Vocab
Geo Review:
Reconstruction
Western Expansion
Random
100
A test to make sure that you can read and write in order to vote is a
Literacy Test
100
Santa Fe is in which Geographic Region?
Southwest
100
The period of rebuilding after the Civil War is known as
Reconstruction
100
Which Act provided up to 160 acres of land if you took care of it for five years?
Homestead Act
100
What two metals were found that drove settlers to go west?
Gold and silver
200
Northerners who went South to buy cheap land were known as (Unkind nickname)
Carpetbaggers
200
What industry made the Midwest famous?
Automobiles; Meat Packers; Haircare/Make-Up
200
Which Amendment ended slavery?
13th Amendment
200
Which Native American led a series of raids against Mexican and U.S. forces?
Geronimo
200
Provide three reasons for Western Expansion
-Railroad
-Land
-Gold
-New Beginnings
-Adventure/Fun
300
Laws that were designed to discriminate against African Americans in the South were known as
Black Codes, Jim Crow Laws
300
Hawaii & Alaska are found in what region?
Non-contiguous
300
The 14th Amendment grants ___________ & promises ___________?
1. Citizenship to all persons born in the U.S.
2. Equal Protection under the law.
300
Which Act sold Indian land to Native American families and encouraged them to farm on it?
Dawes Act
300
Which animal in the Great Plains nearly went extinct?
Buffalo / Bison
400
Name the office that was created to help former slaves.
Freedmen’s Bureau
400
St Louis is in which Geographic Region?
Midwest
400
Who took over as President after Lincoln's assassination? 
Andrew Johnson
400
Which group did Westward Expansion affect most negatively?
Native Americans
400
What were Cowboys in charge of leading
Cattle drives
500
What is the vocabulary word that means to adapt to another culture?
Assimilation
500
Which region has seen more and more hurricanes?
Southeast
500
The Wade-Davis Bill (Congress's idea for Reconstruction) required ______% of voters in each southern state to promise loyalty before re-joining the Union.
50%
500
Why did many homesteaders live in Sod Houses
They used their resources near them;Lumber was expensive.
500
Rutherford B. Hayes became President and was expected to do what in exchange
End of Reconstruction