Reconstruction
What amendment abolished slavery?
13th Amendment
The Homestead Act encouraged Americans to move ____ by offering ______
West; free land
Who coined the term "Gilded Age'?
Mark Twain
Who founded Hull House?
Jane Addams
The Spanish-American War began after the sinking of what ship?
USS Maine
What organization helped freedmen find food, education, and jobs?
Freedmen's Bureau
The Transcontinental Railroad connected the _____ and _____ coasts
East and West
Andrew Carnegie made his fortune in what industry?
Steel
What journalists exposed corruption and social problems?
Muckrakers
The U.S. gained which territories after the Spanish-American War?
Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines
What amendment granted equal protection under the law?
14th Amendment
Assimilate
What law broke up monopolies and trusts?
Sherman Antitrust Act
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
What amendment granted African American men the right to vote?
15th Amendment
What event marked the end of Native American resistance?
Wounded Knee Massacre
What nickname was given to unethical business leaders?
Robber Barons
Name one progressive law that protected consumers or workers
Pure Food and Drug Act or child labor laws
What were the two alliances of WWI and which countries made up each alliance?
Triple Entente/Allied: Britain, France, Russia, USA
Triple Alliance/Central: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
Why did sharecropping often trap freed people in poverty?
It kept them in cycles of debt and dependence
Name one way the federal government promoted westward migration
Homestead Act or railroad subsidies
What were two major effects of industrialization on cities?
Urbanization and poor working/living conditions
What were the main goals of Progressivism?
Reform government, regulate business, and improve society
What two events pushed the U.S. into World War I?
Unrestricted submarine warfare (Lusitania) and the Zimmerman Telegram