Prominent Figures
Personally led 13,000 men to put an end to the Whiskey Rebellion
Who was George Washington?
Swiftly replaced Slave Codes in the South to keep Blacks freedoms limited
What were Black Codes?
Start of the American Revolution
What were the battles of Lexington & Concord?
The essential thing that allowed cities to develop as centers of industrial production
What was the advent of electricity?
What Upton Sinclairs "The Jungle" exposed the atrocities of
What was the meat packing industry?
A self-described champion of the common man
Who was Andrew Jackson?
Legal ramifications for the Boston Tea Party
What were the Coercive/"Intolerable" Acts?
Instrumental allies in the American victory at Yorktown
Who are the French?
Inventions powered by electricity that allowed for the expansion of cities
What are elevators, subways, and electric trolley cars?
The nickname for the Carolinas original biggest cash crop
What is "Carolina Gold"?
Democratic candidate of the 1896 election
Who was Jennings Bryan?
Only took effect after the first of the year, 1863
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
The three day Civil War battle that resulted in a resounding Northern victory
What was Gettysburg?
Technological advancements that benefited late 1800s farmers
What are the steel plow and reaper?
Were instrumental in helping immigrants to acclimate to the US
What were ward bosses?
Made Manifest Destiny their electoral rallying cry and personal goal to fulfill
Who was James K. Polk?
The year women received the right to vote with the 19th Amendment
What is 1920?
April 21, 1861
What was the beginning of the Civil War?
Inventions that provided women opportunity in the workplace
What are the telephone & the typewriter?
Still living outside of urban areas before 1920
What were the majority of people?
Replaced soon after the beginning of the Civil War by Ulysses S. Grant
Who was George McClellan?
Attempted to crudely foster assimilation of Native Americans into American society in 1887
What was the Dawes Severalty Act?
Resisted the native removal of 1830 using physical force
Who were the Florida Seminoles?
The Civil War invention that contributed to the economic growth of the early 1800s
What is the steam engine?
The main reasons Americans moved to the Oregon territory
What is the fur-trade and/or farming?