Unit 1: Reconstruction
This President freed slaves in the southern states during the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln.
This term refers to somebody who dislikes immigrants coming into the U.S.
Nativists.
This is another word for "Providence", and was often used as motivation for expansion.
God.
This American leader coined the term "Big Stick" Diplomacy when dealing with foreign nations.
Teddy Roosevelt.
This amendment abolished Slavery for good.
Amendment # 13.
This portion of the United States relied on Agriculture and Farming for their economy.
The Southern States.
This immigrant came to the United States and opened a laundromat, however he was constantly harassed by other immigrant groups.
Lee Chew.
This group of people were forced off their land, and forced to assimilate to American culture and ideas.
Native Americans.
This term refers to how a country handles foreign affairs and relationships. Example - Big Stick Policy
Diplomacy.
"The Butcher"
This former slave sued for his freedom under the clause "once free always free".
Dred Scott.
This term refers to a person who wanted to expose corruption during the progressive era through books, pictures etc...
Muckrakers.
This term refers to the idea that god gave America the right to expand from sea to shining sea.
Manifest Destiny.
During the Manifest Destiny time period, Native Americans were placed in this school in attempts to assimilate them into American Culture.
Carlisle Boarding School.
The time period following the end of the Civil War was most commonly known as
The Reconstruction Era/Jim Crow Era
This territory, later a state, was a hot bed prior to the Civil War. It was nicknamed the term "bleeding"...due to the constant arguments and bloodshed that occurred within it.
Kansas.
This tragedy/event occurred because the working conditions inside of a factory in Chicago were awful, leading to the deaths of almost 200 women.
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory.
The United States purchased this territory of 600,000 Square Miles often called a "Polar Icebox", or "Sewards Folly".
Alaska.
This event caused the U.S. to go to war against Spain.
The sinking/explosion of the U.S.S. Maine.
There were two attacks on United States soil in the past 100 years. Can you name both?
Pearl Harbor Bombing
9/11
This term refers to when states are allowed to make their own rules and laws to benefit the state itself. (Example when everyone rushed into Kansas to vote on whether it should be slave or non-slave).
Popular Sovereignty.
This was the name of the book written by Upton Sinclair, which exposed the meat packing industry in Chicago.
The Jungle.
This is the term that refers to the United States taking over Hawaii by force.
Imperialism.
This country was in control of Cuba prior to the Spanish-American War.
Spain.
This was the leader of Germany during World War II, he was responsible for the deaths of 12 million in total, 6 million of them being Jews.
Adolf Hitler.