Reconstruction
What president was assassinated at the start of Reconstruction?
Abraham Lincoln
What method of transportation was developed during this time?
Trains (railroad)
What countries were involved in the Spanish American War
Cuba, Spain, U.S
Tests that were administered at polling places to prevent African American from voting.
Literacy tests
What is the name for making something faster and productive at the same time?
Efficient
Name 3 presidents during this period.
Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes.
Who was forced to work during the Industrial Revolution?
Women and Children
Type of journalism that relies on exaggerated headlines and stories
Yellow Journalism
Payment that was required in order to vote.
Poll Tax
What was banned during this period of time to promote moral development
Alcohol
How long was reconstruction?
12 years (1865-1877)
What types of working conditions did the people have during this period?
Harsh and unsanitary
Name of Ship that blew up off the coast of Cuba
USS Maine
Clause that stated that people could only vote if their grandfather voted.
Grandfather clause.
Name of investigative Journalists that exposed big businesses.
Muckrakers
What was the event that ended Reconstruction?
The Compromise of 1877 (Federal troops are removed from the South)
What new group was able to own farms during this period?
Corporations.
President during the Spanish American War
William McKinley
Name the individual that believed that African Americans should obey segregation laws and keep the peace.
Booker T. Washington
What were people being subjected to that made them live in poverty and never accumulate wealth?
Low wages and high rent
List and explain the three amendments that are passed during this period.
13th: Slavery is outlawed
14th: Equal protection for all
15th: Voting rights for African American men
Economic growth was consistent during this time
False, there were period of boom/bust during the late 1800s
What three territories did the U.S. receive after the Spanish American War?
Phillipines, Guam, Puerto Rico
What year were poll taxes outlawed
1964
List all four goals of Progressive Movement
Protect Social Welfare, Promote Moral Development, Create Economic Reform, Fostering Efficiency.