Reconstruction Amendments
What are the three amendments known as the Reconstruction Amendments?
The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments
What year was the Transcontinental Railroad completed?
May 10, 1869
What does the term "Gilded Age" refer to in American history?
While the era appeared prosperous and glittering on the surface (gilded), it was marked by underlying social problems such as inequality and corruption.
What were the eligibility requirements for the Homestead Act?
21 years or older
Head of a household
could claim 160 acres
Had to stay on the land for 5 years
Build a house/maintain land
What are the four factors that aided in industrial growth in the United States during the 1800s?
Abundant Natural Resources
Growing Workforce
New Inventions
Free Enterprise
Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
13th Amendment
Name one significant effect of the Transcontinental Railroad on westward expansion.
- economic growth
- increased settlement and migration
- displacement of Native Nations
- Time zones
- increased immigration
Who were some of the influential industrialists of the Gilded Age?
Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Rockefeller, JP Morgan, Gould
In your opinion, what was the biggest challenge facing settlers during westward expansion?
class decides
Name one major labor strike that occurred in the late 19th century.
Pullman Strike 1894
Great Railroad Strike of 1877
Haymarket Riot 1886
What does the 14th Amendment guarantee to all citizens?
Equal protection under the law
What were the two companies responsible for building the Transcontinental Railroad?
Union Pacific and Central Pacific
Define a Robber Baron.
Robber Baron: a person who made considerable amount of money in business by using unfair business practices and showed little empathy for common factory workers.
Name one significant battle between Native Americans and the U.S. government during westward expansion.
The Dakota Sioux Uprising
Sands Creek Massacre
Red Cloud's War
Battle of Little Bighorn
Tragedy at Wounded Knee
How did the Haymarket Affair affect public perception of labor unions?
demonization of labor unions
fear of immigrants
Harsher policing of labor unions
Which amendment granted women the right to vote, and how is it related to Reconstruction?
19th amendment, Reconstruction amendments protected the right of black American men to vote but opened the conversation to why women were not included in these protections as well.
How did the Transcontinental Railroad contribute to the economy during the Gilded Age?
- National Market
- Boosted economic growth
- better cross country communication
- new industries
Define Captain of Industry
Men who used ingenious business methods to create monopolies and vast wealth while also giving back to communities by participating in philanthropy
Name two Native Nations that were removed from their land?
Potawatomi Nation
Cherokee Nation
Seminole Nation
Kickapoo Nation
Shawnee Nation
Eastern Cherokee Nation
Discuss the impact of immigration on the labor market during the late 1800s?
Teacher decides
How did Reconstruction come to an end? And who became president?
The Compromise of 1877
Rutherford Hayes
Discuss the struggles of building the transcontinental railroad.
What were the associated industries of the big four industrialist of the Gilded Age?
Vanderbilt - Railroads
Carnegie - Steel
Rockefeller - Oil
JP Morgan - Finance / Banking
Discuss the long-term effects of Native American removal on Indigenous cultures.
Which major labor strike in 1892 involved a violent confrontation between steelworkers and Pinkerton detectives at a Carnegie Steel plant in Pennsylvania?
The Homestead Strike.