Pre-Civil War
What did southern states do after Lincoln was elected.
Leave the Union, Rebel
The idea that is was Americas destiny to unite the nation from coast to coast, spreading the American ideals.
Manifest Destiny.
Name three things in which labor unions fought for
Better hours, wages, benefits, working conditions, etc.
What does MAIN stand for
Militarism, Alliance, Imperialism, Nationalism
The 1920's saw a rise of this domestics terroriest group.
KKK
A law which mandated runaway slaves be returned to their owners, even in free states.
Fugitive Slave Act
forced relocation of American Indians from their homelands in the eastern United States to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) between 1830 and 1850
Indian Removal Act/Trail of Tears
Name three Muckrakers
Ida B Wells, Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair, Frank Norris
Which two events forced America to abandon neutrality
Sinking of the Lusitania & Zimmerman Telegram
Provide three pieces of evidence on why prohibition failed
Increased organize Crime
People Drank Anyway
Loss of Revenue
Divided our nation in half, making slavery illegal in the north and legal in the south. two states will gain statehood following this.
Missouri Compromise
3 reasons why people migrated West
Land, Financial Opportunity, Escape racism of the south, gold rush, etc.
How does America acquire Alaska & Hawaii
Bought Alaska & Overthrew the Hawaiian Government
Name 4 members of each alliance
Allied - U.S, France, Russia, Britain
Central - Germany, Austria-Hungry, Ottoman Empire
Used illegal methods during the gilded age to gain wealth, power, and loyalty in large cities.
Political Machines
Ruled that people of African decent are not citizens therefor they can not sue in court.
Dred Scott v Sanford
a law that allowed citizens and intended citizens to claim 160 acres of public land in exchange for living on and improving the land
Homestead Act
Name of the Treaty signed after the Spanish-American War. What did the U.S gain?
Treaty of Paris. Gained influence over Cuba. Also gained the territories of Guam, Philippines and Puerto Rico.
Name three things Wilson wanted in his 14 points
Peace w/o Victory
League of Nations
Limitation of MAIN
Limited speech and some rights of Americans during wartime
The Espionage Act
Mandated popular sovereignty in these two northern states. Citizen will vote for the legalization of slavery
Kansas-Nebraska Act
a law passed in 1887 that broke up tribal lands and gave them to individual Native Americans, forced Native assimilation
Dawes Act
What was the square deal and what did it focus on
Roosevelts plan to solve the issues of the gilded age. Focused on conservation, consumer protection, and controlling corporations.
create propaganda to persuade the American people that the war was necessary and to convince them to help with the war effort in some way
Committee for Public Information
What were Amendments 16-19
16 - National Income Tax
17 - Direct election of Senators
18 - Prohibition (Ban on Alcohol)
19 - Women's Right to Vote