Civil War and Reconstruction
What did the North have more of compared to the South, helping it win the war?
Industries, factories
What people searched for gold and silver, often starting boomtowns?
Miners
What transportation project connected the East and West coasts in 1869?
The Transcontinental Road
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This document announced the 13 colonies' break from Britain in 1776.
Who invented the light bulb and helped bring electricity to homes and factories?
Thomas Edison
What labor system did the South’s economy heavily depend on?
Slavery
What people managed large herds of cattle across the open range?
Ranchers (cowboys)
What two materials were crucial during industrialization: one for building, the other for fuel?
Steel and coal
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This was the U.S.'s first constitution/government but was too weak to be effective.
What was the act that offered 160 acres of free land to settlers willing to farm it for 5 years called?
Homestead Act
What was the term that described the belief that the U.S. should expand westward to the Pacific Ocean?
Manifest Destiny
What people moved west for free land under the 1862 Homestead Act?
Homesteaders
What group fought for better pay, hours, and working conditions?
Labour union (or workers)
What document was created in 1791 to protect individual rights?
The Bill of Rights
What was the economic theory that supported minimal government interference and allowed industrialists to grow powerful called? (Clue: it has a French name)
Laissez-faire
What war (1861–1865) ended slavery in the U.S?
Civil War
What 1876 battle was a major Native American victory against U.S. forces?
The Battle of Little Bighorn
Who was the wealthy industrialist controlled much of the steel industry?
Andrew Carnegie
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This Virginian was the main author of the Declaration of Independence.
What rebellion in 1786 exposed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Shay's Rebellion
What amendment abolished slavery in the U.S?
13th amendment
What 1887 act aimed to "Americanize" Native Americans by breaking up tribal lands?
The Dawes Act
Who were the powerful business owners that government officials often sided with during strikes?
Industrialists
What is one major difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?
The power to tax, the government separated into 3 branches, etc;
What term describes the post-Civil War rebuilding of the Southern economy, society, and infrastructure?
Reconstruction