Reconstruction
What was the main goal of Reconstruction after the Civil War?
To rebuild the South and bring Southern states back into the Union
Who coined the term “Gilded Age”?
Mark Twain
Where did most European immigrants enter the U.S. in the late 1800s?
Ellis Island
What kind of journalists exposed corruption and social problems during the Progressive Era?
Muckrakers
What is the period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the South called?
Reconstruction
Which amendment abolished slavery?
13th Amendment
What does “gilded” mean in the context of this era?
Shiny on the outside but corrupt or poor underneath
What immigration station on the West Coast processed Asian immigrants?
Angel Island
Who wrote How the Other Half Lives to expose slum conditions?
Jacob Riis
What farming system often trapped freedmen in debt?
Sharecropping
What government agency helped former slaves with food, jobs, and education?
Freedmen’s Bureau
Name one “Captain of Industry” and the business he controlled.
Andrew Carnegie – Steel, John D. Rockefeller – Oil, or J.P. Morgan – Banking
What 1882 law banned immigration from China?
Chinese Exclusion Act
What were some major problems reformers tried to fix in cities?
Child labor, unsafe factories, and poverty
What were laws that enforced racial segregation in the South?
Jim Crow Laws
What group used violence to prevent African Americans from voting?
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
What economic policy means the government should take a “hands-off” approach to business?
Laissez-Faire
What were overcrowded apartment buildings where many immigrants lived called?
Tenements
What was the main goal of early reformers during the Progressive movement?
To get government to fix social and industrial problems
What does the term “Industrialization” mean?
The growth of factories and large-scale production
What event marked the end of Reconstruction in 1877?
The withdrawal of federal troops from the South
What were large corporations that controlled entire industries called?
Monopolies or Trusts
What was the name of the corrupt political organization run by Boss Tweed?
Tammany Hall
Who wrote “The New Colossus,” the poem on the Statue of Liberty?
Emma Lazarus
What poem symbolized America as a land of opportunity for immigrants?
“The New Colossus”