Reconstruction
What was the purpose of reconstruction?
Effort to restore southern states to the union and to redefine African Americans place in society
When did the Civil War Start?
1860-1865
What is immigration?
Moving from one place into another
What is the point of Muckraking?
Journalist that support the progressive movement
What is the timeline of Unit 1?
Civil War
Reconstruction
Gilded age + Immigration
Progressive Era
What amendment guarantees birth right citizenship and equal protection of the laws
14th Amendment
What are Black Codes?
Enslavement under law
What is the Homestead Strike?
When Henry Frick's workers went on strike due to poor working condition. In the end Henry hired the Pinkertons to try to get them to go back to work, but they ended up shooting and killing many workers.
Who were the Progressives?
Rich and well educated individuals that pushed for change
What is imperialism?
Gaining power by gaining territory
When was reconstruction
1869-1871
(After Civil War)
What year was the Fugitive Slave Act passed?
What was it?
1794
-Illegal to help someone escape enslavement
-Illegal to track them down
What is the Gilded Age?
A time of political corruption and wealth inequality
What was the reason for the Progressive era?
The USA aimed to improve American society between the 1880's-1920's. They wanted to improve dangerous factories conditions, child labor, low wages, over crowding in cities, and sanitation issues.
What is the 13th amendment?
Abolished slavery
What amendment protects Black Americans right to vote?
15th Amendment
It was a war about slavery
Where were people immigrating from?
-Poland
-China
-United Kingdom
-France
-Italy
-Ireland
What basic rights were denied to African Americans?
-Black men can't serve on juries or state militias
-Refused to recognize Black testimony against white people
-Apprenticed orphaned children to their former enslavers
What's share cropping?
Landlord allows tenant to use land in exchange for share of the crop
What is the summary of reconstruction?
- War ended legal slavery in the US
-African Americans were 2ed class citizens
-Women struggle with public life in US
-After civil war: fresh possibilities & enduring old problems
What is the cotton gin
What is urbanization?
More factories created, more jobs from this, and cities growing larger from people coming to the urban areas.
What is Eugenics?
A scientific set of beliefs and practices of improving the genetic quality of a human population.
What is Social Darwinism?