Amendments
What is the 14th amendment
Made African Americans citizens in the south
What is the foreign policy that meant no more colonization in America
Monroe doctrine
What did the Erie Canal do
Created a path to New York
What is prohibition
The hate of alcohol
who were the knights of labor
A union that protected all workers
The 17th amendment does what
It gives the people the power to vote for senator
What is a anti trust act
Laws against monopolies
What did Henry Ford make that changed how worker make stuff
Assembly line
A person who fought against slavery
What was the the walk Indians were forced to make after Andrew kicked them out called
Trail of tears
Which amendment abolished slavery
13th
What was the Missouri compromise about
Missiouri wants to enter as a slave state but that would make it so that there are more slave states then free, so they enter Maine as a free state leaving 12 slave states and 12 free states
What did the Transcontinental Railroad do
Connected America
What is the spoils system
Presidents supporters get federal positions
What is it called when a journalist over exaggerate
Yellow journalism
What is the 22nd amendment
President can officially only run for 2 turns
The compromise of 1877 ended what
Reconstruction
What was the effect of industrialization on workers
They got injured on the job, low pay and long hours, gov sided with big business
What is urbanization
The growth of a city
What did the interstates commerce Act of 1887 do
Made it legal for the federal gov to over see big bussiness
What amendment gave African Americans the right to vote
15th
What did the Elkins Act 1903 do
It made it illegal for railroads to cut prices for certain people and made them hold their published rates
Who invented the cotton gin
Eli Whitney
What is a monopoly
When a compony owns over 95% of a industry
What excuse did congress give to say no to US entering league of nations
That US would be dragged into future wars