Who was President of the United States during the Civil War?
Who is Abraham Lincoln.
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This mans plan included that 10% of each states voters had to swear an oath of loyalty to the Union.
Who is Abraham Lincoln.
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What was discovered in 1849, in California?
What is gold.
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Who invented the Airbrake, vastly improving the safety and efficiency of stopping trains?
Who is George Westinghouse.
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Which of the following Muckrakers, wrote the book The Jungle?
Who is Upton Sinclair.
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Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
Who was Jefferson Davis.
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This mans plan included the pardoning of thousands of former Confederate leaders?
Who is Andrew Johnson.
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During the Texas war for independence, a famous battle at this location become the battle cry for Texans...
What is Remember the Alamo.
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Who taught Andrew Carnegie the process of mass producing steel?
Who is Bessemer.
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Who founded the Hull House, which was a settlement house where middle class citizens lived and helped poorer residents, mostly immigrants?
Who is Jane Addams.
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Who was the top general for the Confederacy during the Civil War?
Who is Robert E. Lee.
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This groups plan consisted of harsher punishments for former Confederates?
Who are the Radical Republicans.
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Who invented barbed wire?
Who is Joseph Glidden.
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Who perfected the elevator, allowing the United States to build skyscrapers even higher?
Who is Elisha Otis.
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Who was a progressive governor of Wisconsin, who introduced ideas such as initiative, recall, referendum, and direct primaries?
Who is Robert La Follette.
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Who is the lead general for the Union forces?
Who is Ulysses S Grant.
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In 1877, after the end of Reconstruction, what laws were enforced that created racial segregation?
What are Jim Crow Laws.
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The 19th century belief that expansion of the United States throughout the American continent was justified... was known as..
What is Manifest Destiny.
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Because getting to the United States was often very difficult and expensive, most immigrants booked passage in...
What is steerage.
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What allowed citizens to introduce legislative proposals at the state or local level through petitions which required political bodies to address areas of concern, or place issues directly on the ballot?
What is initiative.
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After Lincoln's assassination, the following person became President?
Who is Andrew Johnson.
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The most prominent white supremacist group, which formed after the Civil War was know as the...
What is the KKK.
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The name given to the ethnic cleansing and forced relocation of Native American nations, from southeastern parts of the United States...
What is the Trail of Tears
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Beginning in 1892, which of the following served as the processing center for many of the immigrants arriving on the East Coast?
What is Ellis Island.
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What was the process of allowing voters to pass judgment on proposed legislation, such as on the issuance of bonds to raise capital for public improvements?