked by natives of that country.
Nativism.
This term is used when an immigrant gives up its traditions/culture to further blend into a new community.
Assimilation.
Mr. Aronowitz would have 900 Million Dollars if he just invested in this. (Im Sad).
Bitcoin.