Reconstruction
What is Reconstruction
The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War
What is Manifest Destiny?
The process of American settlers moving west and "Civilizing" the land by bringing technology and American culture
Which wave of immigration tool place from 1880 thru 1910?
Second Wave Immigration
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
A railroad that connected both coats of the US and linked the resource areas to the major cities.
What is the most populated city in the United States?
New York City
Describe Lincoln's philosophy on Reconstruction
"Velvet Glove" = Middle approach. Wanted to be firm but give the South space to recognize the things they needed to fix (i.e. Racist laws)
What are Boom Towns and what resources did they seek to extract from the land?
Boom towns are towns that developed around the resource industries of Gold, Coal and Oil
From which areas of Europe were Second Wave immigrants from
Southern Europe (Italy, Greece) and Eastern Europe (Russia, Poland)
What impact did electricity have on the work day and people working?
Allowed for nightshifts and more work. Also was more reliable light source in homes than oil lamps
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What are Black Codes and why were they put in place?
Local Southern laws that discriminated against African Americans. They were put in place because Southern law makers still held racist feelings against their former slaves
What is the Homestead Act (1868) and what did a person need to be to qualify for it?
Homestead Act established the rules for land settlement int he middle portion of the country. Applicants needed to be financially sustainable, 21 years old/head of house and a US citizen
What is tenement housing and describe it
Low quality housing for recent immigration arrivals. Was often crammed and dirty
What was the name of the new building material that helped grow cities and was cheaper and better than iron?
steel
How did the Yankees do last night....
very....very poorly
What did Plessy v. Ferguson argue about the "Separate but Equal" application of law
The government had to provide equal services to all people, however the quality of those services did not need to be equal
What were the two main turning points in the wars between Native Americans and the Federal Government? (Hint: one was a HUGE win for Natives and the other was a crushing defeat)
Battle of Little Bighorn (1878 - Native Victory)
Massacre at Wounded Knee (1898 - Ended Native resistance to Manifest Destiny)
Angel Island - San Francisco
How did hydraulic mines help industrialization?
Allowed for the mining of more raw materials. Eventually increases the amount of "stuff" people can create.
From which country did the United States ban immigration entirely in the 1880's?
China
What did the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments do?
13 = Freed the slaves
14= Granted citizenship and equal protections to all American citizens
15 = Granted the right to vote to all vote
What is a Native American Reservation and why were they created?
Land reserved for exclusive Native American use. They were set up to provide a home for Native Americans and to stop the fighting between Natives, settlers and the government
Describe the Quota system and give a reason why it was put in place in the late 1800's.
Quota System = a limit on the amount of immigrants allowed into the country from a specific region. Was put in place due to over-crowding and discriminatory feelings against immigration
Which new technologies (name 1) helped office workers communicate and organize at larger scales?
Telegram and Telephones
Define and provide an example of each a push and pull factor
Push factor causes people to leave an area (war, famine, disease)
Pull factor brings people to an area (jobs, housing, protection under the law)