I don't need your Civil War...
Lincoln
The Gold of Rush of 1849 made people from around the world come to this state?
California
Carnegie was the industry leader in producing this product that helped build America in the late 1800s?
steel
People began to demand an increase in workplace safety conditions after a fire burned down a NYC factory in 1911. What was the name of this factory?
Triangle
On 9/11, the war on terror began when Al Qaeda attempted to attack American economic, political, and military targets. What is the best example of an economic target that was attacked?
World Trade Centers
The group of people who believed that slavery was morally wrong and needed to be eliminated were known as...
abolitionists
African American farmers that traveled to Kansas for cheap land and to escape persecution were known as...
Exodusters
The political machine headed by William Tweed and that ran New York City was known as...
Tammany Hall
The journalists that attempted to expose corruption and other problems in society were known as...
muckrakers
A group that attempted to register Christian Conservative voters in the 1980s in order to support Republican politicians and policies were known as the ___________ Majority.
Moral Majority
Name one of the Supreme Court cases that the 14th Amendment overturned?
Dred Scott or Barron v Baltimore
What was the name of the law that provided cheap land to settlers going out west?
Homestead Act
What was the name of Rockefeller's trust?
Standard Oil Company
This Constitutional Amendment mandated the direct election of Senators by the people
17th
What was the name of the Hotel that began the events that would eventually lead to the resignation of President Richard Nixon?
Watergate
What state is cited as the origin of the KKK?
Tennessee?
Mormons believe the Garden of Eden was located in what state?
Missouri
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, Many immigrants first entered New York City and America by going through this island?
Ellis Island
What was the name of the town where the American Women's Movement began?
Seneca Falls
American hostages were held in this country for 444 days during the Carter Administration?
Iran
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
1) the Emancipation Proclamation was issued after Sherman's March
2) President Johnson was a member of the Radical Republicans
3) Black Politicians opposed the idea of Redemption
3) Black Politicians opposed the idea of Redemption
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
1) The Irish are primarily credited with building the Transcontinental RR from West to East.
2) The Morrill Land -Grant Act was a law that promoted the building of state colleges
3) Geronimo was a Nez Perce Chief that resisted the US conquest of the West
2) The Morrill Act was a law that promoted the building of state colleges
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
1) Thomas Nast exposed the corruption of Tammany Hall by drawing cartoons
2) Tenements were the name given to unsafe factories during the Gilded Age
3) Nativists supported Laissez Faire immigration policies
1) Thomas Nast exposed the corruption of Tammany Hall by drawing cartoons
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
1) The Wobblies were a group of businessmen that supported Woodrow Wilson's Federal Reserve Act
2) The Socialist Party was also known as the Bull Moose Party
3) Populists in the late 1800s supported government ownership of the railroads
3) Populists in the late 1800s supported government ownership of the railroads
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
1) The Financial Crisis of 2008 was based on problems with internet based stocks
2) The effects of Reaganomics is lower taxes, less regulation, and an increase in debt.
3) New Orleans was devastated by Hurricane Maria in 2005
2) The effects of Reaganomics is lower taxes, less regulation, and an increase in debt.