Unit 16 A
He invented the Phonograph and the light bulb. pg 571-572
Thomas Edison
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Two common homestead homes in the Great Plains. pg 584
Sod house and dogout
Who lead the Lakota in the Battle of Little Bighorn. pg 597
Crazy Horse
This Amendment abolished this. pg 536
Slavery
Linclon gave this speach after this famous battle in Pennsylvania. pg 504
The Gettysburg Address
This man believed that a library was the best gift to give to a community. pg 579
Andrew Carnegie
Who built frontier forts in the West? pg 594
The US Army
Custer died in this battle. pg 597
The Battle of Little Bighorn
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This Amendment made it illegal to keep someone from voting based on race or color. pg 536
15th Amendment
Pikes Peak or Bust was the slogan for the gold rush in this state. pg 524
Colorado
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What is the tallest mountain in the lower 48 states? pg 602
Mount Whitney
African American soldiers who served in the forts were nicknamed what? pg 598-599
Buffalo Soldiers
The Spanish meaning of Sierra Nevada is what? pg 603
"snow covered mountain range"
Union army hero who was elected president. pg 539
Ulysses S. Grant
Whe was the "Moses" for her people. pg 517
Harriet Tubman
What did Mark Twain call the period in history where many enterperneurs were becoming extreamly wealthy. pg 576
The Gilded Age
What event changed the lives of the Yokut, Sierra Miwok, Maidu and Wahoe Nations? pg 603
The gold rush.
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The Sierra Nevadas is home to this lake. pg 602
Lake Tahoe
Home to over 10,000 hydrothermal features. pg 550
Yellowstone
Where did Conferderate General Lee surrender? pg 508
Appomattox Court House
Congress created this to decide who won the presidential election of 1876. pg 569
Electorial Commission
The Ingalls family's Little House in the Big Woods was in this state. pg 587
Wisconsin
Who were the first two African Americans to graduate from West Point? pg 599
Henry Ossian Flipper and John Hanks Alexander
Trail where cowboys led longhorns to market. pg 564-565
Chisholm
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What was President Linclon doing when he was assassinated? pg 509
Watching a play.