Manifest Destiny
The idea that the U.S. was destined to expand its territory throughout North America was known as?
Manifest Destiny
The Great Migration witnessed a large movement of African Americans from Southern states to ________.
Northen States
What took place between 1096 and 1270 A.D., with the goal of rescuing the Holy Land in and around Jerusalem?
The Crusades
As immigrants came to the US, they mostly lived in ______.
Cities
This U.S. facility processed over 12 million immigrants by 1924?
Ellis Island
Prior to the Civil War, most lands in the western U.S. were inhabited by?
Native Americans
The Great Migration was related to which war?
World War 1
What religious "change" took place in the 1500s, resulting in a division within Christianity?
The Protestant Reformation
Immigration led to the growth of American cities because?
Immigrants moved to the cities for jobs and resources
Some Americans called for a limit to immigration in the 1920s due to:
A fear in the rise of anarchy and Communism
The name of the railroad that connected the entire U.S. was the?
Transcontinental Railroad
Which amendment abolished slavery in 1865?
The 13th Amendment
What movement began in Europe in the mid-1400s?
The Renaissance
What event in Ireland caused millions of people to immigrate to cities in the US?
The Potato Famine
Immigrants mainly came from these to regions of Europe:
Southern and Eastern Europe
Which law signed in 1862 allowed any adult citizen or intended citizen to claim 160 acres of public land for a small filing fee, provided they lived on and cultivated it for five years.
The Homestead Act
Developed after the U.S. Civil War, this system provided former enslaved people with a way to make a living when they lacked their own land, however it often used to trap them in a cycle of debt:
Sharecropping
What helped spread all kinds of literature during this time frame that aided in the distribution of ideas like individualism and experimentation?
The Printing Press
The growth of U.S. cities during times of high immigration led to:
Overcrowding in city housing
Strains on public transportation
Problems with sanitation
The Immigration Act of 1924 did what?
Placed quotas on immigration into the U.S.
The term "Manifest Destiny" was first coined by John L. O'Sullivan in what year?
1845
Southern states had _____ laws that legalized segregation and enforced white supremacy post-Civil War.
Jim Crow
The first edition of what publication was first printed in 1477 A.D.?
Marco Polo's travel diary
What widespread initiative, particularly during the 1910s, was supposed to assimilate large numbers of recent immigrants into American cultural and political life by teaching them English, American customs, and civics?
Tne Americanization Movement
The eye condition U.S. ofcials would examine immigrants for upon entry into America was;
Trachoma