Reconstruction
This proposal for readmitting southern states into the Union was rejected by Congress because they felt the South needed harsher punishment.
Lincoln's 10% Plan
This Federal law incentivized Americans to settle in the Western territories by offering free land.
Homestead Act
This captain of industry dominated the steel industry but left a legacy of charitable work and donating his wealth to the community
Andrew Carnegie
Between 1890-1925, 17 million European immigrants arrived at this port of entry in New York City
Ellis Island
This term refers to journalists who exposed corruption in politics and big business
Muckrakers
The KKK committed acts of intimidation and violence in the South for what purpose?
To prevent black men from voting
The massacre of Native Americans at Wounded Knee Creek was sparked by what Sioux tribe ritual?
Ghost Dance
this robber baron founded the Standard Oil Company and used greedy business tactics to dominate the oil industry
John Rockefeller
The collapse of the peasant farming population in Europe, forcing them out to find new opportunities in America is an example of what type of factor?
Push Factor
This Supreme Court case resulted in the justification of segregation laws in the South
Plessy v. Ferguson
This Constitutional Amendment gave African American the right to vote
15th Amendment
This migration event involved a large number of African America families moving from the South to the West.
Great Exodus
This theory was used to justify a "survival of the fittest" environment in business and society
Social Darwinism
This group of people were looked down upon for their willingness to work for low wages and slum-like living conditions
New Immigrants
What did the 19th Amendment to the Constitution do?
Gave women the right to vote
This Constitutional Amendment declared all African American men as citizens of the U.S.
14th Amendment
This term is used to describe a group of people integrating into a new society and culture.
Assimilation
Business owners favored this economic policy which stated the economy is healthier without government intervention
Laissez Faire Economics
This belief promotes the idea that citizens who are native to a region are superior to immigrants.
Nativism
This Progressive President reformed the use of trusts in big business, protected the environment, and improved sanitation in the food industry
Theodore Roosevelt
This Constitutional Amendment abolished slavery in the U.S.
13th Amendment
This federal law broke up Native reservations, turned them into individual farming lots, and led to the destruction of Native American culture.
Dawes Act
This Federal law was created to eliminate unethical and unfair practices used by railroad owners
Interstate Commerce Act
These community centers were established to help provide basic needs such as housing and meals to the poor immigrants
Settlement Houses
This author wrote The Jungle, which exposed the lack of safety and sanitation laws in the meat packing industry.
Upton Sinclair