Category 1
Who was president during the Civil War?
Lincoln
This amendment gave black men the right to vote.
15th
How old am I?
27
What is polygamy?
Marrying multiple people
Trains were given the nickname "Iron ______"
Iron Horse
Which Union war general from the Civil War became president? ________ S. _________
Ulysses S. Grant
Jim Crow laws did what?
separate public facilities based on race / separate but equal
How many kids do I have?
0
Nickname given to people who traveled west during the gold rush.
49'ers
What invention / barrier ended the practice of the open range? It prevented cattle from traveling to certain locations.
Barbed wire
Grant's cabinet was known for being corrupt. The Whiskey Ring scandal cheated the government out of money from _______.
Tax revenue / Taxes
What did the Grandfather Clause do?
Allow white men to vote without paying a poll tax or take a literacy test if they had an ancestor who had voted in the past.
What subject did I teach last year?
English
What was the purpose of the Homestead Act?
Federal gave out free land in the west to populate the west / create farms.
Does the Populist Party have candidates who do well in elections today?
Nope
10th
What were the 2 voting restrictions in the south aimed to stop black men from voting?
1. Poll tax
2. Literacy tests
What state did I move from?
Ohio / South Carolina
What 2 immigrants helped build the railroads?
Irish and Chinese
What were the railroads doing to the farmers that made the federal government step in?
Railroads were the only way farmers could trade and were charging extremely high fees.
The Compromise of 1877 ended ____________ in the south.
Reconstruction
After Reconstruction, the south lost trust in the ____________ party and began to support the ____________ party.
lost trust in Republican party
support for Democratic party
Wrestling / Golf
What does the term "assimilate" mean?
To integrate into another culture / change cultures
What is Bimetallism?
The belief that both gold and silver should be coined and used as currency. Populist belief supported by farmers.