Geography
Reconstruction
Westward Expansion
Immigration
Grab Bag
100
Name all of the major cities in the Northeast Region
New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh
100
With a lack of trees in the Great Plains, what did settlers do to create shelter?
Sod Houses
100
This adaptation helped feed a settler's family for most of the year. MOOOOOOOO
Beef Cattle
100
Why did immigrants move to cities
They wanted to be near markets for jobs
100
Which amendment banned slavery in all US states and territories?
13th Amendment
200
Which region is shaded on the map?
Rocky Mountain Region
200
Windmills helped farmers save time. How?
By using wind power to pump water so the farmer didn't have to do it himself
200
List the Reasons for Westward Expansion
(Choose 3)
Teacher Will Check
200
What group traded favors for votes to gain power?
Political Machines
200
Jim Crow laws were laws that enforced ________.
Segregation
300
Which state is the only state which is a peninsula in the US?
Florida
300
A type of law that was created to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans was called a _________ ___________.
Black Code
300
Which group of immigrants was primarily responsible for helping build the Transcontinental Railroad?
Chinese
300
What was the main reason disease spread rapidly in American cities in the late 1800s?
Overcrowded immigrant neighborhoods and tenements
300
Which invention helped us transport goods faster and cheaper, over longer distances?
Railroads
400
Which state is located west of the shaded state?
Arizona
400
Which belief was shared between Robert E. Lee and Abraham Lincoln
That reconciliation of the country was the most important goal
400
What did the US do to Native Americans to get them to act more "white"?
Assimilated them through boarding schools
400
Name the reasons for Immigration
1. Hope for better opportunities
2. Desire for religious freedom
3. Escape from oppressive governments
400
Name the battle in which General Custer and the US Army were defeated in battle
Battle of Wounded Knee (Wounded Knee Massacre)
500
In which region would you find the center of our nations government?
Washington DC in the Southeast region
500
What was removed from the South as a result of the end of Reconstruction?
Federal troops
500
What does this list describe?
1. Flatlands that rise gradually to the west
2. Land eroded by wind and water
3. Low rainfall
4. Frequent dust storms
Physical Features and Climate of the Great Plains
500
What was the purpose of settlement houses?
To give help to newly arrived immigrants
500
For campaign donations made directly to a politician, if an organization donates between $1000 and $5000, what is it called?
A PAC, or Political Action Committee