Sectionalism and Civil War
This policy allowed settlers in a territory to vote on whether slavery would be allowed.
Popular Sovereignty
The president who clashed with Radical Republicans during Reconstruction
Andrew Johnson
This steel-making process helped fuel industrial growth.
Bessemer Process
Many "new immigrants" came from these two regions of Europe.
Southern and Eastern Europe
Investigative journalists who exposed corruption and poor working conditions.
Muckrakers
Abraham Lincoln's main goal at the beginning of the Civil War was this.
preserving the Union
This amendment abolished slavery.
13th Amendment
These powerful business combinations sought to eliminate competition.
trusts and monopolies
This law attempted to assimilate Native Americans by dividing tribal lands
Dawes Act of 1887
This president introduced the Square Deal.
Theodore Roosevelt
This document transformed the Civil War into a fight against slavery and allowed African Americans to join the Union army.
Emancipation Proclamation
These members of Congress wanted to punish former Confederates and protect freedmen's rights.
Radical Republicans
This oil tycoon built Standard Oil.
John D. Rockefeller
This major transportation project accelerated western expansion.
Transcontinental Railroad
This amendment gave women the right to vote
the 19th Amendment
This 1863 battle stopped Lee's invasion of the North and marked a major turning point in the war.
Battle of Gettysburg
This amendment granted citizenship and expanded civil rights.
14th Amendment
Workers organized these groups to demand better wages and safer conditions.
labor unions
Large numbers of immigrants came from these three countries
Italy, Poland, and Russia
Three territories gained by the U.S. after defeating Spain
Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico
These three constitutional amendments abolished slavery, granted citizenship, and protected voting rights.
Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
This amendment guaranteed voting rights regardless of race.
15th Amendment
Two important labor organizations of the Gilded Age.
The Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
The Dawes Act aimed to force Native Americans to do this.
assimilate into white American culture
President Wilson's initial policy when World War I began in 1914
neutrality