Antebellum
This political party was formed out of a faction of the Whigs and was committed to the abolition of slavery
What is the Republican Party?
This was the president who oversaw "Presidential Reconstruction" and was impeached for his leniency towards the South
Who is Andrew Johnson?
This third party was formed to represent the political interests of farmers and working class Americans in the midwest
What is the Populist Party?
This term describes large corporations that control the entire market for a particular good or service
What is a monopoly?
This white supremacist organization used terrorism to intimidate Black Americans with the goal of preventing them from exercising their new political and civil rights
What is the Ku Klux Klan (KKK)?
Territory gained during this conflict contributed significantly towards westward expansion
What is the Mexican-American War?
This term describes the more ambitious phase of Reconstruction that began after the Elections of 1866
What is Radical Reconstruction (or Congressional Reconstruction)?
This law was created to limit the power of large corporations and resulted in Standard Oil being broken up into several smaller companies
What is the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890)
His Standard Oil Company used consolidation (or horizontal integration) to gain control of the entire petroleum industry and became America's first billionaire
Who is John D Rockefeller?
Shifting trends in immigration let to social tensions as ethnic hostilities were directed at so-called "new immigrants" who moved to America from this region
What is Southern/Eastern Europe?
When this state joined the union, disputes between pro- and anti-slavery settlers erupted into a bloody conflict seen as a dress rehearsal for the Civil War
What is Kansas?
This government agency, established in 1865 to help former slaves transition to freedom and self-sufficiency, was abolished 7 years later in 1872
What is the Freedmen's Bureau?
What is the Spanish-American War?
His steel company used vertical integration (buying up companies that supply the necessary raw materials for the production process) to grow and increase profits
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
This organization of many unions formed in 1886 by Samuel Gompers dramatically increased the power of organized labor
What is the American Federation of Labor?
This term describes the policy of allowing newly admitted states to vote whether they want to allow slavery or not
What is popular sovereignty?
This series of laws passed shortly after the Civil War sought to uphold white supremacy by strictly controlling the lives and labor of African Americans
What are Black Codes?
This infamous political machine, led by Boss Tweed, controlled the government of New York City during the late 1800s
What is Tammany Hall?
This economic crisis, caused by over-speculation on rail companies, led to bank failures and widespread social unrest
What is the Panic of 1873 (or the Long Depression)?
This massive labor dispute was crushed when Rutherford B Hayes sent in the military, ordering federal troops to break up the demonstrations
What is the Great Railroad Strike of 1877?
This Supreme Court decision effectively ruled that Black people were not citizens and did not have standing to sue for their rights in court, prompting an abolitionist backlash
What is Dred Scott v Sanford?
This compromise settled a disputed election by awarding Rutherford B Hayes the presidency on the condition that he would withdraw federal troops from the South, effectively ending Reconstruction
What is the Compromise of 1877?
He was the only Democrat to win the presidency in the late 19th century, serving two non-consecutive terms
Who is Grover Cleveland?
This term describes the first paper currency issued by the United States that were fiat (meaning not backed by any precious metals)
What are greenbacks?
This term describes 19th century newspapers (especially those owned by William R. Hearst) sensationalizing and exaggerating stories to sell better
What is yellow journalism?