The Civil War
Reconstruction
Westward Expansion
Imperialism
Political Cartoons
100
This agreement, created in order to end a dispute over the slave status of new states, established an official geographical line within the United States. New states north of the line would be free, new states south of the line could choose to have slaves.
The Missouri Compromise
100
a set of restrictive and discriminatory state laws enacted in the Southern United States after the Civil War and the abolition of slavery. These laws were designed to control the labor and behavior of newly freed African Americans, effectively maintaining a system similar to slavery by limiting their freedoms, restricting their employment and economic opportunities, and enforcing strict social separation.
Black Codes
100
the 19th-century belief that the United States was divinely ordained to expand its dominion and spread its democratic values across the North American continent, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
Manifest Destiny
100
a U.S. foreign policy from 1909 to 1913, primarily under President William Howard Taft, that used economic and financial leverage to further American interests abroad, rather than direct military intervention.
Dollar Diplomacy
100
This advertisement reflects racist attitudes that led to what law issued in 1882?
The Chinese Exclusion Act
200
An abolitionist-led effort to initiate a slave revolt in Southern states by taking over the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia
John Brown's Raid
200
This amendment established birthright citizenship
14th amendment
200
Name 3 positive AND 3 negative effects of the Transcontinental Railroad
Positive: National consumer market, quicker transportation, safer travel, new job opportunities
Negative: Encroachment on indigenous land, endangering buffalo, discrimination toward immigrant laborers. monopolies
200
Journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration. Many historians argue that this was one of the motivating factors for the United States to enter the Spanish-American war.
Yellow Journalism
200
This cartoon best illustrates which 19th century U.S. policy?
The Monroe Doctrine
300
a 1857 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that declared, among other things, that African Americans, whether enslaved or free, were not citizens and thus had no right to sue in federal court. This acted as a catalyst for the Civil War.
The Dred-Scott decision.
300
Describe the Radical Republicans’ plan for Reconstruction.
-Freedmen's Bureau
-Confiscation of confederate land to be given to former slaves
-Stricter criteria for readmission to the Union
-Occupation of the South by federal troops
300
provided 160 acres of public land to any adult citizen or intended citizen who paid a small filing fee, lived on and improved the land for five years, and built a home and farmed it
The Homestead Act
300
The forced overthrow of a queen ultimately led to the annexation of this territory
Hawaii
300
Whose plan for reconstruction is illustrated in this cartoon?
Andrew Johnson
400
This battle was considered a turning point of the Civil War, as it was the furthest north that the Confederacy would go. The remaining battles took place further south.
The Battle of Gettysburg
400
a U.S. federal agency established in 1865 to aid formerly enslaved people and poor whites in the South during the Reconstruction era. Its mission was to provide essentials like food, housing, and medical care, establish schools and legal aid, and assist with labor contracts and land distribution.
The Freedmen's Bureau
400
Name a government policy that promoted assimilation of Native Americans into mainstream American culture
Grant's Peace Plan, Indian Boarding Schools
400
Theodore Roosevelt used this foreign policy in order to intimidate other countries enough to keep them from stopping him in achieving what we wanted (ex: access to Panama)
Big Stick Diplomacy
400
This cartoon was created in order to illustrate a reason for which 19th century event?
The Great Compromise
500
Name at least 3 major differences between the North and South prior to the Civil War
-slave population
-extent of railroads
-industrial vs. agricultural economy
-number of immigrants
-more highly skilled generals in the south
500
Why was Andrew Johnson impeached?
Accused of violating the "Tenure of Office" Act
500
African Americans who sought to escape discrimination in the south and new opportunities in the west were often called this
Exodusters
500
The United States arguably recanted its promises to Cuba in this amendment issued at the end of the Spanish-American war
The Platt Amendment
500
Which presidential election is depicted in this cartoon?
1860 (Lincoln is elected)