She was an anti-lynching activist and promoted African Americans arming themselves to protect them from lynching
Who is Ida Wells, Ida B Wells, Ida Wells-Barnett
A government attempt to increase westward settlement by providing 160 acres free to settlers
What is The Homestead Act
As the first black PhD from Harvard, this man believed that the "talented tenth" of African Americans should have access to higher education and professional jobs.
Who is WEB DuBois
Finished in 1869, the Transcontinental Railroad was completed when the Union Pacific and Central Pacific rail line met in
What is Promontory Point Utah
This amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery (except as use for punishment)
What is the 13th Amendment
This man was killed while being arrested for allegedly using the Ghost Dance to incite rebellion amongst the Sioux who were then massacred at Wounded Knee.
Who is Sitting Bull
After the invention of barbed wire, the practice of grazing cattle on open land was eventually abandoned. What was the practice?
What is open ranching
The Sioux, led by Red Cloud and Crazy Horse, were able to score a major victory over the US Calvary. It would be the last great Native American victory
What is the Battle of Little BigHorn
These laws were meant to enforce segregation between whites and blacks after the end of Reconstruction
What are "Jim Crow" laws
The Compromise of 1877 ended Reconstruction and gave the disputed 1876 election to this Republican president from Ohio.
Who is Rutherford B Hayes
The Dawes Severalty Act, Boarding Schools, and the Indian Citizenship Act were all attempts at forcing Natives to adapt to American cultural practices. a process called..
What is assimilation
This amendment granted citizenship and due process to all people born in the United States regardless of previous condition of servitude
What is the Fourteenth Amendment