Early America
Which document contains our core American values?
Declaration of Independence
Which word describes the growth of cities?
Urbanization
A condition where a single company or person is the sole supplier of a particular product or service with no competition.
Monopoly
George Washington
Who are we playing in football tonight?
This describes America's belief that it was chosen by God to expand west.
Manifest Destiny
An economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and its operation for profit.
Capitalism
This is the nickname for the racial segregation laws of the South following Reconstruction.
Jim Crow
This person gave the Gettysburg Address.
Abraham Lincoln
Who did we play in volleyball last night?
Marysville
This policy was used to limit European influence in the Western Hemisphere.
Monroe Doctrine
A critical term for powerful industrialists and financiers who amassed immense fortunes through ruthless, monopolistic, and often unethical business practices
Robber Baron
Which amendment prohibits taking someone's right to vote away to due their race?
15th Amendment
This person wrote the Declaration of Independence and defined our core American values.
Thomas Jefferson
What year was Dakota High School established?
1995
Which amendment officially abolished slavery under the U.S. Constitution?
13th Amendment
A reform-minded journalist, writer, or photographer who searches for and exposes corruption, corporate monopolies, and social injustices in established institutions.
Muckracker
This term is commonly used to justify wealth inequality and the differences between rich and poor.
Social Darwinism
This person developed modern mass-production methods with his assembly lines.
Henry Ford
Approximately how many students are enrolled at Dakota? (must guess within 500)
2,500
What event/year marks the end of the Reconstruction era?
Compromise of 1877
This was a period in United States history from the 1870s to 1900 marked by rapid industrial growth, massive wealth, and deep social inequality.
Gilded Age
A multi-occupancy residential building where multiple lower-income families rent small, cramped apartments under one roof.
Tenement House
This person was a robber baron and had an oil monopoly during the early 20th century.
J.D Rockefeller
What is the graduation rate at Dakota?
95%