Reconstruction
What did the 13th Amendment abolish?
Slavery
What was the name of the railroad line that connected Nebraska with the West Coast?
The Transcontinental Railroad
What is it called when a corporation dominates an entire industry, has no competitors, and charges whatever prices it wants as a result?
Monopoly
What policy, advocated by Theodore Roosevelt, called for the breaking up of trusts?
Trust-Busting
Who was the first President to be impeached?
Andrew Johnson
What system did former slaves find themselves in, where they received low pay and paid rent to a landlord?
Sharecropping
What is the name of the economic policy where the government does NOT regulate the economy?
Laissez-Faire Capitalism
What was the name of the New York City political boss who was prominent during this time period?
William M. "Boss" Tweed
What is women's suffrage?
Women's right to vote
At 42, who was the youngest American president?
Theodore Roosevelt
What political party faction wanted to punish Confederate leaders, protect the rights of Freedmen, and wanted troops in the Southern states?
The Radical Republicans
The Carlisle Indian School was an example of what policy towards Native Americans?
Assimilationist (or assimilation)
"Old" immigrants came from Northern and Western Europe, where did "New" immigrants come from?
Southern and Eastern Europe
Black people must fight for political rights now. Who would have supported this statement: Washington or Du Bois?
Du Bois
What President was the Governor of New Jersey and President of Princeton?
Woodrow Wilson
What organization emerged during Reconstruction, who terrorized Black people in the polls and Northern carpetbaggers?
The Ku Klux Klan
The Sand Creek Massacre was an example of what kind of policy towards Native Americans?
Eradication
What is the name of a group of workers that organize to demand better pay, better working conditions, and shorter work hours?
A Union
What is the name of the Central Bank that was founded during the Wilson Administration?
Federal Reserve
Who was the largest President ever?
William H. Taft
What was the name of the government agency that gave freed people jobs, food, clothing, shelter, etc.?
Freedmen's Bureau
What was the purpose of the Homestead Act?
It gave 160 acres to anyone who could settle and farm the land for five years
What detective agency was hired during the Homestead strike to shoot at striking workers?
Pinkertons
What act required the labeling of food and medicine to ensure safety?
Pure Food and Drug Act
Who was President at the end of Reconstruction?
Ulysses S. Grant