Gilded Age
Hands of approach to government is called…?
What is…?
laisezz faire
Who did the triangular trade involve?
Africa, Europe, New world or America
What was significant about the progressive era?
What is …?
Social and Political Changes
Who “didn’t“ yell “ The British are coming“?
Who isn’t “Paul Revere“
Refers to a style of newspaper reporting that emphasizes sensationalism over facts. It often uses eye-catching headlines, scandal-mongering, and exaggerated news events to increase circulation.
What is…
Yellow Journalism
What did the Anti-Trust Act do?
What is…
Made monopolies illegal!
What is the primary crop, source of diet for many Natives of the Americas?
Maize
16 , 17 , 18, 19 amendments
16 - Taxes
17 - Senators
18 - No alcohol
19 - Suffrage
one of seven to die during the Boston massacre!
Crispus Attucks
What boat lit up like the 4th of July that helped start the war with Spain
U.S.S Maine
Brought light into the world with a new INVENTION
Thomas Edison
The French were in the Americas primarily involved in…?
The fur trade
Who was Teddy Roosevelt’s successor in the White House?
William Howard Taft
I'm a war with many names, not just one,
In Europe, Asia, and America, I'd begun.
Seven years long, but the colonies fought nine,
Imperial rivals clashed over border lines.
French and Indian, some called me here,
In Europe, I brought Prussia and Austria fear.
Britain and France, the main players were they,
Their colonial ambitions on full display.
French/Indian War or 7-Years War
What country was utilized by the Americans to build a certain canal that connected both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Panama
n days of old, a promise made,
To settlers brave, a plan was laid.
One hundred sixty acres free,
For those who'd farm and plant a tree.
Five years to prove, to build and toil,
To make a home upon the soil.
A law that opened up the West,
For those who'd put it to the test.
What am I, this act so grand,
That gave away the nation's land?
A chance for many to start anew,
In 1862, it came true.
Can you guess this historic feat,
That helped America grow complete?
What is…
The Homestead Act
How did slavery make colonization possible?
Continued use of forced labor allowed colonies to growth
Born in Seneca Falls, I grew strong and tall,
A movement of women who answered the call.
For decades we fought, our voices to raise,
To earn our right in the political maze.
Susan and Elizabeth led the way,
While Carrie and Alice had much to say.
We marched and we picketed, endured jeers and jail,
Our resolve never wavered, we refused to fail.
The Women’s Suffrage Movement
Where was the first battle of the American Revolution fought?
What are…
Lexington and Concord?
I AM THE PINEAPPLE KING
Sanford B. Dole
Name the 4 robber barons we learned about and their industries.
Carnegie - Steel
Vanderbilt - Railroads
Morgan - Banking
Rockefeller - Oil
Name of the first British Colony established in the Americas in the 1600’s
Jamestown , Virginia
Name THREE muckrakers of the Progressive Era
Ida B. Wells
WEB. DU BOIS
Upton Sinclair
Jane Adams
John Locke believed in…?
A royal lady of an island chain,
The last to wear the crown's refrain.
Her brother's "Bayonet Constitution" she tried to mend,
But sugar barons and planters would not bend.
In 1893, her throne was taken away,
By those who wanted the U.S. to have its way.
She wrote "Aloha Oe," a song of farewell,
As her sovereignty began to fail.
Who is …
Queen Liliuiokalani