Vocabulary
Women's Suffrage
What is the right for women to vote?
the vice president that became president after William McKinley died
Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
oak,cypress, and tupelo gum trees
What are some trees found in Louisiana?
the act that allowed African Americans to acquire their own land
WHat was the Homestead Act?
the battle that also became known as "Custer's Last Stand"
What is the Battle of Little Bighorn?
Trust
What is a combination of corporations that reduces competition?
a female suffragist who organized protests,rallies, and marches to pressure lawmakers to allow women to vote
Who was Susan B. Anthony?
Avery Island, Weeks Island, Cote Blanche, Belle Isle, and Jefferson Island
What are the five largest salt domes in Louisiana?
the act that broke up native American land to give to them individually
What was the Dawes Act of 1887?
A massacre that occurred on the Wounded Knee reservation when the government tried to ban a certain Native American belief system
What is the Wounded Knee Massacre?
Tenant Farmer
Who is a farmer that works on someone else's property?
a journalist and co-founder of NAACP who was a critic of racial discrimination and violence
Who was Ida B. Wells?
Hill, Mississippi Floodplain, Red River Valley, Marshes, And the Terraces
What are the five natural regions of Louisiana?
prohibited the immigration of Chinese laborers for 10 years
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
An ambush by Crazy Horse, also known as the Battle of the Hundred Slain
What is Fetterman Fight?
Progressive Era
What was a time when people who were concerned about social and economic problems turned to the government for help?
founder of the Tuskegee Institute
Who was Booker T. Washington?
Plumbing, welding, construction, and electricians
What are vocational jobs?
the act that was passed to break up trusts
What was the Sherman Antitrust Act?
when U.S. soldiers killed 200 Cheyenne and Arapahoe, including women, children, and elderly.
What is the Sand Creek Massacre?
Relief
What is the geographers use to describe the different between the highest and lowest elevations in an area?
built the first automobile affordable to the public
Who was Henry Ford?
Rain, hail, sleet, and snow
What are types of persipitation?
passed to regulate the nations food and drug supply
What was the Pure Food and Drug Act?
a battle in the Philippines that displayed American naval superiority
What is the Battle of Manila Bay?