US Civil War
The following are apart of an act passed in 1850 as part of the Compromise of 1850. What act is this?
Runaway slaves could be arrested and sent back to the South. No jury trial and enslaved person could not testify on own behalf. Helping an enslaved person could lead to a fine & imprisonment
Fugitive Slave Act
This amendment stated no one can be kept from voting because of “race, color, or previous condition of servitude”
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What did ethnic neighborhoods provide to new immigrants?
connection & support
Journalists who wrote stories about corruption and unfair practices in business was called a:
Muckraker
the three major factors that fueled American Imperialism?
Desire for military strength
Want for new markets
Belief in cultural superiority
Significance of the Dred Scott decision
Dred Scott was not a citizen and therefore could not sue for his freedom.
This amendment made “All persons born or naturalized in the United States” citizens of the country. All citizens regardless of race, were entitled to equal protection under the law
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Define: urbanization
growth of cities, movement from rural areas to urban areas for jobs
What is a monopoly?
Having complete control over an entire industries
Define Yellow Journalism
Writing that exaggerates the news to lure and enrage readers
What was the main economic advantage of Northern states during the Civil War?
Industry
Which amendment declared "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist within the United States”
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Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted led the movement for planned city parks. What city park did he help create?
Central Park in New York
What US Supreme Court case ruled that separation based on race was legal in public places?
Plessy vs Ferguson
In 1917, US Congress made the people of this territory U.S. citizens, giving them the right to elect both houses of their own legislature:
Puerto Rico
South, or the Confederate States, relied on this foreign nation for support and hoped that it would recognize it as independent nation:
Great Britain
Most European immigrants arrived at an immigration station located where?
Ellis Island
Ultimately, what is a major factor to why prohibition fails?
Supply and demand
Define Imperialism
The policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military power over weaker territories
What was the name of the Filipino rebel leader who believed that, in denying the Philippines independence, the US was doing the same thing Spain had done to them?
Emilio Aguinaldo
This document issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declared the freedom of enslaved people in the Confederate states
Emancipation Proclamation
Most Asian immigrants arrived at an immigration station located where?
Angel Island, CA
Define: socialism
Public rather than private ownership or control of property
European powers and the United States both wanted a “sphere of influence”. What does this mean?
Exclusive control over a foreign area or territory
What were the Open Door Notes?
Letters addressed to leaders of other imperialist countries proposing that they all share trading rights in China