Civil War
Northern plan to strangle the south by blockading the Mississippi River and the Atlantic from European aid.
Anaconda Plan
Northern supporters of Radical Republicans, they moved down south in hopes of buying cheap land and to establish themselves as farmers.
Carpetbaggers
This railroad connected the American East to the West during Westward Expansion.
Transcontinental Railroad
Inventions could be profited from by the inventor, it meant that more qualified people would now focus on inventing due to rising profits.
Patent
One of the most Progressive Presidents in American history, known for his Big Stick Policy and Square Deal.
Theodore Roosevelt
Compromise to bring Missouri as a slave state, Maine as a free state. Also created the 38th parallel line in the U.S. that divided north and southern states on the topic of slavery.
Compromise of 1820 (Missouri Compromise)
Very first President to be impeached in American history, known for supporting the Confederate south and pardoning Civil War leaders.
Andrew Johnson
Government's attempt to fill the American Midwest with settlers. Fertile land sold at a cheap price.
Homestead Act
Type of manufacturing that led to increased production and lowered prices of goods.
Assembly Line (Fordism)
Passed by a Progressive President, it was intended to regulate the meat industry and make food healthier for Americans to consume.
Meat Inspection Act
Brought California into the U.S. Also introduced popular sovereignty, which allowed new states the option of choosing the legality of slavery.
Compromise of 1850
Economic system that is intended to put farmers into Debt Peonage. Farmers shared crops with wealthy landowners.
One of the first Granger Laws, it was intended to regulate unfair railroad prices across state lines.
Interstate Commerce Act
This title was used for monopoly leaders that were believed to have grown in size, wealth, and power by exploiting immigrant workers.
Robber Barons
This Amendment grants women the right to vote.
19th Amendment
Sherman's attack on the south, burned all farms and railroads from Atlanta to the sea.
March to the Sea
These codes were created after the Civil War, and it was intended to restrict the rights of Freedmen. They were overturned by the 14th Amendment.
Black Codes
This preferred economic standard was intended to inflate a deflated economy, by allowing the American dollar to be based on both gold and silver.
Bimetallism
Brand new process that allowed steel to be refined from iron, led to the major growth of cities and urbanization.
Bessemer Process
This book was written by Upton Sinclair, it revolved around the horrors of meat manufacturing and working conditions.
The Jungle
The Union was able to finally control the Mississippi river, cutting off all forms of transportation and trade for the Confederacy. (Name of the battle)
Battle of Vicksburg
Court case that would reinforce segregation within the American school system. Known for the phrase "separate but equal".
Plessy vs Ferguson
Political party that was led by William Jennings Bryan during the election of 1896. It was based on the ideals of the common folk.
Populist Party
These two major labor unions existed during the Gilded Age, and were known for protesting for worker's rights in different ways. Name BOTH.
Knights of Labor AND American Federation of Labor
Government decides to regulate the dangerous monopolies, intended to break up bad trusts (monopolies).
Sherman Antitrust Act OR Clayton Antitrust Act