Regions
sharp fencing that revolutionized the practice of raising cattle in the West
Barbed Wire
This amendment freed ALL slaves in the united states
The 13th Amendment
The first United States federal law to define citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. It was mainly intended, in the wake of the American Civil War, to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent born in or brought to the United States
Civil Rights Act of 1866
The Homestead Act of 1862 was created in order for the federal to give away what?
Land
Before immigrants were allowed into America they had to pass through this Island and pass a medical and legal exam
Ellis Island
The separation of people, based on race or religion is?
Segregation
What industry is John D. Rockefeller known for?
The oil industry
Factories and industries coming to the city eventually resulted in city populations going up or down?
Up
Brothers from NC that created the Airplane
The Wright Brothers
Failure of what treaty led to WW2?
The Treaty of Versailles
Communication device that came before the telephone that sent instant messages via morse code
The telegraph
This Civil War law freed some slaves in America leading to the passing of the 13th Amendment
The emancipation proclamation
These are laws passed in Southern states that restricted travel and other activities of freed slaves
Black Codes
In order to officially get ownership of the land, a person had to work the land for how long?
5 Years
American politician most notable for being the political boss of Tammany Hall
Boss Tweed
Laws that were passed to limit the ability of blacks to vote and hold office, were called ...
Jim Crow Laws
What industry is Andrew Carnegie known for?
The steel industry
Inventor of the lightbulb
Thomas Alva Edison
The creator of the automobile(the Car)
Henry Ford
Hideki Tojo is the fascist leader of what country during WW2
Japan
invented in 1837 by American John Deere used steel
The Steel plow
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude—
The 15th Amendment
The Freedmen's Bureau focused on providing aid to
Former slaves
Name 2 requirements settlers had to do for the Homestead Act of 1862.
1. Make improvements to the land( build house start a farm)
2. Be the head of household
What were leaders of industry called?
Captains of Industry
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?
Provided an absolute 10-year halt on Chinese Immigration
What industry is Cornelius Vanderbilt known for?
The railroads and shipping industries
Advertising during this time was mostly done through what?
Magazines and catalogs
Creator of the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
Name one Allied Power country during WW2
United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, the United States, France, and China
Was a house made from anything they could get their hands on in the Great Plains
Sod Houses
No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law
The 14th Amendment
What was one factor that led many African Americans to move away from the South after Reconstruction
job opportunities in Northern factories
How old did you have to be for the Homestead Act of 1862
21 years old
Name 1 of the 5 groups that faced discrimination once they immigrated to the United States
Chinese, Irish, Jewish, Italian, Polish
What was the name of the court case that upheld the Jim Crow laws?
Plessy vs. Ferguson
What industry is J. P. Morgan known for?
The finance and banking industries
Labor unions fight for?
Better pay, and safer working conditions
What amendment ended prohibition
The 21st Amendment
Name one Axis Power country from WW2
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Name a Noncontagious State
Alaska, Hawaii
Made it really easy to travel from east to west
the Steam Engine/ Transcontinental railroad
What are the 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments called
The Reconstruction Amendments
"To educate a man is to unfit him to be a slave." is a quote by who?
Fredrick Douglass
The land provision in the Homestead Act promised settlers how many acres of land?
160 acres
This group made up 80% of the transcontinental railroad workforce and was eventually excluded from entering the united states limiting them to only 105 men per year
Who founded the Tuskegee Institute?
Booker T. Washington
What is a monopoly?
When a company has control over a particular market in business
Another name for the captains of industry
Robber Barons
African Americans moved to cities in the North and Midwest to find what?
A better job and life
What was the key reason America entered WW2
The attack by Japan At Pearl Harbor