Native Americans & Exploration
What are the three major crops grown by many Native American groups?
corn, beans, and squash
The New England colonies often practiced a kind of local government meeting, what were they called?
town meetings
What was the process where the invention made steel cheaper and stronger called?
the Bessemer process
Immigrants arriving from Italy, Poland, and Russia in the late 1800s were called __________?
"new immigrants"
The explosion of this ship helped start the Spanish–American War. What was it called?
USS Maine
What is the movement of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds called?
the Columbian Exchange
What economic activity did the French colonies mainly focus on?
fur trade
What was the process where railroads encouraged this major population shift into cities called?
urbanization
What was the 1882 law that banned Chinese immigration?
Chinese Exclusion Act
President Roosevelt’s foreign policy motto: “Speak softly and carry a _____ stick.”
big
What disease killed millions of Native Americans after European contact?
smallpox
What type of labor system did the English colonies in the South depend on?
plantation slavery
Who were the business leaders sometimes called "robber barons" or "captains of industry" called? (There are 3)
Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Morgan
Crowded apartment buildings in cities where many immigrants lived were called....?
tenements
What was Germany’s policy of sinking ships without warning?
unrestricted submarine warfare
What was the Spanish system that forced Indigenous people to work for Spanish settlers?
the encomienda system
What is the colonial experience with self-government leading colonists to expect this political right later called?
representative government
Long hours, low pay, and dangerous conditions led to the rise of these worker organizations. What are they called?
labor unions
What was the movement from the rural South to northern cities greatly changed demographics called?
Great Migration
What was the message urging Mexico to attack the U.S., pushing America into WWI called?
Zimmermann Telegram
Who was the conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire?
Hernán Cortés
What was the revival movement that increased religious enthusiasm and challenged traditional authority?
the Great Awakening
What was the 1894 strike involving railroads and Eugene Debs ended with federal intervention?
Pullman Strike
What was the first federal agency created to regulate business—focused on railroads?
Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)
What were the four MAIN long-term causes of WWI?
militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism