Region of the US where most of the factories were built and industry drove the economy
What is New England or the North
100
He claimed that the US had the right to remove native americans because they were conquered sunjects
Who Andrew Jackson
100
His election in 1860 sparked the succession of South Carolina
Who is Abraham Lincoln
100
Decreasing herds of buffalo made the traditional life of these people nearly impossible
What are Native Americans
100
Someone who gives large sums of money to
charity
What is a philanthropist
200
Eli Whitney's invention that caused an increase in the amount of cotton southerners were able to process. This drove southerners to take more native american land and export more cotton. It also increased their need for slaves
What is the cotton gin
200
This supreme court justice declared the Indian Removal Act unconstitutional because the state of Georgia had no power to deal with a sovereign state, namely, the Cherokee nation
Who is John Marshall
200
The first shots of the Civil War were fired at this fort
What is Sumter
200
the number of time zones established by standard time so that the transcontinental railroad could follow a schedule
What are 4
200
Possibly caused by Mrs. O’Leary’s cow, a
disaster turned blessing because it triggered investment and growth in the area.
What is the Great Chicago Fire
300
Cheap land and transportation was the primary interest of settlers in this part of the country
What is the West
300
The Webster-Haynes debates were over what divisive issue?
What is state rights, particularly the Doctrine of Nullification
300
Union general on the Western front
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
300
The Act that granted 160 acres to anyone willing to cultivate and live on that land
What is the Homestead Act
300
Scot who achieved the American dream. He’s an
immigrant who became extremely wealthy dominating the steel business.
Who is Andrew Carnegie
400
This compromise gave Maine its statehood and banned slavery above the 36/30 line
What is the Missouri Compromise
400
By how much did the US increase after winning the Mexican- American war?
What is 1/3
400
This action of Lincoln's turned the Civil War into a moral war
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
400
This political party ran on a platform of free silver and government regulation of the economy
What is the Populist party
400
Term coined by Mark Twain to describe a time of
ostentatious wealth in the upper classes supported by the extreme poverty of the majority
What is the gilded age
500
The American system which established protective tariffs, created railroads, and established a national bank was introduced by this Kentucky senator
Who is Henry Clay
500
three border states
What are Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri, Maryland
500
Amendment to the Constitution that banned slavery and gave the federal government the power to enforce the ban
What is the 13th
500
These organizations began as social groups and evolved into a political and economic force that invested in grain storage and pursued political reform
What are granges
500
National organization begun by Samuel
Gompers. Responsible for gaining many of the rights workers have today