This was Abraham Lincoln's MAIN GOAL during the Civil War
What is "to preserve the Union"
100
these are the flat, arid lands that extend from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains
What are the Great Plains
100
The introduction of mechanized agriculture like mechanical reapers and tractors on the Great Plains resulted in a huge increase in
What is CROP PRODUCTION
100
This was the term for native-born Americans who disliked immigrants coming to America
Who are NATIVISTS
100
This brief but successful war in 1898 gave the US an overseas empire
What is the Spanish-American War
200
According to the Radical Republicans in Congress, Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan was much too
What is lenient, or too easy-going on the South
200
The Compromise of 1877 ended this "rebuilding" period of history that followed the Civil war
What is RECONSTRUCTION
200
The end of the Indians' traditional way of life came with the destruction of this once-numerous plains animal
What is the BUFFALO
200
To place a LIMIT on "undesirable" immigrants entering the US during the 1920s, Congress passed a series of of these on immigrants
What are QOUTAS
200
The US wanted to acquire an overseas empire so we could build naval bases and increase our
What is foreign trade
300
These legislators controlled Congress during Reconstruction and wanted serious changes to Southern society
Who are the Radical Republicans
300
Poll taxes, granfather clauses, and THESE TESTS allowed Southerners to deny the Freedmen voting rights that were promised by the 15th Amendment
What are LITERACY TESTS
300
This labor union became successful by concentrating on organizing just the high-skilled workers like plumbers, painters, and carpenters
What is the American Federation of Labor (AF of L)
300
Poor Catholic and Jewish immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe were known as these kind of immigrants
What are "NEW" immigrants
300
Sensationalized newspaper stories stirred up "war fever" in America. This kind of reporting is called this "colorful" type of journalism
What is YELLOW JOURNALISM
400
When the Radical Republicans took over the task of Reconstruction, they insisted that Southern states ratify this amendment that gave citizenship to the former slaves
What is the 14th Amendment
400
Congress encouraged settlers to move west by giving away free land under the provisions of this 1865 law
What is the Homestead Act
400
These kinds of big business organizations were formed to eliminate competition and charge higher prices for their products
What MONOPOLIES or TRUSTS
400
Many Nativists opposed immigration because they felt the newcomers wouldn't fit in and adapt to American life and American customs. The process of blending in to the larger culture is called this
What is ASSIMILATION
400
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, journalists like Jacob Riis and Upton Sinclair wanted to expose problems in American society, business or government. These journalists that exposed corrution are known as this
What are MUCKRAKERS
500
This Supreme Court decision in 1896 said that segregated facilities were legal just as long as they were "equal" (they rarely were!)
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
500
This law encouraged Native Americans to give up their traditional ways of life and settle down on farms so they would begin to assimilate into white society
What is the DAWES ACT
500
This was the first law that attempted to regulate or break up monopolies
What is the SHERMAN ANTI-TRUST ACT
500
Most factory owners didn't like immigration quotas because they wanted this
What is cheap foreign labor
500
Big Business tycoons like John D.Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan, and Andrew Carnegie were know as "Captains of Industry" by their admirers, but THIS DEROGATORY TERM by their critics