Reconstruction
The Civil War was fought over what?
Slavery
The Industrial Revolution was a period of _________
and _________ change, where society went from
making goods by __________ to manufacturing goods
in ___________.
Drastic
Rapid
Hand
Factories
What is the difference between immigration, emigration, and migration.
Immigration - People coming to your country
Emigration - People leaving your country
Migration - People moving between two countries
Yellow Journalism
The inventor of the light bulb
Thomas Eddison
The official names for the Northern AND Southern armies during the Civil War.
The Union Army
The Confederate Army
Alternative name for organized labor.
(Think strikes!)
Unions
Where were the majority of European immigrants processed in the late 1800s, and early 1900s.
Ellis Island
The name of the ship that exploded accidentally, leading to the Spanish American war.
USS Maine
How long did the Civil War last (Years)
4 Years
Name at least one president who led DURING the reconstruction era.
Andrew Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes
The official name for the transportation system that spanned across the United States.
Transcontinental Railroad
What is old immigration, and what is new immigration?
Old immigration - people coming to America from Western Europe during the 17-1800s.
New immigration - people coming to America from Eastern Europe during the industrial revolution.
Name three territories the US acquired during this period of imperialism.
Hawaii
Guam
Puerto Rico
Philippines
Name 2 of the 4 presidents who were assassinated.
Abraham Lincoln
James A. Garfield
William McKinley
John F. Kennedy
Laws passed during the reconstruction era to maintain a system of slavery.
The Black Codes
Name one of the three 'titans of industry' we learned about during the documentary The Men Who Built America.
Vanderbilt
Rockefeller
Carnegie
Policy of promoting or protecting the interests of native-born people over those of immigrants
Nativism
A belief that English speaking nations are superior, and that it was our duty, as Americans, to expand overseas and bring ‘civilization to the uncivilized.’
Anglo-Saxonism
What immigrant group brought the tradition of Christmas trees to America?
German Immigrants
What did the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments do?
13th - Freed slaves
14th - Gave citizenship to all those born in the US (or naturalized).
15th - Gave African Americans the right to vote (all citizens, except women).
What are the three reasons why the US experienced such tremendous growth during the Industrial Revolution?
1. Abundance of natural resources.
2. Unregulated economy.
3. Large workforce
Name of the photographer who published How the Other Half Lives
Jacob Riis
For 500, complete BOTH . . .
What are the three outcomes of the Paris Peace Treaty?
The name of the conditions for Cuba's independence?
1. US gains Puerto Rico and Guam
2. Cuba Gains it's independence
3. US Pays 20M for Philippines
Platt Amendment
What decade did the tradition of Christmas trees start in America?
1830s