Laws and Acts
The plan for bringing the South back into the Union
Reconstruction
Abraham Lincoln was assasinated by who? where? (city and person)
John Wilkes Booth in Fords Theatre Washington DC
A (blank) is when only one company can sell one item
Monopoly
What did the Cotton Gin do and how did it impact slavery?
The Cotton Gin helped process cotton. This led to an increase in slavery as more cotton needed to be picked.
War, poverty, and discrimination are all examples of.......
Push factors
Why did the Reconstruction Era start?
The Reconstruction Era started to rebuild the South and integrate freed slaves into society.
A tax which required voters to pay a fee
Poll Tax
People's God-given right to move West
Manifest Destiny
Why were railroads important to the United States after the Civil War?
They supported the expansion of the economy by connecting regions and promoting trade
Economic opportunities, religious freedom, and political and social equality are all examples of...
Pull factors
What supreme court case decided that African American people could not be considered citizens?
Dredd Scott v. Sanford
Who were politicians that believed the South should be puished after the Civil War?
Radical Republicans
Which immigrant groups worked on the Transcontinental Railroad?
Chinese and Irish immigrants
Give an example of what workers rights were like in the Gilded Age
Bad; child labor, low pay, etc.
What does the term "gilded" refer to in the context of the Gilded Age?
Plated in gold or corruption under the surface
What were the amendments produced in the Reconstruciton era?
13th, 14th, and 15th amendments
Who was the vice president that became assasinated when Lincoln was assasinated?
Andrew Johnson
Taking someone out of their culture and forcing them into another
Assimilation
Define sharecropper
a tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent.
(Blank) were laws that restricted the rights and freedoms of African Americans after the Civil War.
Black codes
13th-freed slaves
14th-African American people are citizens
15th-Gave men the right to vote regardless of race
What was a key difference between Andrew Johnson and Abraham Lincoln.
Andrew Johnson was more lenient towards the South.
Where did the Transcontinental Railroad meet?
Promontory Summit, Utah
This helped move the United States move into more industry-based economies vs. farming societies
Industrial Revolution
(Blank) laws were laws that enforced racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans in the United States.
Jim Crow Laws