Early America
Pamphlet urging independence from Britain.
Common Sense
The first state to secede from the Union was:
South Carolina
The ________________________________________ were a group of Congress members who advocated for a more extreme approach to Reconstruction, including stronger measures to protect the rights of freed slaves.
Radical Republicans
First major law to limit monopolies and promote competition. It was originally used to break up labor unions
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
300 POINTS!!
The first womens convention held in the United States where participants discussed political reform and advancement for women.
Seneca Falls Convention
What was the main export of the colonies back to Great Britain?
Tobacco
Where did the Confederacy surrender?
Appomattox Court House
Granted citizenship and equal protection under the law for African Americans
14th Amendment
Main immigration processing station on the East Coast.
Ellis Island
The name of the battleship that blew up in Havana Harbor. This was a main reason why the US joined the Spanish-American War
USS Maine
Name 2 of the colonies established by Great Britain in North America
Plymouth, Jamestown, Roanoke,
An agreement that admitted _________ as a slave state and Maine as a free state to maintain the balance in Congress. It banned slavery north of the 36°30′ line in the Louisiana Territory.
Missouri Compromise
Divided the South into military districts and required new state constitutions
Military Reconstruction Act
A book exposing unsafe and unsanitary meatpacking conditions, leading to federal regulations.
The Jungle
The Supreme Court case that ruled "Separate but equal" is known as
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Revolt following the end of the American Revolution led by a group of farmers who were veterans in the American Revolution
Shay's Rebellion
The President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
The __________________________ was a severe economic depression diverting attention and resources away from the South and the protection of freedmen.
Panic of 1873
The most famous settlement house in Chicago, founded by Jane Addams.
Hull House
The name of the boarding school where Native American children were forcibly taught how to assimilate into American culture.
Carlisle Indian Industrial School
Conflict between Britain and France in North America; this was a reason why the British began taxing colonists
French-Indian War
7 Years War
The name of the most famous photographer who was responsible for capturing Civil War images- these images were sometimes stage crafted to exaggerate points.
Matthew Brady
Explain how Reconstruction came to an end
Election of 1876 between Sam Tilden and Rutherford B. Hayes. Republicans won the presidency in exchange for Federal troops being removed from the South.
The ________________________________________ in 1886 turned deadly and hurt the labor movement after a bomb exploded during a protest in Chicago.
Haymarket Riot
Haymarket Strike
Name a piece of legislation that The Jungle helped
Meat Inspection Act
Pure Food & Drug Act